Q175
History of IndiaVedic Age
In which ancient Scripture was the phrase "Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya" originally mentioned?
- a.Rig Veda
- b.Bhagavad Gita
- c.Mundak Upanishad
- d.Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Answer: (D) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
'Asato ma sadgamaya, tamaso ma jyotirgamaya, mrityor ma amritam gamaya' (lead me from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality) is the Pavamana mantra of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.3.28), which belongs to the Shukla Yajurveda and also contains the dialogues of Yajnavalkya with Gargi and Maitreyi. Sources of other well-known phrases: 'Satyameva Jayate' (national motto), Mundaka Upanishad, which is why it is offered as a distractor; 'Tat Tvam Asi', Chandogya Upanishad; 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', Maha Upanishad; the Gayatri mantra, Rigveda; the story of Nachiketa and Yama, Katha Upanishad; 'Yato Dharmastato Jayah' (motto of the Supreme Court), Mahabharata.