In Loving Memory

A remembrance prayer on their tithi or anniversary.

On a tithi or an anniversary, remembrance is its own form of devotion. This blessing holds a beloved name beside the tradition’s steadiest words: that what we truly are is never lost.

Begin this blessing

The prayer at its heart

Word for word, the way it has always been said. Their name goes at its head, and your words travel with it. The Sanskrit never arrives alone: a transliteration, so anyone can say it aloud, and its meaning in plain English.

Asato Mā: From Darkness to Light

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ॥ ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
oṁ asato mā sad gamaya | tamaso mā jyotir gamaya | mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya || oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Lead me from the unreal to the real; lead me from darkness to light; lead me from death to immortality. Om, peace, peace, peace.

Source: Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28 (pavamāna mantra) Reviewed by Pandit Arvind Narayan Shastri

See a finished In Loving Memory blessing, names and all → (an example family)

Choose how it arrives

The prayer is the same in all three. What changes is how it arrives: on the page, in a voice, or spoken on film.

Written blessing$7.99

Their name set at the head of the occasion’s prayer
Sanskrit, transliteration, and plain-English meaning, side by side
Your message and intention, in your words
The source named on the verse, so you can look it up

Delivered by email within the hour as a private page link, ready to read, print, or share.Voiced blessing$24.99

Everything in the written blessing
A calm reading of the full prayer, your names spoken, in a warm digital voice
A line-by-line pronunciation guide to read along with
Made to be kept and replayed, whenever the family returns to it

The written page arrives within the hour; the private audio link follows by email within 24 hours. Asha's voice is digitally produced, which is how every name is said with care, fast.Video blessing$49.99

Everything in the written and voiced blessings
A short film, about fifteen seconds: our host Asha reads the blessing aloud, warm and unhurried
Their name on screen at the moment it is spoken
Made for the family group chat, and for keeping

The written page arrives within the hour; the private video link follows by email within 48 hours. Asha and her voice are digitally produced, which is how it reaches you in days rather than weeks.

Preview

A blessing for …their name

oṁ asato mā sad gamaya | tamaso mā jyotir gamaya | mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya || oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||…

Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 1.3.28 (pavamāna mantra). The finished page carries the whole prayer, in Devanagari, with its meaning.

Make it theirs

Who are we remembering?

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Gotra (optional)

If the family observes gotra, we’ll name it in the blessing.

Where should we send it?

The link comes to you, to keep and to share with the family when you are ready.

When should it arrive?

As soon as it’s ready.On a date. It goes out on the morning you choose, the day it is meant for; your own copy is ready straight away.

Every verse in this blessing is quoted from a named source, and Pandit Arvind Narayan Shastri of Rishikesh reads every one before it is sent. Our Proof Standard →

Take your time. A blessing is care made into words, and it is prepared on your schedule.