<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/photo/in-photos-congress-leaders-pay-tribute-to-indira-gandhi-on-her-death-anniversary-113840" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Congress leader</a> Rahul Gandhi on Saturday recalled a mantra from the Upanishads that his grandmother and former prime minister Indira Gandhi made him repeat as a child, describing it as a &ldquo;beautiful gift&rdquo; on her death anniversary.</p>
<p>Rahul Gandhi also paid floral tributes to Indira Gandhi at her memorials at Shakti Sthal and 1, Safdarjung Road.</p>
<p>In a post on X, he recalled sitting on her lap and holding her hands as she recited the mantra, which he would repeat after her.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Sitting on your lap. Holding both your hands. Listening to your voice say these words. Repeating them after you. Asato ma sadgamaya; tamaso ma jyotirgamaya; mrtyorma amrtam gamaya; OM Shanti, shanti, Shanti.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;What a beautiful gift you gave me Dadi. What a gift. I never imagined,&rdquo; the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said.</p>
<h2>Upanishadic mantra recalls prayer for truth and light</h2>
<p>The mantra shared by Rahul Gandhi originates from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. It is a prayer seeking to be led from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality.</p>
<p>The remembrance came as the Congress leader paid tribute to<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/photo/know-about-the-1975-emergency-declared-by-prime-minister-indira-gandhi-14155/1" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Indira Gandhi</a>, who was assassinated on October 31, 1984.</p>
<h2>Priyanka Gandhi Vadra remembers her grandmother</h2>
<p>Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tribute to Indira Gandhi, sharing a childhood photograph with her.</p>
<p>In her post, Priyanka described her grandmother as &ldquo;free as the sky, deep as the ocean, resilient as the earth, brighter than a burning fire&rdquo;.</p>
<h2>Indira Gandhi&rsquo;s tenure as prime minister</h2>
<p>Indira Gandhi, India&rsquo;s first and only woman prime minister, was assassinated by her bodyguards in New Delhi on October 31, 1984.</p>
<p>She served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977, and again from January 1980 until her death.</p>
<p>Indira Gandhi, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/indira-gandhi-death-anniversary-why-is-the-iron-lady-of-india-still-relevant-23253086" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">India's first woman Prime Minister</a>, served from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984. Born on November 19, 1917, she was the daughter of India''s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.</p>
<p>She was assassinated by two of her bodyguards at her residence in New Delhi on October 31, 1984. Her death anniversary is observed every year in remembrance of her contribution to the country's political history.</p>

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