Vaisesika Sūtras
Vaisesika Sūtra 9.1.01
क्रियागुणव्यवदेशाऽभावात् प्रगऽसत् ॥१॥
kriyā-guṇa-vyavadeśa-abhāvāt praga-asat ॥1॥
[क्रिया (kriyā) - action; गुण (guṇa) - quality; व्यवदेश (vyavadeśa) - verbal reference; अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to absence; प्रक् (prag) - before; असत् (asat) - non-existent;]
Due to the absence of reference to action and quality, the prior is non-existent.

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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