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Gayatri Mantra (gāyatrī mahāmaṃtra)

The supreme Vedic solar illumination mantra from the Rigveda inspiring and illuminating intellect toward spiritual truth.

Source Scripture: Rigveda (3.62.10) / Yajurveda
Traditional Author: Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
Script:
Meaning:
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Om bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt ||

Padachheda (Word Breakdown) (English):
Om : The supreme primordial sound symbolizing Brahman / God
bhūḥ: The physical realm / Giver of vital breath and life
bhuvaḥ: The mental & atmospheric realm / Destroyer of all miseries
svaḥ: The celestial realm / Embodiment of supreme bliss
tat: That (Divine Supreme Being)
savituḥ: Of the Divine Sun / Cosmic Creator (Savitur)
vareṇyam: Adorable / Worthy of supreme devotion and worship
bhargaḥ: Divine spiritual effulgence that purifies and removes all sins
devasya: Of the radiant supreme God
dhīmahi: We meditate upon
dhiyaḥ: Our intellect, understanding, and thoughts
yaḥ: Who (that Supreme Deity)
naḥ: Our / Of all of us
pracodayāt: May inspire, illuminate, and propel on the righteous path

Word-by-Word Meaning (English):We meditate on the supreme, adorable divine effulgence of the radiant Sun (Savitur), the Creator of the universe. May that divine light illuminate, elevate, and inspire our intellect on the path of truth and righteousness.

Phala Shruti (Spiritual Merits) & Puja Method & Guidelines

Phala Shruti (Spiritual Merits) (English):

Chanting the Gayatri Mahamantra purifies the intellect, illumines inner consciousness with divine radiance, dispels ignorance, and grants longevity, vitality, righteous wisdom, and spiritual liberation.

Puja Method & Guidelines (English):

Chant during Trikala Sandhya (sunrise, noon, and sunset) facing East in the morning or North in the evening, with a calm, meditative state of mind.

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