Gayatri Mantra
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Gayatri Mantra
Om Bhur Bhuvaḥ Suvaha
Tat-savitur Vareñyaṃ
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yonaḥ Prachodayāt
We meditate on that most adored Supreme Lord, the creator, whose effulgence (divine light) illumines all realms (physical, mental and spiritual). May this divine light illumine our intellect.
Word meaning:
Om: The primaeval sound
Bhur: the physical body/physical realm
Bhuvah: the life force/the mental realm
Suvah: the soul/spiritual realm
Tat: That (God)
Savitur: the Sun, Creator (source of all life)
Vareñyam: adore
Bhargo: effulgence (divine light)
Devasya: supreme Lord
Dheemahi: meditate
Dhiyo: the intellect
Yo: May this light
Nah: our
Prachodayāt: illumine/inspire
The Gayatri is a universal prayer enshrined in the Vedas. It is addressed to the Immanent and Transcendent Divine which has been given the name ‘Savita,’ meaning ‘that from which all this is born.’ The Gayatri may be considered as having three parts – (i) Adoration (ii) Meditation (iii) Prayer. First, the Divine is praised, then It is meditated upon in reverence and finally, an appeal is made to the Divine to awaken and strengthen the intellect, the discriminating faculty of man.
The Gayatri is considered as the essence of the Vedas. Veda means knowledge, and this prayer fosters and sharpens the knowledge-yielding faculty. The four core declarations enshrined in the four Vedas are implied in this Gayatri mantra.
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