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Gayatri mantra lyrics and meaning

Gayatri Mantra is a Hymn from the ancient Indian

scripture RigVeda (10:16:3), also often repeated inother scriptures like Upanishads, It is attributed to

sage Vishwaamitra. It is called Gayatri Mantra or

Savitri Mantra because it is directed towards

goddess Gayatri, who is not considered a deity or

demigod, but the single supreme personality.

Gayatri is recited by a spiritual aspirant to

remember the higher purpose of life, it can also be a

invocation or prayer to the supreme god to lift ourconsciousness upwards.

It is usually recited by the people who consider

'knowing the ultimate truth' as the primary purpose

of their life.

Lyrics (English) Meaning (summary)

O bhr bhuvasvatt savitr

vreyabhrgo devsya

dhmahi

dhyo y napracodyt

(O) Supreme one; (who is) the physical, astral (and)

causal worlds (himself).

(you are) the source of all, deserving all worship

(O) radiant, divine one; (we) meditate (upon you)

Propel our Intellect (towards liberation or freedom)

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Stanzas with meaning Meanings of the words

Om, Bhur, Bhuvah, Svah

[Ultimate reality, in which

physical, astral and causal

worlds exist]

Om: The sacred word, word of creation, first

word, word of god; (Equivalent of Holy Ghost

in trinity) usually used at the beginning of a

hymn;

Bhur: The physical plane of existence (which

is of the nature of 5 elements)

Bhuvah: The astral plane of existence (which

is of the nature of subtle elements)

Svah: The causal plane or celestial plane

(plane where the existence is as subtle as

ideas or notions, from which creation

happens).

Tt savitr vreya[That is the supreme reality

from which creationhappens, and it is the

foremost]

Tat: That, God, (Equivalent of son, in the

Christian Trinity of Father, Son and Holy

Ghost)

Savitr : Source of all, creation, supreme

reality, Divine illumination (of goddess Savitrior Shakti)

Vreya: the foremost, fit to be worshiped,deserving oblations

Bhrgo devsya dhmahi

[O divine effulgence we

meditate upon you]

Bhrgo:Great spiritual effulgence, Radiant

one, one who illumines all

Devsya: Godly, divine reality, of divinity,

Virtuous and joyous

Dhmahi:We meditate on you;

Dhee=intellect; Thus Dhimahi means we focus

our intellect on you

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Dhyo y napracodyt[propel our knowledge of the

supreme reality]

Dhyo: Intellect, intelligence, reasoning and

discriminating faculty which is a tool for

attaining higher wisdom

Yo: Who, One is who being prayed, You(supreme one)

Nah: Our (intellect)

pracodyt: Stimulate, Propel towards the

higher reality