Prayer of the Day
Prayer from Rig Veda
ऋषि : विश्वामित्रः
दॆवता : सविता
छन्दस् : गायत्री
ॐ
तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वरॆ॑ण्य॒ं भर्गॊ॑ दॆ॒वस्य॑ धीमहि ।
धियॊ॒ यॊ न॑ः प्रचॊ॒दया॑त् ॥ ३.६२.१० ॥
ॐ
Mantra as Romanized text
RuShi : vishvAmitraH
dEvatA : savitA
Chandas : gAyatrI
Om
tatsaviturvarENyaM bhargO dEvasya dhImahi |
dhiyO yO naH prachOdayAt || 3.62.10 ||
(tat savitur varENyaM bhargO dEvasya dhImahi |
dhiyO yO naH prachOdayAt || )
Om
Meaning of the Prayer Mantra:
We meditate upon Radiance of That, Divine, Stimulator and Desirable!
May He kindle our thought!
Notes:
1. savitru - stimulator; varENya - desirable; bharga - radiance;
dhImahi - meditate; dhiyO - thought; prachOdaya - kindle.
2. This is the Gayatri mantra affirming our commitment to worship and
praying the Supreme to guide us in the path of worship!