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Gayatri Mantra Explanation

Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Rig Veda


ऋषि    :    विश्वामित्रः
दॆवता    :    सविता
छन्दस्    :    गायत्री

तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वरॆ॑ण्य॒ं भर्गॊ॑ दॆ॒वस्य॑ धीमहि । 
धियॊ॒ यॊ न॑ः प्रचॊ॒दया॑त् ॥ ३.६२.१० ॥

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!

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