Gayatri {3G}

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Gayatri Mantra - गायत्री मंत्र

Gayatri (gaayatree) mantra is the most important and popular verse (shloka) of the Vedas (ved/s). Hindus love to chant this sacred religious shloka (shlok) as mantra (maNtra). It is sometimes called 'Maha Mantra'. Maha (mahaa) means 'great'.

In DevaNagari script :

ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम्
भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।
धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥


Without Stress Marks :

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥
Transliteration of Gayatri Mantra

In Latin (Roman) alphabet (using xNagari transliteration scheme) :

Om bhoor-bhuvaH svaH,
tat-savitur-vareNNyam, bhargo devasya dheemahi,
dhiyo yo naH prachodayaat.

ॐ (ओ३म्) = Om or Aum
भूर्भुवः (भूर्-भुवः) = bhoor-bhuvaH
स्वः = svaH

तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्
(तत्-सवितुर्-वरेण्यम्) = tat-savitur-varenyam

भर्गो (भर्-गो) = bhargo
देवस्य = devasya
धीमहि = dheemahi

धियो = dhiyo
यो = yo
नः = naH
प्रचोदयात (प्‌रचोदयात) = prachodayaat
Interpretations of Gayatri Mantra

There are variations/differences in the interpretations of the Gayatri Mantra by various scholars. But every one agrees that it is a prayer to the Almighty.

By Max Muller :
Let us obtain (meditate on) the adorable splendour of Savitri (Sun God), may He arouse our minds.

By Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati :
'O God, You are the giver of life, the remover of pain & sorrow, the bestower of happiness; O Creator of the Universe, may we receive Your supreme sin-destroying light; may You guide our intellect in the right direction.'




Meaning of Words in The Mantra

Om = pranav mantra = a word related to the God

bhoo(r) = bhooH = the earth
bhuvaH = bhuvarloka, the air (vaayu-maNdal)
svaH = svarga, heaven

tat = that
savit(ur) = savit = Sun, God
vareNNya(m) = adopt(able), follow

bhargo = energy (sin destroying power)
devasya = of the deity
dheemahi = meditate or imbibe

dhiyo = plural of dhee = mind, the intellect
yo = Who (God)
naH = our
prachodayat = inspire, awaken


Excuse me for writing the (following) translations of the mahaa maNtra...

भू:, भुव: और स्व: के उस वरण करने योग्य (सूर्य) देवता,,, की (बुराईयों का नाश करने वाली) शक्तियों (देवता की) का ध्यान करें (करते हैं),,, वह (जो) हमारी बुद्धि को प्रेरित/जाग्रत करे (करेगा/करता है)।

तीनों लोकों के उस वरण करने योग्य (सूर्य) देवता की शक्तियों का ध्यान करते हैं, वह हमारी बुद्धि को प्रेरित (जाग्रत) करे।

The God (Sun) of the Earth, Atmosphere and Space, who is to be followed, we meditate on his power, (may) He inspire(s) our intellect.

The main difference in the various interpretations seems to be in the first stanza!
According to Dayanand Saraswati (dayaanand sarasvatee)
bhooH (bhoor) = praNNaadhaar (basis of life)
bhuvaH = remover of sorrow
svaH = giver of happyness
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