Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Gayatri Mantra



ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः ।
तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं ।
भर्गो देवस्य धीमही ।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Word-by-word explanation:-

  • om The mystical Om syllable.
  • bhū "earth"
  • bhuvas "atmosphere"
  • svar "light, heaven"
  • tat "that"
  • savitur devasya "of Savitr, the god" (genitives of savitr-, 'stimulator, rouser; name of a sun-deity' and deva- 'god' or 'demi-god')
  • varenyam accusative of varenya- "desirable, excellent"
  • bhargo "radiance, lustre, splendour, glory"
  • dhīmahi "may we attain" (1st person plural middle optative of dhā- 'set, bring, fix' etc.)
  • dhiyaḥ naḥ "our prayers" (accusative plural of dhi- 'thought, meditation, devotion, prayer' and naḥ enclitic personal pronoun)
  • yaḥ pracodayāt "who may stimulate" (nominative singular of relative pronoun yad-; causative 3rd person of pra-cud- 'set in motion, drive on, urge, impel')
ALOHA

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