🕉️ Stotram · Savitr (Surya)

Gayatri Mantra

The supreme mantra of the Rigveda.

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Best occasion

Sandhya (dawn, noon, dusk), Gayatri Jayanti, upanayana

🕉️ Sanskrit / Devanagari

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः।
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं।
भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥

Roman Transliteration

Om bhur bhuvah svah
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dheemahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

English

Om, in the earth, sky, and heaven;
We meditate on the adorable glory
Of the radiant Savitr (Sun-Divine);
May He inspire our intellects.

Meaning & Significance

Rigveda 3.62.10 — composed by Rishi Vishwamitra. Chanted during Sandhya three times daily by twice-born Hindus. Said to purify the mind and illuminate the intellect.

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