Gayatri Mantra

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General Information about The Gayatri Mantra:General Information about The

Gayatri Mantra:

 

This Gayatri Mantra is from the most ancient scripture of Vedism, The Holy Book

called Rig-veda (The Veda of Hymns), it is listed under 3-62-10.

 

It is called Gayatri Mantra, because the Mantra is formed in the meter (an order

of prose) called Gayatri Chandas. This meter is considered to be the most sacred

meter. In Gita, Shri Krishna counts it among His forms, in the 10th chapter-35th

verse (though Gita has not been uttered in this meter, as it is considered to be

very pure and very sacred, thus only for the Vedas). This meter is considered to

be the purest and most sacred among all, because God revealed most of His

knowledge in this meter. This meter has 24 syllables. Gayatri means = "that

which saves, when one sings it". Mantra means = "that which saves, when one

meditates on it".

 

 

 

Before we start to chant, meditate or discuss anything about this Mantra, we

should say the following sentence, only then we can obtain the true benefits

from it:

 

OM. My prostrations to the Holy Seer (Brahma Rishi) Bhagavan Vishvamitra, who

was chosen by The Supreme Godhead to reveal this Mantra. OM

 

 

 

Word-by-word translation of the Mantra:

 

OM = The natural name of The Supreme Godhead, the name has not been coined by

somebody like other words of a language, but this name has been revealed to the

Seers, the Rishis, in the state of meditation. All other names have been coined

by a person and grammar.

 

Bhuh = This world.

 

Bhuvah = The world between this world and the abode of Light.

 

Svah = The Abode of Light.

 

Tat = that.

 

Savituh = relating to Savita, the sun-god.

 

Varenyam = most eligible (hence the best)

 

Bhargah = splendor, light

 

Devasya = relating to the most radiant one

 

Dhimahi = may we bear it / we meditate on it

 

Dhiyah = intellect and consciousness

 

yo = who

 

nah = our

 

prachodayat = impels

 

 

 

Meaning 1:

 

OM I adore all the three worlds.

 

May we bear that most eligible Light of Savita, the most radiant one, who impels

our intellects and consciousness.

 

 

 

Meaning 2:

 

OM I adore all the three worlds.

 

We meditate on that most eligible Light of Savita, the most radiant one, who

impels our intellects and consciousness.

 

 

 

Explanation:

 

Meditation on Light brings Light in ones life. Knowledge is most subtle form of

light and indeed, the light of lights.

 

The Sun-God impels our intellect in the sense that the entire world sleeps in

His absence and works when He is present. The Sun is present in the core of the

earth in the form of fire, in the same way He is present in the core of the body

in the form of Vaishvanara, and in this way he directly impels our

consciousness, the day that internal lamp blows out, no intellect or

consciousness is left any more. Indeed, it is light/fire which is the

inexhaustible source of energy in this universe. Fire is in the core of an atom,

of every body, of every planet, of every solar system, of every galaxy and thus,

most probably of the Universe. The entire world is rotating around fire. This is

why we do Pradakshina round the fire, after doing Yajna. light/fire are

different properties of the same one object, which is the direct manifestation

of The most radiant Supreme God.

 

 

 

Some information about God Savita, who has been evoked in the Gayatri Mantra

Savita means "He who gives birth (to the day) or He who impels

God-consciousness".

 

According to MahaRishi Yaska, Savita is the name of that Sun, which is not

visible, while the sky has been illuminated by the first rays of the Sun, but on

earth still darkness prevails, in the morning. This sort of sun gives birth to

the day and impels consciousness in the sense, that according to the Vedic way

of life, this is the time when everybody should wake up, hence, it awakens

everybody. Even though today human doesn't wake up at this time, but all natural

creatures and birds wake up, while the Sun-god is in the form of Savita. Thus,

it is a symbol of awakening from the deep worldly sleep and the black night of

ignorance. And, if a person meditates on the rays of this sun, one may

illuminate his dark inner space, create consciousness and give birth to a

spiritual day in His life. A Spiritual day means, like in a day everything is

clear and visible, in the same way in a spiritual day all spiritual objects,

like the Supreme Abode of God, His existence in every physical object, become

explicit.

 

 

 

Please feel free to ask me, if anything seems unclear.

 

In the Service of the Vedas,

 

Siddhartha