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| '''Gayatri''' (''gāyatrī'') is the feminine form of ''gāyatra'', a ] word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is the name of a poetic ] of 24 syllables (three couplets of eight syllables each), or any hymn composed in this meter. | '''Gayatri''' (''gāyatrī'') is the feminine form of ''gāyatra'', a ] word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is the name of a ] poetic ] of 24 syllables (three couplets of eight syllables each), or any hymn composed in this meter. In ], it is one mantra in particular, and a goddess as its personification. | ||
| ==Goddess== | |||
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| ⚫ | The goddess Gayatri is considered the ''veda mata'', the mother of all ]s and the consort of the God ] and also the personification of the all-pervading ], the ultimate, unchanging reality that lies behind all phenomena. | ||
| Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. She has five heads with the ten eyes looking in the eight directions plus the earth and sky and ten arms holding all the weapons of ]. | Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. She has five heads with the ten eyes looking in the eight directions plus the earth and sky and ten arms holding all the weapons of ]. | ||
| ==Mantra== | |||
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| The '''Gayatri Mantra''' (also called '''Savitri''') is the most revered ] in ]. | |||
| It consists of the prefix ''om bhur bhuvah svah'', a formula frequently appearing in the ], and the verse 3.62.10 of the ] (which is an example of the Gayatri meter). | |||
| ===Text=== | |||
| ''om bhur bhuvah svah'' <br> | |||
| (a) ''tat savitur vareniyam'' <br> | |||
| (b) ''bhargo devasya dhimahi'' <br> | |||
| (c) ''dhiyo yo nah prachodayat'' <br> | |||
| ===Translation=== | |||
| ] (]): | |||
| :(a,b) "May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the God:"<br> | |||
| :(c) "So May he stimulate our prayers." | |||
| word-by-word explanation: | |||
| *''dhimahi'' 'may we attain' (1st person plural middle optative of ''dhā-'' 'set, bring, fix' etc.) | |||
| *''tat vareniyam bharghas'' 'that excellent glory' (accusatives of ''tad'' (pronoun), ''varenya-'' 'desireable, excellent' and ''bhargas-'' 'radiance, lustre, splendour, glory') | |||
| *''savitur devasya'' 'of savitar the god' (genitives of ''savitar-'', 'stimulator, rouser; name of a sun-deity' and ''deva-'' 'god') | |||
| *''yah prachodayat'' 'who may stimulate' (nominative singular of relative pronoun ''yad-'', causative 3rd person of ''pra-cud-'' 'set in motion, drive on, urge, impel') | |||
| *''dhiyah nah'' 'our prayers' (accusative plural of ''dhi-'' 'thought, meditation, devotion, prayer' and ''nah'' enclitic personal pronoun) | |||
| ===Interpretation=== | |||
| Oh God! You are the Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, Oh! Creator of the Universe, May we receive your supreme sin-destroying light, May You guide our intellect in the right direction. (''source??'') | |||
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Revision as of 17:02, 2 August 2004
Gayatri (gāyatrī) is the feminine form of gāyatra, a sanskrit word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is the name of a vedic poetic meter of 24 syllables (three couplets of eight syllables each), or any hymn composed in this meter. In Hinduism, it is one mantra in particular, and a goddess as its personification.
Goddess
The goddess Gayatri is considered the veda mata, the mother of all Vedas and the consort of the God Brahma and also the personification of the all-pervading Parabrahman, the ultimate, unchanging reality that lies behind all phenomena.
Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. She has five heads with the ten eyes looking in the eight directions plus the earth and sky and ten arms holding all the weapons of Vishnu.
Mantra
The Gayatri Mantra (also called Savitri) is the most revered mantra in Hinduism. It consists of the prefix om bhur bhuvah svah, a formula frequently appearing in the Yajurveda, and the verse 3.62.10 of the Rig Veda (which is an example of the Gayatri meter).
Text
om bhur bhuvah svah
(a) tat savitur vareniyam
(b) bhargo devasya dhimahi
(c) dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
Translation
- (a,b) "May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the God:"
- (c) "So May he stimulate our prayers."
word-by-word explanation:
- dhimahi 'may we attain' (1st person plural middle optative of dhā- 'set, bring, fix' etc.)
- tat vareniyam bharghas 'that excellent glory' (accusatives of tad (pronoun), varenya- 'desireable, excellent' and bhargas- 'radiance, lustre, splendour, glory')
- savitur devasya 'of savitar the god' (genitives of savitar-, 'stimulator, rouser; name of a sun-deity' and deva- 'god')
- yah prachodayat 'who may stimulate' (nominative singular of relative pronoun yad-, causative 3rd person of pra-cud- 'set in motion, drive on, urge, impel')
- dhiyah nah 'our prayers' (accusative plural of dhi- 'thought, meditation, devotion, prayer' and nah enclitic personal pronoun)
Interpretation
Oh God! You are the Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, Oh! Creator of the Universe, May we receive your supreme sin-destroying light, May You guide our intellect in the right direction. (source??)
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