Once all letters are combined to mould into words, their sounds create healing energy that protects and heals all parts of the individual’s body upon hearing it. It is said, the power of reciting a Sanskrit Mantra lies within each letter itself, which vibrates at its own unique frequency, stimulating a different part of the body every time one letter is added to another. Many of these mantras have their origins in the Vedas, a large collection of texts documenting sacred practices from ancient India. A Sanskrit mantra is usually chanted before a yoga class or while meditating to tune the body with sound. It originated in India early in history when people told stories through poetry and song that were often passed down from generation to generation. We meditate upon the Divine Light of that adorable Sun of Spiritual Consciousness, which stimulates our power of spiritual perception May It open our hearts and enlighten our Intellect.Reciting a mantra is an old tradition used as a tool to focus the mind and body.
We meditate on the adorable glory of the radiant sun may he inspire our intelligence We meditate on the glory of that Being who has produced this universe may He enlighten our minds
the universe), and who directs our understanding We meditate on the worshipable power and glory of Him who has created the earth, the nether world and the heavens (i.e. Unveil, O Thou who givest sustenance to the Universe, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, that face of the True Sun now hidden by a vase of golden light, that we may see the truth and do our whole duty on our journey to thy sacred seat Let us adore the supremacy of that divine sun, the god-head who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understandings aright in our progress toward his holy seat Translations by famous people Sir William Jones Pracodáyāt: Stimulate, Propel towards the higher reality Yo: Who, One is who being prayed, You (supreme one) Váreṇyaṃ: the foremost, fit to be worshiped, deserving oblationsīhárgo: Great spiritual effulgence, Radiant one, one who illumines allĭevásya: Godly, divine reality, of divinity, Virtuous and joyousĭhīmahi: We meditate on you Dhee=intellect Thus Dhimahi means we focus our intellect on youĭhíyo: Intellect, intelligence, reasoning and discriminating faculty which is a tool for attaining higher wisdom Savitúr : Source of all, creation, supreme reality, Divine illumination (of goddess Savitri or Shakti) Tat: That, God, (Equivalent of son, in the Christian Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost) Svah: The causal plane or celestial plane (plane where the existence is as subtle as ideas or notions, from which creation happens). Om: The sacred word, word of creation, first word, word of god (Equivalent of Holy Ghost in trinity) usually used at the beginning of a hymn īhur: The physical plane of existence (which is of the nature of 5 elements)īhuvah: The astral plane of existence (which is of the nature of subtle elements) Propel our Intellect (towards liberation or freedom)
(O) radiant, divine one (we) meditate (upon you)
(you are) the source of all, deserving all worship (O) Supreme one (who is) the physical, astral (and) causal worlds (himself). It is usually recited by the people who consider 'knowing the ultimate truth' as the primary purpose of their life. Gayatri is recited by a spiritual aspirant to remember the higher purpose of life, it can also be a invocation or prayer to the supreme god to lift our consciousness upwards. It is called Gayatri Mantra or Savitri Mantra because it is directed towards goddess Gayatri, who is not considered a deity or demigod, but the single supreme personality. Gayatri Mantra is a Hymn from the ancient Indian scripture RigVeda (10:16:3), also often repeated in other scriptures like Upanishads, It is attributed to sage Vishwaamitra.
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