GAYATRI MANTRA
GAYATRI
MANTRA -ITS MEANING
AUM
BHOOR BHUWAH SWAHA,
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASAYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT.
Summary
of the Mantra
Oh God! Thou art the
Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, Oh!
Creator of the Universe, May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light, May
Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.
Word
for Word Meaning of the Mantra
Aum = Brahma; bhoor =
embodiment of vital spiritual energy (pran); bhuwah = destroyer of sufferings;
swaha = embodiment of happiness; tat = that; savitur = bright like sun; varenyam
= best choicest; bhargo = destroyer of sins; devasya = divine; dheemahi = may
imbibe; dhiyo = intellect; yo = who; Naha = our; prachodayat = may inspire;
Meaning
of Gayatri Mantra
Rishis selected the
words of various Mantras and arranged them so that they not only convey meaning
but also create specific power through their utterance. Gayatri Mantra inspires
wisdom. It’s meaning is that "May the Almighty God illuminate our
intellect to lead us along the righteous path". All the problems of a
person are solved if he/she is endowed with the gift of righteous wisdom. Once
endowed with far-sighted wisdom, a man is neither entangled in calamity nor does
he tread the wrong path. A wise man finds solution to all outstanding problems.
Only those persons who do not think correctly find difficulty and take wrong
steps due to foolishness. Chanting of Gayatri Mantra removes this deficiency.
The teachings and powers incorporated in the Gayatri Mantra fulfill this
purpose. Righteous wisdom starts emerging soon after Jap (recitation) of this
Mantra is performed.
Extracted from "The Great Science and Philosophy of
Gayatri" - Shree Ram Sharma Acharya.