Gayathri manthiram: meaning: Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tát savitúr váreṇyaṃ bhárgo devásya dhīmahi dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt (O) Supreme one; (who is) the physical, astral (and) causal worlds (himself). (you are) the source of all, deserving all worship (O) radiant, divine one; (we) meditate (upon you) Propel our Intellect (towards liberation or freedom) Stanzas with meaning Meanings of the words Om, Bhur, Bhuvah, Svah [Ultimate reality, in which physical, astral and causal worlds exist] 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; Bhur: The physical plane of existence (which is of the nature of 5 elements) Bhuvah: The astral plane of existence (which is of the nature of subtle elements) Svah: The causal plane or celestial plane (plane where the existence is as subtle as ideas or notions, from which creation happens). Tát savitúr váreṇyaṃ [That is the supreme reality from which creation happens, and it is the foremost] Tat:That, God, (Equivalent of son, in the Christian Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost) Savitúr : Source of all, creation, supreme reality, Divine illumination (of goddess Savitri or Shakti) Váreṇyaṃ: the foremost, fit to be worshiped, deserving oblations Bhárgo devásya dhīmahi [O divine effulgence we meditate upon you] Bhárgo: Great spiritual effulgence, Radiant one, one who illumines all Devásya: Godly, divine reality, of divinity, Virtuous and joyous Dhīmahi:We meditate on you; Dhee=intellect; Thus Dhimahi means we focus our intellect on you Dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt [propel our knowledge of the supreme reality] Dhíyo: Intellect, intelligence, reasoning and discriminating faculty which is a tool for attaining higher wisdom Yo:Who, One is who being prayed, You (supreme one) Nah: Our (intellect) pracodáyāt: Stimulate, Propel towards the higher reality aumamen/mantra/gayatri-mantra-lyrics-and-meaning
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