![]() ![]() Swami Vivekananda: "We meditate on the glory of that Being who has produced this universe may She enlighten our minds.".The Gayatri mantra has been translated in many ways. Many monotheistic sects of Hinduism such as Arya Samaj hold that the Gayatri mantra is in praise of One Supreme Creator known by the name AUM (ओउ्म् ) as mentioned in the Yajur Veda, 40:17. The mantra is attributed to the much revered sage Vishwamitra, who is also considered the author of Mandala 3 of Rig Veda. The Gāyatrī mantra is dedicated to Savitṛ, a Sun deity. Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvaḥ tat savitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt – Rigveda 3.62.10 Dedication The Gayatri mantra with swaras is, in Devanagari: Metrical restoration would emend the attested tri-syllabic vareṇyaṃ with a tetra-syllabic vareṇiyaṃ. Whereas in principle the gāyatrī mantra specifies three pādas of eight syllables each, the text of the verse as preserved in the Samhita is one short, seven instead of eight. ![]() This prefixing of the mantra is properly described in the Taittiriya Aranyaka (2.11.1-8), which states that it should be chanted with the syllable oṃ, followed by the three Vyahrtis and the Gayatri verse. ![]() During its recitation, the hymn is preceded by oṃ ( ॐ) and the formula bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ ( भूर् भुवः स्वः). The main mantra appears in the hymn RV 3.62.10.
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