Meaning of Gayatri Mantra

Om bhurbhuvah svah tatsaviturvarenyan bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

Om! Brahma or Almighty God

Bhuh embodiment of vital spiritual energy (Pran)

bhuvah destroyer of sufferings

svah embodiment of happiness

tat that

savituh bright, luminous like the Sun

varenyam best, most exalted

bhargo destroyer of sins

devasya divine

dhimahi may imbibe

dhiyo intellect

yo who

nah our

prachodayat may inspire

In short it is a prayer to the Almighty Supreme God, the Creator of entire cosmos, the essence of our life existence, who removes all our pains and sufferings and grants happiness beseeching His divine grace to imbibe within us His Divinity and Brilliance which may purify us and guide our righteous wisdom on the right path.

Rishis have selected the words of various Mantras and arranged them in such a way that they not only convey some meaning but their chanting also creates specific energies. Gayatri is a mantra which inspires righteous wisdom. It means that the Almighty God may illuminate our intellect, which may lead us on the righteous path. This is the most important prayer. All the problems of a person are solved if he is endowed with righteous wisdom. Having far-sighted wisdom, a man is neither entangled in avoidable calamity nor does he tread a wrong path. A wise man intuitively finds solutions to his problems. Those who lack this clear-sightedness find themselves always facing problems and ever living from crisis it crises. The worship of Gayatri mantra bestows the boon of righteous wisdom. The teachings of and the powers incorporated in Gayatri mantra fulfil this purpose. Righteous wisdom starts emerging as soon as Jap of this mantra is taken up as a Sadhana