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Gayatri Mantra: Text, Transliteration and Meaning
Mantra · 1 verse · original in Sanskrit
About Gayatri Mantra
Rigveda 3.62.10, a prayer to the god Savitr to inspire our understanding.
Text: Rishi Vishvamitra, son of Gathin (Rigveda 3.62) (Vedic)
Meanings and summaries are editorial, written for this library from the cited edition.
Text and meaning
Rigveda 3.62.10
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥१०॥
tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ bhargo devasya dhīmahi | dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt ||10||
We meditate on the excellent radiance of the god Savitr; may he inspire our thoughts.
Source: Rigveda 3.62, Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 330443, Rigveda 3.62.10 (sukta 3.62, verse 10)
Sources and licence
- Rigveda 3.62, Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 330443. CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikisource transcription); underlying text public domain
Only the Rigveda verse is given, exactly as in the source. The prefix "ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः" commonly added in recitation is not part of Rigveda 3.62.10, so it has not been added without a cited source.