Thursday, May 27, 2010

The GAYATRI mantra!

Gayatri is otherwise called savitri. It is a synonym for the sun god surya.
With this mantra we recharge our intellects and pray for clarity and wisdom at the intellectual level.

The mantra translated will be:

O ADORABLE GOD OF LIGHT THAT ILLUMINES THE THE ENTIRE CREATION AS THE OBJECTLESS CONSCIOUSNESS,

I SEEK YOUR BLESSINGS BY MEDITATING ON YOUR EFFULGENCE.YOU ARE THE ONE THAT ENLIGHTENS ALL THE GODS.

MAY YOU INSPIRE OUR INTELLECTS AND MAKE US SEE CLEARLY, JUDGE PROPERLY, DISCRIMINATE WISELY AND HELP US TAKE DECISIONS CORRECTLY.

HELP US BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME WITH ALL OUR INSTRUMENTS IN PERFECT CONDITION.YOU ARE THE ONE PERVADING ALL THE THREE PLANES OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

In Sanskrit the text reads:

OM BHUR BHUVAH SUVAH

TAT SAT SAVITUR VAREENYAM

BARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHE

DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT...