Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi /
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat //
Spiritual translation Gayatri Mantra
O Divine Light, You have created all three worlds (Bhu, Bhuvar, Swar) with Your Light. We adore you. We meditate on you. Please enlighten and permeate us with your radiance.
Gayatri Mantra Meaning and Origin
The Gayatri Mantra, the “Om Bhur Bhuvah Swah” is one of the most sacred mantras. It is a Veda mantra and is said to contain the essence of the Vedas. The Gayatri Mantra is aimed at Savitri. Savitri is the radiant one, the shining one. Savitri also stands for, you can say, magnificence, also stands for “driving”, Savitri is also the name of the sun deity.
The Gayatri Mantra is a mantra for mental clarity, it is a request for enlightenment, it is a request also for decision making and it is a request for new energy. It is an invocation mantra, a mantra with which one invokes the divine power to be filled with light. The Gayatri Mantra also corresponds to the Christian saying: “Oh God, send me your light and your truth to guide me.” Guiding means, on the one hand, bringing clarity in the mind, and secondly, giving inspiration and really that you too has the energy to make it happen.
