The Gayatri Mantra is one of the most endearing Hindu Mantras. The meaning of the Gayatri mantra is as follows: “We contemplate the glory of the light that illuminates the three worlds: dense, subtle and causal. I am that life-giving power, love, radiant enlightenment, and the divine grace of universal intelligence. We pray for that divine light to illuminate our minds.”
Meaning of Individual Words:
ॐ — OM — The Primitive Sound
भूर् — BHUR — the physical world
भुवः — BHUVA — the mental world
स्वः — SVAHA — the celestial, the spiritual world
तत् — TAT — That, God; Transcendental Paramatma
सवितुर — SAVITUR — the Sun, the Creator, Preserver
वरेण्यं — VARENYAM — more adorable, lovely
भर्गो — BHARGO — shine, effulgence
देवस्य — DEVASYA — resplendent, supreme Lord
धीमहि — DEEMAHI — we meditate on
धियो यो — DHI YO — intelligence, understanding, Intellect
नः — NAH — Nah: our
प्रचोदयात् — PRACHODAYAT — enlighten, guide, inspire