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The [[Gayatri]], considered to be the holiest verse of the Vedas, has been thus paraphrased by [[Sir William Jones]]: |
The [[Gayatri]], considered to be the holiest verse of the Vedas, has been thus paraphrased by [[Sir William Jones]]: |
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:"Let us adore the supremacy of that Divine Sun, the Godhead, who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understanding aright in |
:"Let us adore the supremacy of that Divine Sun, the Godhead, who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understanding aright in our progress towards his holy seat." |
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our progress towards his holy seat." |
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The word savitri in the original Sanskrit may be interpreted in two ways, first as the sun, secondly as the "originator or creator." |
The word savitri in the original Sanskrit may be interpreted in two ways, first as the sun, secondly as the "originator or creator." |
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:(c) {{IAST|dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt}} |
:(c) {{IAST|dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt}} |
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==See also== |
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==References == |
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Revision as of 06:34, 27 April 2008
This is an article dedicated to 'Gayatri Mantra or sacred religious chant common to Hinduism and Brahmoism.
The Gayatri, considered to be the holiest verse of the Vedas, has been thus paraphrased by Sir William Jones:
- "Let us adore the supremacy of that Divine Sun, the Godhead, who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understanding aright in our progress towards his holy seat."
The word savitri in the original Sanskrit may be interpreted in two ways, first as the sun, secondly as the "originator or creator."
Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Maharshi Debendranath Tagore used that word in the second sense. Interpreted in their way the whole formula may be thus rendered :
- "We meditate on the worshippable power and glory of Him who has created the earth, the nether world and the heavens (i.e. the universe), and who directs our understanding."
The original Sanskrit is in the shape of a Vedic mantra and forms a formula for daily devotion of all Brahmins in the land.[1]
Text
See Sanskrit for details of pronunciation.
- In Devanagari:
- ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः ।
- तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं ।
- भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि ।
- धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥
- In IAST
- oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
- (a) tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
- (b) bhargo devasya dhīmahi
- (c) dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt
- In IAST Long Form
- oṃ bhūr oṃ bhuvaḥ oṃ svaḥ oṃ maḥ oṃ janaḥ oṃ tapaḥ oṃ sat yaṃ
- (a) oṃ tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
- (b) bhargo devasya dhīmahi
- (c) dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt
See also
References
- ^ Appendix "C", Sivanath Sastri "History of the Brahmo Samaj" 1911/1912 1st edn. page XVI, publ. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, 211 Cornwallis St. Calcutta