gué gayÇI mÙ | Guru G˜yatrŸ Mantra

“Gayatri” means “joy of singing”. The traditional Gayatri metre is 24 syllables long, and arranged in three lines of eight. There are hundreds of Gayatris, all following the form given here. By far the most common Gayatri is the Savitri Gayatri, beginning “Aum, Bhur, Bhuvah Svaha”, which honours the Sun. This particular Gayatri, the Guru Gayatri, honours the Teacher. It is chanted three times.

Aum

gurudev˜ya vidmahe

brahm˜nand˜ya dhŸmahi

tanno guru× pracoday˜t

Aum þ˜nti× þ˜nti× þ˜nti×

`

guédevay ivÒhee,

äüanNday xImih,

tÚae gué> àcaedyat!.

` zaiNt> zaiNt> zaiNt>.

Aum

Let us envision the divine teacher

Let us meditate upon the bliss of the Supreme

May the guru guide us to That

Aum shanti shanti shanti.

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MANTRAS INDEX:
Guru gayatri; Yogena cittasya; Yastyaktva; Sam no Mitra; Vedam anucyacaryo; Vande gurunam; Sarva kalyani; Aditya hrdayam

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