GAYATRI MANTRA

⁣ LYRICS. ⁣⁣ Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ⁣⁣ tát savitúr váreṇyaṃ⁣⁣ bhárgo devásya dhīmahi⁣⁣ dhíyo yó naḥ pracodáyāt ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ STORY. Gayatri Mantra is a Hymn from the ancient Indian scripture RigVeda also often repeated in other scriptures like Upanishads, It is attributed to sage Vishwaamitra. It is called Gayatri Mantra or Savitri Mantra because it is directed towards goddess Gayatri, who is not considered a deity or demigod, but the single supreme personality.⁣⁣ Gayatri is recited by a spiritual aspirant to remember the higher purpose of life, it can also be a invocation or prayer to the supreme god to lift our consciousness upwards.⁣⁣ It is usually recited by the people who consider 'knowing the ultimate truth' as the primary purpose of their life⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ MEANING ⁣⁣ I meditate and call upon the effulgent cosmic mother who has created the universe comprising of the 3 planes of existence : the pshysical, the astral, and the causal. She is fit to be loved, respected, adored and workshipped. May she purify and enlighten my intellect. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣