More interpretative translations include: Brereton: 'Might we make our own that desirable effulgence of god Savitar, who will rouse forth our insights.'

Sri Aurobindo: 'We choose the Supreme Light of the divine Sun we aspire that it may impel our minds.' Sri Aurobindo further elaborates: 'The Sun is the symbol of divine Light that is coming down and Gayatri gives expression to the aspiration asking that divine Light to come down and give impulsion to all the activities of the mind.'.(1953): 'We meditate on the adorable glory of the radiant sun may She inspire our intelligence.'.(1947): 'We meditate on the effulgent glory of the divine Light may he inspire our understanding.'.Griffith (1896): 'May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god: So may He stimulate our prayers.'

Monier Monier-Williams (1882): 'Let us meditate on that excellent glory of the divine vivifying Sun, May he enlighten our understandings.'.

Swami Vivekananda: 'We meditate on the glory of that Being who has produced this universe may She enlighten our minds.'.

The Gayatri mantra has been translated in many ways. However many monotheistic sects of Hinduism such as Arya Samaj hold that the Gayatri mantra is in praise of One Supreme Creator known by the name AUM (а¤“а¤‰аҐЌа¤®аҐЌ ) as mentioned in the Yajur Veda, 40:17. The GДЃyatrД« mantra is dedicated to Savitб№›, a Vedic Sun deity. Oб№ѓ bhЕ«r bhuvaбёҐ svaбёҐ tat savitur vareб№‡yaб№ѓ bhargo devasya dhД«mahi dhiyo yo naбёҐ prachodayДЃt вЂ“ Rigveda 3.62.10 Dedication

Metrical restoration would emend the attested tri-syllabic vareб№‡yaб№ѓ with a tetra-syllabic vareб№‡iyaб№ѓ. Whereas in principle the gДЃyatrД« mantra specifies three pДЃdas of eight syllables each, the text of the verse as preserved in the Samhita is one short, seven instead of eight. This prefixing of the mantra is properly described in the Taittiriya Aranyaka (2.11.1-8), which states that it should be chanted with the syllable oб№ѓ, followed by the three Vyahrtis and the Gayatri verse. During its recitation, the hymn is preceded by oб№ѓ ( аҐђ) and the formula bhЕ«r bhuvaбёҐ svaбёҐ ( а¤аҐ‚а¤°аҐЌ а¤аҐЃа¤µа¤ѓ а¤ёаҐЌа¤µа¤ѓ). The main mantra appears in the hymn RV 3.62.10. It is considered one of the most important and powerful Vedic mantras. Modern Hindu reform movements spread the practice of the mantra to include women and all castes and its use is now very widespread. The mantra is an important part of the upanayana ceremony for young males in Hinduism, and has long been recited by dvija men as part of their daily rituals. The mantra and its associated metric form was known by the Buddha, and in one sutra the Buddha is described as 'expressing their appreciation' for the mantra. The Gayatri mantra is cited widely in Vedic and post-Vedic texts, such as the mantra listings of the Ељrauta liturgy, and classical Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, Harivamsa, and Manusmб№›ti. Its recitation is traditionally preceded by oб№ѓ and the formula bhЕ«r bhuvaбёҐ svaбёҐ, known as the mahДЃvyДЃhб№›ti, or 'great (mystical) utterance'. GДЃyatrД« is the name of the Goddess of the Vedic Mantra in which the verse is composed. The GДЃyatrД« Mantra, also known as the SДЃvitri Mantra, is a highly revered mantra from the Rig Veda ( Mandala 3.62.10), dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr.

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