Gayatrimantra
The Gayatrimantra is a verse from a Vedic hymn. Supposedly, the head of a household is expected to repeat this verse (with the assistance of a brahmin), at least 2,400,000 times.In Sanskrit:
- Atum
- Bhu Bhuvalt Svah
- Tat Savitur Vernyum
- Bhargo Devasya Dheemahe
- Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
- The primordial creative sound
- The three worlds: earth, atmosphere, and heaven
- Adoration of the splendor that radiates from the Divine illumination
- A prayer for liberation through the light of the universal intelligence
