© Gayatri Mantra - Full Lyrics, Meaning and Translation
with corresponding Chakra locations for Meditation
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In Sanskrit - Short version:
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Om bhUH bhuvaH svaH, tatsaviturvarenyM, bhargo, devasya dhImahi, dhIyo yo naH, prachodayAt.
In Sanskrit - Full long version:
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Om bhUH, Om bhuvaH, Om svaH, Om mahaH, Om janaH, Om tapaH, Om satyam.
Om tatsaviturvarenyM, bhargo, devasya dhImahi, dhIyo yo naH, prachodayAt.
Om Apo jyotiH rasoamRitaM brahma, bhUR bhuvas svar Om.
Sanskrit to English translation, with Chakras
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"Om" refers to the energy that constitutes the entire universe and is omnipresent (present everywhere in everything and everyone).
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| Meditate: "Om is in me" | Loka - Realm | Element | Chakra Location | Function | Inner State |
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Om bhUH | Om is in what I am | Bhur - physical existence | earth | below spine base | survival and grounding| I exist: have physical form |
Om bhuvaH | Om is in what I sense | Bhuwar - flowing liquids | water | lower abdomen | needs of life | I am alive: life flows in me |
Om svaH | Om is in what I do | Swar - energies, heaven | fire | above navel (gut)| guts, determination | I act: courage to do good |
Om mahaH | Om is in what I feel | Mahar - emotion | air | chest/lungs/heart| love | I give and receive compassion|
Om janaH | Om is in what I create | Janah - creative generation| ether* | throat-pit | creative forces | I convert ideas into symbols |
Om tapaH | Om is in what I think | Tapah - intuition | intellect| above eyebrows | intuition (3rd eye) | I think and understand |
Om satyam | Om is in what I know | Brahma - absolute truth | conscious| above head (halo)| enlightenment | I am in blissful peace |
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| Meditate: "Give us intelligence" |
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Om tatsaviturvarenyM | I see 'Om' -- that (tat) light (savitur) which is bright (varenyaM) |
bhargo | destroy our impurities and purify us (bhargo) |
devasya dhImahi | give us enlightened (devasya) intelligence (dhImahi) |
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dhIyo yo naH | let good thoughts (dhIyo) from you (yo) enter us all (naH) |
prachodayAt | guide us in the right direction (prachodayat) |
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| Meditate: "I am part of Om" |
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Om Apo jyotiH rasoamRitaM brahma | I am part of 'Om' -- I bathe (Apo) in Om's light (jyotiH), |
| essence (raso) of immortality (amritam), and creative power (brahma)|
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bhUR bhuvas svar Om | what I am (bhuR), what I sense (bhuvas), and what I do (swar), |
| are all part of 'Om' |
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*Notes:
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At a cosmic level, 'ether' is the state of creative generation (janaH) between energy and tangible matter.
Cosmic creation happens when 'energy' passes through this intermediate 'ether' state to generate (janaH) 'matter'.
Scientific basis: Similar to Einstein's: E = mc2, where E is energy, m is mass(matter), and c is the speed of light.
At a human level, 'ether' is the state of creative generation (janaH) between human energy (efforts/mind/ideas) and human creations (symbols/voice/matter).
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