Knowra Gayatri Mantra Gayatri Mantra A Vedic mantra from the Rigveda addressed to Savitr, asking the deity to illuminate the mind. Its twenty-four syllables are traditionally arranged in the Gayatri meter.
Rigveda : The oldest Veda, a collection of Sanskrit hymns composed in ancient India. The mantra appears in the Rigveda’s third mandala, within a hymn to Savitr.
Mantra : A sacred utterance, syllable, word, or phrase used in religious practice. The Gayatri Mantra is recited as sacred speech rather than ordinary verse.
Rigveda 3.62.10 : The Rigvedic verse that contains the Gayatri Mantra, addressed to Savitr. This verse is the mantra’s textual source.
Gayatri : A Hindu goddess associated with the Vedas, sacred knowledge, and the Gayatri Mantra. Later devotion personifies the mantra’s power as the goddess Gayatri.
Savitr : A Vedic solar deity associated with setting things in motion and inspiring life. The mantra addresses Savitr and asks for illumination from the deity’s radiance.
Savitri : A name for the Gayatri Mantra derived from Savitr, the deity to whom it is addressed. This name emphasizes the mantra’s address to Savitr.
Vishvamitra : A Vedic sage associated by tradition with the hymn containing the Gayatri Mantra. Later tradition attributes the mantra’s revelation to this sage.
Brahman : In Hindu philosophy, the ultimate reality underlying the universe and all existence. Some later interpretations connect the mantra’s radiance with ultimate reality.
Gayatri meter : A Vedic poetic meter consisting of three lines of eight syllables each. The mantra’s traditional twenty-four-syllable form follows this meter.
Dhi : A Sanskrit term for inspired thought, understanding, or insight. The mantra asks Savitr to direct the worshippers’ dhi, or understanding.
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