Mantras · Savitr (the Sun)
Gayatri Mantra
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः। तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि। धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥
Meaning
The verse is from the Rig Veda (3.62.10); the opening Om and the three vyahritis (bhuh, bhuvah, svah) are a traditional prefix. Om. Earth, sky and heaven. We meditate on the adorable radiance of the divine Savitr, the Sun; may he inspire and guide our minds.
When it is recited
Chanted at sunrise, noon and sunset (sandhya), traditionally 108 times on a mala, and at the start of study.