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Gāyatrī Mantra – Bowing to Sūrya – the sun

Through the popular and ancient mantra of light, the Gāyatrī mantra from the Vedas, we bow to Sūrya – the sun – and ask for enlightenment.

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ॐ |
oṃ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
oṃ
oṃ
particle
 Om
Om (oṃ).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Om.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
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भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर् वरेण्यं ||1.1||
bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ; tat savitur vareṇyaṃ ||1.1|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
bhūḥ
nominative singular
bhū
substantive feminine
 Erde
bhuvaḥ
nominative singular
bhuvas
substantive neuter
 Luftraum, Zwischenraum
svaḥ
nominative singular
svar
substantive neuter
 Himmel
tat
accusative singular neuter
tad
pronoun dem
 jenes
savituḥ
genitive singular
savitṛ
substantive masculine
 des Savitṛ, des Belebenden
vareṇyam
accusative singular neuter future participle passive
vṛ
verbal root
 das zu erwählende, verehrungswürdige
Earth (bhūḥ), the middle realm (bhuvaḥ), and heaven (svaḥ); that (tat | acc sg n) most excellent [light] (vareṇyam | acc sg n) of Savitṛ (savituḥ | gen sg m) ...
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Earth, the middle realm, and heaven—the supreme light of Savitṛ ...
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
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भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ||1.2||
bhargo devasya dhīmahi; dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt ||1.2|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
bhargaḥ
accusative singular
bhargas
substantive neuter
 den strahlenden Glanz
devasya
genitive singular
deva
substantive masculine
 des Göttlichen
dhīmahi
1st person plural medial aorist
dhā
verbal root
 wir richten unseren Geist auf [den strahlenden Glanz]
dhiyaḥ
accusative plural
dhī
substantive feminine
 die Gedanken, Einsichten
yaḥ
nominative singular masculine
yad
pronoun rel
 der, welcher
naḥ
genitive plural
asmad
pronoun pers 1p
 unsere
pracodayāt
3rd person singular aktive optative causative
pra
previx
cud
verbal root
 er möge anregen, inspirieren
We turn our minds (dhīmahi | 1p pl med aor) toward the radiant splendour (bhargaḥ | acc sg n) of the divine one (devasya | gen sg m); may he who (yaḥ | nom sg m) [is that light] inspire (pracodayāt | 3p sg act opt caus) our (naḥ | gen pl) thoughts (dhiyaḥ | acc pl f).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
We turn our minds toward the divine radiance; may it inspire our thoughts.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

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