i was reading on tamil brahmins.. the gayatri mantra is central to their religious and cultural life.. i read that : The mantra is an important part of the upanayana ceremony for young males in Hinduism, and has long been recited by dvija men as part of their daily rituals. Modern Hindu reform movements spread the practice of the mantra to include women and all castes and its use is now very widespread.
Here is the mantra in English – though we all know it, sometimes I forget a word or two :
oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasyadhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt
– Rigveda 3.62.10
I liked this translation the best : Sir William Jones (1807): "Let us adore the supremacy of that divine sun, the god-head who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understandings aright in our progress toward his holy seat."
in contrast, our own Radhakrishnanji was rather literal : S. Radhakrishnan: (1947): "We meditate on the effulgent glory of the divine Light; may he inspire our understanding."
oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasyadhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt
– Rigveda 3.62.10
I liked this translation the best : Sir William Jones (1807): "Let us adore the supremacy of that divine sun, the god-head who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understandings aright in our progress toward his holy seat."
in contrast, our own Radhakrishnanji was rather literal : S. Radhakrishnan: (1947): "We meditate on the effulgent glory of the divine Light; may he inspire our understanding."
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