Sri Gayatri Stotram
shree gaayatree stotram'
namaste devi gaayatri saavitri tripade'kshare |
ajare amare maatastraahi maam' bhavasaagaraat ||1||
namaste sooryasankaashe sooryasaavitri komale |
brahmavidye mahaavidye vedamaatarnamostu te ||2||
anantakot'ibrahmaand'avyaapini brahmachaarini |
nityaanande mahaamaaye pareshaani namostu te ||3||
tvam' brahmaa tvam' harih' saakshaadrudrastvamindradevataa |
mitrastvam' varunastvam' cha tvamagnirashvinau bhagah' ||4||
pooshaaryamaa marutvaam'shcha ri'shayo'pi muneeshvaraah' |
pitaro naagayakshaashcha gandharvaapsarasaam' ganaah' ||5||
rakshobhootapishaachaashcha tvameva parameshvari |
ri'gyajussaamavedaashcha atharvaangirasaani cha ||6||
tvameva panchabhootaani tattvaani jagadeeshvari |
braahmee sarasvatee sandhyaa tureeyaa tvam' maheshvari ||7||
tvameva sarvashaastraani tvameva sarvasam'hitaah' |
puraanaani cha mantraani mahaagama mataani cha ||8||
tatsadbrahmasvaroopaa tvam' kanchitsadasadaatmikaa |
paraatpareshi gaayatri namaste maatarambike ||9||
chandre kalaatmike nitye kaalaraatri svadhe svare |
svaahaakaare'gnivaktre tvaam' namaami jagadeeshvari ||10||
namo namaste gaayatri saavitri tvaam' namaamyaham' |
sarasvati namastubhyam' tureeye brahmaroopini ||11||
aparaadhasahasraani tvasatkarmashataani cha |
matto jaataani deveshi tvam' kshamasva dine dine ||12||
||iti vasisht'hasam'hitaayaam' gaayatree stotram' sampoornam'||
Meaning
1. Salutations to Devi Gayatri, the three-footed mantra, eternal and immortal Mother — save me from the ocean of worldly existence.
2. O Sun-like Savitri, tender and radiant, source of all Vedic wisdom — obeisance to you, the Mother of the Vedas.
3. You who pervade countless universes, Supreme Energy, Eternal Bliss, Great Illusion — I bow to you.
4. You are Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Indra, Agni, Ashvins — all deities spring from you.
5–6. You are the essence of sages, ancestors, beings, and Vedas, the embodiment of all cosmic powers.
7–8. You are the five elements, all scriptures, and sacred teachings; you dwell as knowledge itself.
9–10. You are both Being and Non-Being, the highest Reality, appearing as the Moon’s beauty, Time, Swaha, and Swadha.
5. O Savitri, Saraswati, and Turīya Brahman! I bow again and again.
6. Forgive, O Mother, my thousands of faults and misdeeds, and grant mercy day by day.
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Summary:
The Sri Gayatri Stotram from the Vasishta Samhita is a complete philosophical hymn that portrays Gayatri not just as a mantra but as the living essence of creation — the origin of gods, elements, knowledge, and consciousness. Recitation purifies the intellect, removes karmic burdens, and unites the devotee with divine awareness.
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