Vedic · Rig Veda 3.62.10

Gayatri Mantra

~30 second read · suited to sadhana, focus

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः । तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि । धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Om bhurbhuvah svah . tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi . dhiyo yo nah prachodayat ..

Meaning

We meditate on the light of the divine sun, drawing it in and holding it in our minds. May that light awaken our thoughts and set them moving.

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Practice it daily

In Niyam, this mantra can stand between you and your most distracting apps — it appears for 15 seconds, in your script with its meaning, each time you open them. Read, breathe, continue. Fourteen days of those pauses become a sadhana.

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