I love this version of the Gayatri Mantra – I find it very joyful and upbeat.
This chant is from the Rig Veda one of the oldest known written works. It has been sung from the very beginnings of time. Don’t you feel like tapping your foot, nodding your head or humming along? It has a calming and uplifting effect and once you know it you can sing it anywhere. There are said to be many benefits to chanting the Gayatri including helping you breathe more slowly, stimulating the subtle energy centres in the body and improving concentration. Both chanting and listening to the mantra are highly beneficial. For more benefits of chanting the Gayatri see this website
Here is a translation of the meaning by Deva Premal:
Om bhur bhuvah svah
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yonah prachodayat
MEANING:-
Through the coming, going, and the balance of life
The essential nature illuminating existence is the adorable one (sun)
May all perceive through subtle intellect
The brilliance of enlightenment
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