o-ntatpurṷṣāya vidmahḙ mahādevāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ rudraḥ pracodayāt ||
- śiva-gāyatrī-śiva-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Śiva
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- tat-tat-puruṣāyato that Person
- vidmahemay we know
- mahādevāyaupon Mahādeva, the great God
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- rudraḥRudra
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vidmahḙ vakratuṇḍāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ dantiḥ pracodayāt ||
- gaṇapati-gāyatrī-gaṇapati-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Gaṇapati
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- tat-tat-puruṣāyato that Person
- vidmahemay we know
- vakra-vakra-tuṇḍāyaupon the curved-trunked one
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- dantiḥthe tusked one
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vidmahḙ cakratuṇḍāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ nandiḥ pracodayāt ||
- nandi-gāyatrī-nandi-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Nandi
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- tat-tat-puruṣāyato that Person
- vidmahemay we know
- cakra-cakra-tuṇḍāyaupon the wheel-snouted one
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- nandiḥNandi
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vidmahḙ mahāsenāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanna-ṣṣaṇmukhaḥ pracodayāt ||
- subrahmaṇya-gāyatrī-subrahmaṇya-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Subrahmaṇya
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- tat-tat-puruṣāyato that Person
- vidmahemay we know
- mahā-mahā-senāyaupon Mahāsena, lord of the great host
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- ṣaṇ-ṣaṇ-mukhaḥthe six-faced
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vidmahḙ suvarṇapakṣāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ garuḍaḥ pracodayāt ||
- garuḍa-gāyatrī-garuḍa-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Garuḍa
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- tat-tat-puruṣāyato that Person
- vidmahemay we know
- suvarṇa-suvarṇa-pakṣāyaupon the golden-winged
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- garuḍaḥGaruḍa
- pracodayātimpel onward
oṃ-ve~dātmanāya̭ vidmahḙ hiraṇyagarbhāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ brahmaḥ pracodayāt ||
- brahma-gāyatrī-brahma-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Brahmā
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- veda-veda-ātmanāyato him whose self is the Veda
- vidmahemay we know
- hiraṇya-hiraṇya-garbhāyaupon Hiraṇyagarbha, the golden womb
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- brahmaḥBrahmā
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-nnārāyaṇāya̭ vidmahḙ vāsudevāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt ||
- viṣṇu-gāyatrī-viṣṇu-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Viṣṇu
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- nārāyaṇāyato Nārāyaṇa, who moves upon the waters
- vidmahemay we know
- vāsudevāyaupon Vāsudeva
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- viṣṇuḥViṣṇu
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-mmahādevyai ca vidmahḙ viṣṇupatnī ca̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ lakṣmī pracodayāt ||
- śrī-lakṣmī-gāyatrī-śrī-lakṣmī-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Śrī Lakṣmī
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- mahā-mahā-devyaito the great Goddess
- caand
- vidmahemay we know
- viṣṇu-viṣṇu-patnīupon the consort of Viṣṇu
- caand
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- lakṣmīLakṣmī
- pracodayātimpel onward
oṃ-va~jranakhāya vidmahḙ tīkṣṇadagg-ṣṭrāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ nārasigṃhaḥ pracodayāt ||
- narasiṃha-gāyatrī-narasiṃha-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Narasiṃha
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- vajra-vajra-nakhāyato him whose claws are the thunderbolt
- vidmahemay we know
- tīkṣṇa-tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭrāyaupon him of the keen fangs
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- nārasiṃhaḥNārasiṃha
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-mbhāskarāya̭ vidmahḙ mahaddyutikarāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ ādityaḥ pracodayāt ||
- sūrya-gāyatrī-sūrya-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Sūrya
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- bhāskarāyato Bhāskara, the maker of light
- vidmahemay we know
- mahat-dyuti-mahat-dyuti-karāyaupon the maker of great brilliance
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- ādityaḥĀditya
- pracodayātimpel onward
oṃ-vai~śvānarāya̭ vidmahḙ lālīlāya dhīmahi |
tanno̭ agniḥ pracodayāt ||
- agni-gāyatrī-agni-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Agni
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- vaiśvānarāyato Vaiśvānara, the fire belonging to all men
- vidmahemay we know
- lālīlāyaupon him whose play is the leaping flame
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- agniḥAgni
- pracodayātimpel onward
o-ṅkātyāyanāya̭ vidmahḙ kanyakumāri̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ durgiḥ pracodayāt ||
- durgā-gāyatrī-durgā-gāyatrī-mantraḥthe Gāyatrī mantra of Durgā
- oṃthe sacred syllable
- kātyāyanāyato her of Kātyāyana’s line
- vidmahemay we know
- kanya-kanya-kumāriupon Kanyākumārī, the maiden goddess
- dhīmahimay we meditate
- tat naḥmay that one, us
- durgiḥDurgā
- pracodayātimpel onward
