Goddess Gayatri

śrī gāyatrī hṛdayaṃ

(Shri Gayatri Hridayam in English (IAST))

From Skanda Purana

Shri Gayatri Hridayam is a profound spiritual composition found within the Skanda Purana, presented as a dialogue between Lord Brahma and Narada Muni. It serves as an essential companion to the Gayatri Kavacham, offering a deeper meditation on the divine essence of Goddess Gayatri. Devotees chant this stotra to purify the mind, attain spiritual wisdom, and invoke the grace of the mother of all mantras. Reciting this heart-centered prayer is believed to grant the complete merit of Gayatri Japa, leading to internal harmony, protection from negativity, and the ultimate liberation of the soul.

nārada uvāca

bhagavan devadeveśa bhūtabhavyajagatprabho |
kavacaṃ ca śrutaṃ divyaṃ gāyatrīmantravigraham || 1 ||
adhunā śrotumicchāmi gāyatrīhṛdayaṃ param |
yaddhāraṇādbhavetpuṇyaṃ gāyatrījapato'khilam || 2 ||

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca

devyāśca hṛdayaṃ proktaṃ nāradātharvaṇe sphuṭam |
tadevāhaṃ pravakṣyāmi rahasyātirahasyakam || 3 ||
virāḍrūpāṃ mahādevīṃ gāyatrīṃ vedamātaram |
dhyātvā tasyāstvathāṅgeṣu dhyāyedetāśca devatāḥ || 4 ||
piṇḍabrahmaṇḍayoraikyādbhāvayetsvatanau tathā |
devīrūpe nije dehe tanmayatvāya sādhakaḥ || 5 ||
nādevo'bhyarcayeddevamiti vedavido viduḥ |
tato'bhedāya kāye sve bhāvayeddevatā imāḥ || 6 ||
atha tatsampravakṣyāmi tanmayatvamatho bhavet |
gāyatrīhṛdayasyā'syā'pyahameva ṛṣiḥ smṛtaḥ || 7 ||
gāyatrīchanda uddiṣṭaṃ devatā parameśvarī |
pūrvoktena prakāreṇa kuryādaṅgāni ṣaṭkramāt |
āsane vijane deśe dhyāyedekāgramānasaḥ || 8 ||
athārthanyāsaḥ | dyaumūrdhni daivatam | dantapaṅktāvaśvinau | ubhe sandhye cauṣṭhau | mukhamagniḥ | jihvā sarasvatī | grīvāyāṃ tu bṛhaspatiḥ | stanayorvasavo'ṣṭau | bāhvormarutaḥ | hṛdaye parjanyaḥ | ākāśamudaram | nābhāvantarikṣam | kaṭyorindrāgnī | jaghane vijñānaghanaḥ prajāpatiḥ | kailāsamalaye ūrū | viśvedevā jānvoḥ | jaṅghāyāṃ kauśikaḥ | guhyamayane | ūrū pitaraḥ | pādau pṛthivī | vanaspatayo'ṅgulīṣu | ṛṣayo romāṇi | nakhāni muhūrtāni | asthiṣu grahāḥ | asṛṅmāṃsamṛtavaḥ || saṃvatsarā vai nimiṣam | ahorātrāvādityaścandramāḥ | pravarāṃ divyāṃ gāyatrīṃ sahasranetrāṃ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye ||
oṃ tatsaviturvareṇyāya namaḥ | oṃ tatpūrvājayāya namaḥ | tatprātarādityāya namaḥ | tatprātarādityapratiṣṭhāyai namaḥ ||
prātaradhīyāno rātrikṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayati | sāyamadhīyāno divasakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayati | sāyaṃ prātaradhīyāno apāpo bhavati | sarvatīrtheṣu snāto bhavati | sarvairdevairjñāto bhavati | avācyavacanātpūto bhavati | abhakṣyabhakṣaṇātpūto bhavati | abhojyabhojanātpūto bhavati | acoṣyacoṣaṇātpūto bhavati | asādhyasādhanātpūto bhavati | duṣpratigrahaśatasahasrātpūto bhavati | sarvapratigrahātpūto bhavati | paṅktidūṣaṇātpūto bhavati | anṛtavacanātpūto bhavati | athā'brahmacārī brahmacārī bhavatī | anena hṛdayenādhītena kratusahasreṇeṣṭaṃ bhavati | ṣaṣṭiśatasahasragāyatryā japyāni phalāni bhavanti | aṣṭau brāhmaṇān samyaggrāhayet | tasya siddhirbhavati | ya idaṃ nityamadhīyāno brāhmaṇaḥ prātaḥ śuciḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyata
iti | brahmaloke mahīyate || ityāha bhagavān śrīnārāyaṇaḥ || iti śrīdevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe dvādaśaskandhe śrī gāyatrī hṛdayaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ ||

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