o-ntatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ mahāde॒vāya̭ dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the Supreme Purusha (the primordial being), the Great God (Mahadeva).
tanno̭ rudraḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
gaṇapati gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that Rudra (the Destroyer of suffering) direct and inspire our intellect.
Ganapati Gayatri Mantra
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ vakratu॒ṇḍāya̭ dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the Supreme Purusha, the one with the curved trunk (Vakratunda).
tanno̭ dantiḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
nandi gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that tusked one (Danti) direct and inspire our intellect.
Nandi Gayatri Mantra
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ cakratu॒ṇḍāya̭ dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the Supreme Purusha, the one with the powerful snout (Chakratunda).
tanno̭ nandiḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
subrahmaṇya gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that Nandi (the sacred bull) direct and inspire our intellect.
Subrahmanya Gayatri Mantra
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ mahāse॒nāya̭ dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the Supreme Purusha, the great commander of the divine army (Mahasena).
tanna-ṣṣaṇmukhaḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
garuḍa gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that six-faced one (Shanmukha) direct and inspire our intellect.
Garuda Gayatri Mantra
o-ntatpurṷṣāya vi॒dmahḙ suvarṇapa॒kṣāya̭ dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the Supreme Purusha, the one with the golden wings.
tanno̭ garuḍaḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
brahma gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that Garuda guide and inspire our intellect.
oṃ-ve~॒dā॒tma॒nāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ hiraṇyaga॒rbhāya̭ dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the essence of the Vedas, the creator of the universe; may we dwell upon the golden-wombed One.
tanno̭ brahmaḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
viṣṇu gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that Brahma guide and inspire our intellect.
o-nnā॒rā॒ya॒ṇāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ vāsude॒vāya̭ dhīmahi |
We realize the supreme Narayana; may we meditate upon Vasudeva.
tanno̭ viṣṇuḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
śrī lakṣmi gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that Vishnu guide and inspire our intellect.
o-mma॒hā॒de॒vyai ca vi॒dmahḙ viṣṇupa॒tnī ca̭ dhīmahi |
We realize the Great Goddess, the consort of Vishnu; may we meditate upon her.
tanno̭ lakṣmī praco॒dayā᳚t ||
narasiṃha gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that Lakshmi guide and inspire our intellect.
oṃ-va~॒jra॒na॒khāya vi॒dmahḙ tīkṣṇada॒gg-ṣṭrāya̭ dhīmahi |
We realize the One with diamond-hard claws; may we meditate upon the One with sharp fangs.
tanno̭ nārasigṃhaḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
sūrya gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that Narasimha guide and inspire our intellect.
o-mbhā॒ska॒rāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ mahaddyutika॒rāya̭ dhīmahi |
We realize the Sun God, the illuminator; may we meditate upon the One who radiates great splendor.
tanno̭ ādityaḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
agni gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that effulgent Aditya (the Sun God) inspire and illuminate our intellect.
oṃ-vai~॒śvā॒na॒rāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ lālī॒lāya dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the universal fire, Vaishvanara, who manifests as the divine flame; may we be granted the wisdom to perceive his brilliance.
tanno̭ agniḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
durgā gāyatrī mantraḥ
May that sacred Fire (Agni) inspire and illuminate our intellect.
o-ṅkā॒tyā॒ya॒nāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ kanyaku॒māri̭ dhīmahi |
We meditate upon the daughter of the sage Katyayana, the eternal virgin Goddess; may we be granted the wisdom to realize her divinity.
tanno̭ durgiḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
May that Goddess Durga inspire and illuminate our intellect.
