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% Author                : Sw. Vidyaranya (circa 13 cent. A.D.)
% Transliterated by     : Sunder Hattangadi
% Proofread by          : Sunder Hattangadi
% Description-comments  : Advaita meaning of Gayatri mantra
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\engtitle{.. Gayatri Mantra ..}##
\itxtitle{.. sArtha gAyatrI mantrArthaH ..}##\endtitles ##

atha sarvadevAtmanaH sarvashakteH sarvAvabhAsakatejomayasya
paramAtmanaH sarvAtmakatvadyotanArthaM sarvAtmakatvapratipAdaka\-
gAyatrImahAmantrasyopAsanaprakAraH prakAshyate . tatra gAyatrIM
praNavAdisaptavyAhR^ityupetAM shiraHsametAM sarvavedasAramiti
vadanti\, evaMvishiShTA gAyatrI prANAyAmairupAsyA . sapraNava\-
vyAhR^ititrayopetA praNavAntA gAyatrI japAdibhirupAsyA .

tatra shuddhagAyatrI pratyag.hbrahmaikyabodhikA . dhiyo yo naH prachodayAditi
\-\-\-naH asmAkaM dhiyaH buddhiH yaH prachodayAt prerayet iti sarvabuddhi\-
sa.nj~nAntaHkaraNaprakAshakaH sarvasAkShI pratyagAtmA uchyate . tasya
prachodayAchChabdanirdiShTasyAtmanaH svarUpabhUtaM paraM brahma\-\-\-
tatsaviturityAdipadairnirdishyate .

tatra ##'## OM tatsaditi nirdesho brahmaNastrividhaHsmR^itaH ##'## iti
tachChabdena pratyag.hbhUtaM svataHsiddhaM paraM brahmochyate .
savituriti sR^iShTisthitilaya\- lakShaNakasya sarvaprapa~nchasya
samastadvaitavibhramasyAdhiShThAnaM lakShyate . vareNyamiti sarvavaraNIyaM
niratishayAnandarUpam . bharga ityavidyAdi\-
doShabharjanAtmakaj~nAnaikaviShayam . devasyeti sarvadyotanAtmakAkhaNDa\-
chidekarasam . saviturdevasyetyatra ShaShThyartho rAhoH shira
itivadaupachArikaH buddhyAdisarvadR^ishyasAkShilakShaNaM yanme
svarUpaM tatsarvAdhiShThAnabhUtaM paramAnandaM nirastasamastAnartharUpaM
svaprakAshachidAtmakaM brahmetyevaM dhImahi dhyAyema .

evaM sati saha brahmaNA svavivartajaDaprapa~nchasya rajjusarpanyAyena apavAda\-
sAmAnAdhikaraNyarUpamekatvaM\, so.ayamiti nyAyena sarvasAkShipratyagAtmano
brahmaNA saha tAdAtmyarUpamekatvaM bhavatIti sarvAtmakabrahmabodhako.ayaM
gAyatrImantraH sampadyate .

saptavyAhR^itinAmayamarthaH\-\-\-bhUriti sanmAtramuchyate bhuva iti sarvaM
bhAvayati prakAshayatIti vyutpattyA chidrUpamuchyate . suvriyata iti vyutpattyA
suShThu sarvairvriyamANasukhasvarUpamuchyate . maha iti mahIyate pUjyata iti
vyutpattyA sarvAtishayatvamuchyate \, jana iti\-\-\-janayatIti janaH\, sakala\-
kAraNatvamuchyate . tapa iti sarvatejorUpatvam . satyamiti sarvabAdharahitam .
etaduktaM bhavati\-\-\-yalloke sadrUpaM tado.nkAravAchyaM brahmaiva\,
Atmano.asya sacchidrUpasvabhAvAditi . atha bhUrAdayaH sarvalokA o.nkArAvAchya\-
brahmAtmakAH\, na tad.hvyatiriktaM ki.nchidastIti vyAhR^itayo.api sarvAtmaka\-
brahmabodhikAH .

gAyatrI\-shiraso.apyayamevArthaH\-\-\- Apa ityApnotIti vyutpattyA
vyApitvamuchyate jyotiriti prakAsharUpatvam . rasa iti sarvAtishayatvam .
amR^itamiti maraNAdi sa.nsAranirmuktatvam .
sarvavyApisarvaprakAshakasarvotkR^iShTanityamuktamAtmarUpaM
sachchidAtmakaM yado.nkAravAcgyaM brahma tadahamasmi .

iti gAyatrImantrasyArthaH .
guhAshayabrahmahutAshano.ahaM
     kartredamaMshAkhya havirhutaM sat.
vilIyate nedamahaM bhavAnI\-
     tyeSha prakArastu vibhidyate.atra ..

yadasti yad.hbhAti tadAtmarUpaM
     nAnyattato bhAti na chAnyadasti .
svabhAvasaMvitpravibhAti kevalA
     grAhyaM grahIteti mR^iShaiva kalpanA ..
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Encoded and proofread by Sunder Hattangadi
Meaning of Gayatri mantra by Swami Vidyaranya (circa 13 cent. A.D.)

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