TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM (तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं) TAT (तत् ) means “that”, in Sanskrit to denote the third person. It is also mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita to signify the selfless nature of actions, implying that action should be performed without regard to its fruits, but simply out of devotion and sense of duty (Dharma) Tat then is used here in Read More …

BHUR BHUVAH SWAH These three words collectively are known as the “Mahavyriti”. They express the inherent qualities and nature of the Creator. BHUR (भूर्)  Bhur signifies existence. The Creator is self-existent and independent of all, eternal and unchanging. Without beginning and without end, The Creator exists as a continuous, permanent, constant entity.  Bhur also signifies Read More …

  OM is the primordial sound, the sound of creation. The single word OM (ॐ) is known as the primary or bij mantra because it contains the seed for all other mantras within itself. That alone is the self; On which are woven the earth, intermediate region and sky, the mind, together with all its Read More …

The Gayatri Mantra is a cosmic rhythm consisting of 24 syllables, arranged as a triplet, each of 8 syllables. Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah,  Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi,  Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat A basic translation can be given as… Oh God, the Protector, the basis of all life, Who is self-existent, Who is free from all pains and Whose contact frees the soul from Read More …

The Bhagavad Gita  is part of an ancient Indian epic, Mahabharat,  the story of a struggle between two branches of a single ruling family, the Kauravas and the Pandavas. It conveys truth through a struggle, similar to that underlying our existence. The familes fight over the fertile and valuable land at the confluence of the Ganges and Read More …