About this stotra
The Various Gayatri Mantras is a collection of twelve Gayatri mantras, each dedicated to a different deity — Shiva, Ganapati, Nandi, Subrahmanya, Garuda, Brahma, Vishnu, Lakshmi, Narasimha, Surya, Agni and Durga. All follow the Gayatri metre and structure: we know... we meditate on... may he/she inspire us. Reciting these twelve mantras is equivalent to performing puja to all the major deities of the Hindu tradition and is considered highly meritorious for daily worship, festivals and special occasions.
शिव गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-न्तत्पुरु॑षाय वि॒द्महे॑ महादे॒वाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ रुद्रः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
śiva gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-ntatpuru̍ṣāya vi̠dmahē̍ mahādē̠vāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ rudraḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Shiva Gayatri: Om — we know the Supreme Person (Tatpurusha); we meditate on Mahadeva (the Great God). May Rudra inspire and illuminate us.
गणपति गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-न्तत्पुरु॑षाय वि॒द्महे॑ वक्रतु॒ण्डाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ दन्तिः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
gaṇapati gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-ntatpuru̍ṣāya vi̠dmahē̍ vakratu̠ṇḍāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ dantiḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Ganapati Gayatri: Om — we know the Supreme Person; we meditate on Vakratunda (the curved-trunk one). May the tusked lord (Danti) inspire and illuminate us.
नन्दि गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-न्तत्पुरु॑षाय वि॒द्महे॑ चक्रतु॒ण्डाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ नन्दिः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
nandi gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-ntatpuru̍ṣāya vi̠dmahē̍ chakratu̠ṇḍāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ nandiḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Nandi Gayatri: Om — we know the Supreme Person; we meditate on Chakratunda (the wheel-snouted one). May Nandi inspire and illuminate us.
सुब्रह्मण्य गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-न्तत्पुरु॑षाय वि॒द्महे॑ महासे॒नाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्न-ष्षण्मुखः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
subrahmaṇya gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-ntatpuru̍ṣāya vi̠dmahē̍ mahāsē̠nāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tanna-ṣṣaṇmukhaḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Subrahmanya Gayatri: Om — we know the Supreme Person; we meditate on Mahasena (the great commander). May the six-faced lord (Shanmukha) inspire and illuminate us.
गरुड गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-न्तत्पुरु॑षाय वि॒द्महे॑ सुवर्णप॒क्षाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ गरुडः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
garuḍa gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-ntatpuru̍ṣāya vi̠dmahē̍ suvarṇapa̠kṣāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ garuḍaḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Garuda Gayatri: Om — we know the Supreme Person; we meditate on the golden-winged one (Suvarnna Paksha). May Garuda inspire and illuminate us.
ब्रह्म गायत्री मन्त्रः
ॐ-वेँ॒दा॒त्म॒नाय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ हिरण्यग॒र्भाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ ब्रह्मः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
brahma gāyatrī mantraḥ
ōṃ vē̠dā̠tma̠nāya̍ vi̠dmahē̍ hiraṇyaga̠rbhāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ brahmaḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Brahma Gayatri: Om — we know the self of the Vedas (Vedatma); we meditate on Hiranyagarbha (the golden womb of creation). May Brahma inspire and illuminate us.
विष्णु गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-न्ना॒रा॒य॒णाय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ वासुदे॒वाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ विष्णुः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
viṣṇu gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-nnā̠rā̠ya̠ṇāya̍ vi̠dmahē̍ vāsudē̠vāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ viṣṇuḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Vishnu Gayatri: Om — we know Narayana (the all-pervading one); we meditate on Vasudeva (the indwelling lord). May Vishnu inspire and illuminate us.
श्री लक्ष्मि गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-म्म॒हा॒दे॒व्यै च वि॒द्महे॑ विष्णुप॒त्नी च॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ लक्ष्मी प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
śrī lakṣmi gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-mma̠hā̠dē̠vyai cha vi̠dmahē̍ viṣṇupa̠tnī cha̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ lakṣmī prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Sri Lakshmi Gayatri: Om — we know the great goddess (Mahadevi); we meditate on the consort of Vishnu (Vishnupatni). May Lakshmi inspire and illuminate us.
नरसिंह गायत्री मन्त्रः
ॐ-वँ॒ज्र॒न॒खाय वि॒द्महे॑ तीक्ष्णद॒ग्ग्-ष्ट्राय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ नारसिग्ंहः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
narasiṃha gāyatrī mantraḥ
ōṃ va̠jra̠na̠khāya vi̠dmahē̍ tīkṣṇada̠gg-ṣṭrāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ nārasigṃhaḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Narasimha Gayatri: Om — we know the one with thunderbolt nails (Vajranakha); we meditate on the one with sharp fangs (Tikshnadamshtra). May Narasimha inspire and illuminate us.
सूर्य गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-म्भा॒स्क॒राय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ महद्द्युतिक॒राय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ आदित्यः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
sūrya gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-mbhā̠ska̠rāya̍ vi̠dmahē̍ mahaddyutika̠rāya̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ ādityaḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Surya Gayatri: Om — we know Bhaskara (the sun, maker of light); we meditate on the great radiance-giver (Mahaddyutikara). May Aditya inspire and illuminate us.
अग्नि गायत्री मन्त्रः
ॐ-वैँ॒श्वा॒न॒राय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ लाली॒लाय धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ अग्निः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
agni gāyatrī mantraḥ
ōṃ vai̠śvā̠na̠rāya̍ vi̠dmahē̍ lālī̠lāya dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ agniḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Agni Gayatri: Om — we know Vaishvanara (the universal fire); we meditate on the flaming one (Lalilaya). May Agni inspire and illuminate us.
दुर्गा गायत्री मन्त्रः
ओ-ङ्का॒त्या॒य॒नाय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ कन्यकु॒मारि॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ दुर्गिः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥
durgā gāyatrī mantraḥ
ō-ṅkā̠tyā̠ya̠nāya̍ vi̠dmahē̍ kanyaku̠māri̍ dhīmahi ।
tannō̍ durgiḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥
Durga Gayatri: Om — we know Katyayana (daughter of sage Katyayana); we meditate on Kanyakumari (the eternal virgin goddess). May Durgi inspire and illuminate us.