Om
Bhur Bhuva Suvah
Tat Savithur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yo naha Prachodayat
Meaning:
We
meditate on that most adorable, most desirable and most enchanting luster
(effulgence) of our supreme Lord, who is our creator, inspirer and source
of eternal Joy. May this light inspire and illumine our intellect (and
dispel the darkness).
Word
Meaning:
Aum:
The primeval sound (from which all sounds emerge)
Bhur:
who is our inspirer
Bhuvah:
who is our creator
Suvaha:
who is the abode of supreme joy
Tat:
of that
Savitur:
from whom all creations emerge (also means the Sun God who is our life
source)
Varenyam:
the most adorable, most desirable or most enchanting
Bhargo:
luster or effulgence
Devasya: supreme
(Lord)
Dheemahi:
We meditate upon
Dhiyo:
intellect (activities of the intellect)
Yo: May
this light
Naha:
our
Prachodayaat:
inspire/illumine
Bhur,
Bhuvah and Suvaha are also considered to mean three lokaas or worlds
namely Heaven, earth and lower worlds
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