Gayatri Mantra – Bowing to Surya – the sun

Through the popular and ancient mantra of light, the Gayatri mantra from the Vedas, we bow to Surya – the sun – and ask for enlightenment.

Mantra

om
ॐ
oṁ

om
oṁparticle
Om

OM

asato ma sad-gamaya |
असतो मा सद्गमय ।
asato mā sad-gamaya ।

asataḥmasculine ablative singular
asatsubstantive
vom Unwirklichen, von der Unwahrheit, von der Flaschheit, Trug
mā3rd person accusative singular
madpronoun
mich
satmasculine accusative singular
satsubstantive
Wahrheit, Realität
gamaya2nd person imperative singular
gamverb
führe Du

Führe Du mich vom Trug zur Wahrheit.

Nils Jakob Liersch

tamaso ma jyotir gamaya |
तमसो मा ज्योतिर् गमय ।
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya ।

tamasaḥneuter ablative singular
tamassubstantive
von der Dunkelheit
mā3rd person accusative singular
madpronoun
mich
jyotiḥneuter accusative singular
jyotissubstantive
Licht
gamaya2nd person imperative singular
gamverb
führe Du

Führe Du mich von der Dunkelheit zum Licht.

Nils Jakob Liersch

nrityor-manritam gamaya ||
मृत्योर्मामृतं गमय ॥
mr̥tyor-māmr̥taṁ gamaya ॥

mr̥tyoḥmasculine ablative singular
mr̥tyusubstantive
vom Tod
mā3rd person accusative singular
madpronoun
mich
amr̥tammasculine accusative singular
amr̥tasubstantive
Unsterblichkeit
gamaya2nd person imperative singular
gamverb
führe Du

Führe Du mich vom Tod zur Unsterblichkeit.

Nils Jakob Liersch

om shantih shantih shantih
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः
oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

om
omparticle
Om
śāntiḥnominative singular
śāntisubstantive feminine
Frieden
śāntiḥnominative singular
śāntisubstantive feminine
Frieden
śāntiḥnominative singular
śāntisubstantive feminine
Frieden

OM Frieden, Frieden, Frieden

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