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Shiva Gayatri Mantra (Rudra Gayatri)

शिव गायत्री मंत्र

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 At dawn (and the sandhya times), especially on Monday·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Lord Shiva

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తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Lord Shiva · Traditional (Vedic)

Beyond the universal Gayatri Mantra, the Vedic tradition gives each great deity its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter calling upon that deity to illumine the intellect. The Shiva Gayatri Mantra invokes Lord Shiva, the giver of peace, health, fearlessness and spiritual growth, in the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat" — "may we know, may we meditate, may the Lord inspire our minds." Chanted at the sandhya hours, it is a complete and gentle daily sadhana.

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The Mantra

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ॐ तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि । तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat.

Meaning:Om. May we know the Supreme Person (Tatpurusha); may we meditate upon the great God (Mahadeva); may that Rudra (Shiva) inspire and illumine our minds.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ॐ🔊Omthe primordial sound

विद्महे🔊Vidmahemay we know / we seek to know — the Supreme Person (Tatpurusha)

धीमहि🔊Dhimahiwe meditate upon — the great God (Mahadeva)

तन्नः … प्रचोदयात्🔊Tannah … Prachodayatmay Rudra (Shiva) inspire and illumine our intellect

Benefits of Chanting Shiva Gayatri Mantra (Rudra Gayatri)

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The Gayatri mantra of Lord Shiva — invoking Lord Shiva's grace through the sacred Gayatri meter, the most powerful of Vedic metres

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Chanted for peace, health, fearlessness and spiritual growth, and to awaken and illumine the intellect (the heart of every Gayatri)

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A complete, daily Vedic mantra of Lord Shiva, suitable for meditation, japa and the start of worship

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Most powerful on Monday, at the three sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), facing the east

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Recited 108 times on a mala with a calm, focused mind; said to bring clarity, peace and the steady blessings of Lord Shiva

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Often chanted along with the great Gayatri Mantra ("Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha…") as part of a daily sadhana

How to Chant Shiva Gayatri Mantra (Rudra Gayatri)

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAt dawn (and the sandhya times), especially on Monday

After a bath, sit facing east at dawn with a calm mind and chant "Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). Hold Lord Shiva in the heart and let the mantra settle the mind. It may be chanted daily as a complete sadhana, alongside the universal Gayatri Mantra.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is the Gayatri mantra of Lord Shiva: "Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Lord Shiva to inspire and illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for peace, health, fearlessness and spiritual growth, and to awaken clarity and wisdom of mind. As a Gayatri mantra it is held to be especially purifying and steadying, bringing the blessings of Lord Shiva into daily life.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally at dawn and the other sandhya times, facing east. Monday is its special day. It can be made part of a daily Gayatri sadhana.

Every Gayatri follows this pattern: "Vidmahe" — may we know; "Dhimahi" — may we meditate upon; "Prachodayat" — may that deity inspire and illumine our intellect. So the mantra is a prayer for the deity to awaken wisdom within us.

Yes — deity Gayatri mantras may be chanted by anyone with devotion. They are recited at dawn after a bath, with a clean mind, ideally on Monday, and are a gentle, complete daily practice.