Shiva Gayatri Mantra (Rudra Gayatri) — Benefits & How to Chant
शिव गायत्री मंत्र
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting Shiva Gayatri Mantra (Rudra Gayatri)
The Gayatri mantra of Lord Shiva
invoking Lord Shiva's grace through the sacred Gayatri meter, the most powerful of Vedic metres
Chanted for peace, health, fearlessness and spiritual growth, and to awaken and illumine the intellect (the heart of every Gayatri)
A complete, daily Vedic mantra of Lord Shiva, suitable for meditation, japa and the start of worship
Most powerful on Monday, at the three sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), facing the east
Recited 108 times on a mala with a calm, focused mind; said to bring clarity, peace and the steady blessings of Lord Shiva
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)
Instructions
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.
Origin & History
Source: The Gayatri mantra of Lord Shiva
Author: 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.