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Shiva Gayatri Mantra (Rudra Gayatri) in Telugu

తెలుగు

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

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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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ఓం తత్పురుషాయ విద్మహే మహాదేవాయ ధీమహి । తన్నో రుద్రః ప్రచోదయాత్ ॥

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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ఓం🔊Omthe primordial sound

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

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

తన్నః … ప్రచోదయాత్🔊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

This page shows the complete Shiva Gayatri Mantra (Rudra Gayatri) written in the Telugu script (తెలుగు) — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character into Telugu so Andhra Pradesh & Telangana devotees can read and chant it comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud, and the Roman (IAST) transliteration is shown beneath each verse for pronunciation.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

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.