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Vishnu Gayatri Mantra

विष्णु गायत्री मंत्र

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

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Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Lord Vishnu · 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 Vishnu Gayatri Mantra invokes Lord Vishnu, the giver of protection, prosperity, dharma and liberation, 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 नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि । तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Om Narayanaya Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat.

Meaning:Om. May we know Narayana (the refuge of all); may we meditate upon Vasudeva (the indwelling Lord); may that Vishnu 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 — Narayana (the refuge of all)

धीमहि🔊Dhimahiwe meditate upon — Vasudeva (the indwelling Lord)

तन्नः … प्रचोदयात्🔊Tannah … Prachodayatmay Vishnu inspire and illumine our intellect

Benefits of Chanting Vishnu Gayatri Mantra

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

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Chanted for protection, prosperity, dharma and liberation, and to awaken and illumine the intellect (the heart of every Gayatri)

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

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Most powerful on Thursday, 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 Vishnu

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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 Vishnu Gayatri Mantra

Repetitions108times

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

After a bath, sit facing east at dawn with a calm mind and chant "Om Narayanaya Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). Hold Lord Vishnu 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 Vishnu: "Om Narayanaya Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dhimahi. Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Lord Vishnu to inspire and illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for protection, prosperity, dharma and liberation, 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 Vishnu into daily life.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally at dawn and the other sandhya times, facing east. Thursday 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 Thursday, and are a gentle, complete daily practice.