Gayatri Stotram

गायत्री स्तोत्रम् • गायत्रीस्तोत्रम्

stotram Gayatri Devi

About

Gayatri Stotram is a sacred hymn praising Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the most powerful Vedic mantra - the Gayatri Mantra. Gayatri Devi is considered the mother of the Vedas and the presiding deity of knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual illumination. She is depicted with five faces representing the five pranas and five elements, and is worshipped for intellectual growth, purity of mind, and spiritual enlightenment. This stotram elaborates on her divine qualities beyond the famous 24-syllable mantra.

Quick Reference

Author
Traditional / Vedic
Language
Sanskrit
Verse Count
10
Source
Devi Bhagavatam / Vedic Tradition

Benefits

  • Enhancement of intelligence and wisdom
  • Purification of mind and thoughts
  • Spiritual enlightenment and illumination
  • Protection from negative influences
  • Success in education and learning
  • Development of intuition and insight
  • Removal of sins and karmic obstacles
  • Blessings for Brahmin duties and Vedic study

When to Recite

Days All days, Thursday, Sunday
Times Brahma Muhurta, Sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk)
Occasions Gayatri Jayanti, Before Vedic study, During Upanayana ceremony, Daily Sandhyavandana
Recommended Count 3, 10, 24, or 108 times

Verses

dhyanam 1 Meditation verse

मुक्ताविद्रुमहेमनीलधवलच्छायैर्मुखैस्त्रीक्षणैः। युक्तामिन्दुनिबद्धरत्नमकुटां तत्त्वार्थवर्णात्मिकाम्॥ गायत्रीं वरदाभयाङ्कुशकशाश्शुभ्रंकपालं गदाम्। शङ्खं चक्रमथारविन्दयुगलं हस्तैर्वहन्तीं भजे॥

Muktā-vidruma-hema-nīla-dhavala-cchāyair-mukhais-trīkṣaṇaiḥ Yuktām-indu-nibaddha-ratna-makuṭāṁ tattvārtha-varṇātmikām Gāyatrīṁ varadābhayāṅkuśa-kaśāś-śubhraṅ-kapālaṁ gadām Śaṅkhaṁ cakram-athāravinda-yugalaṁ hastair-vahantīṁ bhaje

stuti 2

आयातु वरदा देवी अक्षरं ब्रह्मसंमितम्। गायत्रीं छन्दसां माता मामिदं ब्रह्म वर्चसम्॥

Āyātu varadā devī akṣaraṁ brahma-sammitam Gāyatrīṁ chandasāṁ mātā mām-idaṁ brahma varcasam

stuti 3

यो देवः सविता अस्माकं धियो धर्मादिगोचराः। प्रेरयेत्तस्य यद्भर्गस्तत्वरेण्यं उपास्महे॥

Yo devaḥ savitā asmākaṁ dhiyo dharmādi-gocarāḥ Prerayet-tasya yad-bhargas-tat-vareṇyaṁ upāsmahe

stuti 4

गायत्री वेदजननी गायत्री पापनाशिनी। गायत्री लोकजननी सर्वदा शरणं मम॥

Gāyatrī veda-jananī gāyatrī pāpa-nāśinī Gāyatrī loka-jananī sarvadā śaraṇaṁ mama

stuti 5

पञ्चवक्त्रां दशभुजां त्रिनेत्रां वरदां शुभाम्। हंसारूढां महादेवीं गायत्रीं प्रणमाम्यहम्॥

Pañca-vaktrāṁ daśa-bhujāṁ tri-netrāṁ vara-dāṁ śubhām Haṁsārūḍhāṁ mahādevīṁ gāyatrīṁ praṇamāmy-aham

stuti 6

सावित्री च सरस्वती च गायत्री वेदमातरः। त्रयो देव्यः प्रतिष्ठाप्य मां पातु परमेश्वरी॥

Sāvitrī ca sarasvatī ca gāyatrī veda-mātaraḥ Trayo devyaḥ pratiṣṭhāpya māṁ pātu parameśvarī

stuti 7

ओंकारं बिन्दुसंयुक्तं नित्यं ध्यायन्ति योगिनः। कामदं मोक्षदं चैव गायत्र्यै नमो नमः॥

Oṅkāraṁ bindu-saṁyuktaṁ nityaṁ dhyāyanti yoginaḥ Kāmadaṁ mokṣadaṁ caiva gāyatryai namo namaḥ

stuti 8

प्रातः सन्ध्यां समासाद्य गायत्रीं यः पठेन्नरः। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति॥

Prātaḥ sandhyāṁ samāsādya gāyatrīṁ yaḥ paṭhen-naraḥ Sarva-pāpa-vinirmukto viṣṇu-lokaṁ sa gacchati

stuti 9

महाव्याहृतिभिर्युक्ता त्रिपदा त्रिगुणात्मिका। चतुर्विंशत्यक्षरा देवी गायत्री मम तारिणी॥

Mahā-vyāhṛtibhir-yuktā tri-padā tri-guṇātmikā Catur-viṁśaty-akṣarā devī gāyatrī mama tāriṇī

phala-shruti 10 Benefits of recitation

इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं गायत्र्याः परमं शुभम्। यः पठेत्प्रयतो नित्यं ब्रह्मज्ञानं लभेत्ध्रुवम्॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते॥

Idaṁ stotraṁ mahā-puṇyaṁ gāyatryāḥ paramaṁ śubham Yaḥ paṭhet-prayato nityaṁ brahma-jñānaṁ labhed-dhruvam Sarva-pāpa-vinirmukto brahma-loke mahīyate