The Hymn to Shri Gayatri

Verse 1 (devibhagavatam.12.5.1)

नारद उवाव भक्तानुकम्पिन् सर्वज्ञ हृदयं पापनाशनम् । गायत्र्याः कथितं तस्माद्गायत्र्याः स्तोत्रमीरय

nārada uvāva bhaktānukampin sarvajña hṛdayaṁ pāpanāśanam gāyatryāḥ kathitaṁ tasmādgāyatryāḥ stotramīraya

Narada said: O compassionate one to your devotees, O all-knowing one! You have declared the sin-destroying Heart of Gayatri; now likewise speak the hymn (stotra) of Gayatri.

Verse 2 (devibhagavatam.12.5.2)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । आदिशक्ते जगन्मातर्भक्तानुग्रहकारिणि । सर्वत्र व्यापिकेऽनन्ते श्रीसन्ध्ये ते नमोऽस्तु ते

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ādiśakte jaganmātarbhaktānugrahakāriṇi sarvatra vyāpike'nante śrīsandhye te namo'stu te

Shri Narayana said: O Primordial Shakti, Mother of the world, bestower of grace upon your devotees; O you who pervade everywhere, O Infinite One, O glorious Sandhya — salutation to you, salutation to you!

Verse 3 (devibhagavatam.12.5.3)

त्वमेव सन्ध्या गायत्री सावित्री च सरस्वती । बाह्मी च वैष्णवी रौद्री रक्ता श्वेता सितेतरा

tvameva sandhyā gāyatrī sāvitrī ca sarasvatī bāhmī ca vaiṣṇavī raudrī raktā śvetā sitetarā

You alone are Sandhya, Gayatri, Savitri, and Sarasvati; you are Brahmi, Vaishnavi, and Raudri; you are red, white, and other than white.

Verse 4 (devibhagavatam.12.5.4)

प्रातर्बाला च मध्याह्ने यौवनस्था भवेत्पुनः । वृद्धा सायं भगवती चिन्त्यते मुनिभिः सदा

prātarbālā ca madhyāhne yauvanasthā bhavetpunaḥ vṛddhā sāyaṁ bhagavatī cintyate munibhiḥ sadā

In the morning you are a young girl; at midday you attain again the fullness of youth; and in the evening, O Blessed Goddess, sages ever meditate upon you as an aged woman.

Verse 5 (devibhagavatam.12.5.5)

हंसस्था गरुडारूढा तथा वृषभवाहिनी । ऋग्वेदाध्यायिनी भूमौ दृश्यते या तपस्विभिः

haṁsasthā garuḍārūḍhā tathā vṛṣabhavāhinī ṛgvedādhyāyinī bhūmau dṛśyate yā tapasvibhiḥ

Seated upon a swan, mounted upon Garuda, and likewise borne upon a bull — reciting the Rig Veda, you are seen upon the earth by the ascetics.

Verse 6 (devibhagavatam.12.5.6)

यजुर्वेदं पठन्ती च अन्तरिक्षे विराजते । सा सामगापि सर्वेषु भ्राम्यमाणा तथा भुवि

yajurvedaṁ paṭhantī ca antarikṣe virājate sā sāmagāpi sarveṣu bhrāmyamāṇā tathā bhuvi

Reciting the Yajur Veda, you shine forth in the sky; and as the singer of the Sama, you likewise wander everywhere upon the earth.

Verse 7 (devibhagavatam.12.5.7)

रुद्रलोकं गता त्वं हि विष्णुलोकनिवासिनी । त्वमेव ब्रह्मणो लोकेऽमर्त्यानुग्रहकारिणी

rudralokaṁ gatā tvaṁ hi viṣṇulokanivāsinī tvameva brahmaṇo loke'martyānugrahakāriṇī

You go to the world of Rudra, and you dwell in the world of Vishnu; you alone, in the world of Brahma, bestow grace upon the immortals.

Verse 8 (devibhagavatam.12.5.8)

सप्तर्षिप्रीतिजननी माया बहुवरप्रदा । शिवयोः करनेत्रोत्था ह्यश्रुस्वेदसमुद्भवा

saptarṣiprītijananī māyā bahuvarapradā śivayoḥ karanetrotthā hyaśrusvedasamudbhavā

You bring delight to the Seven Sages, you are Maya, the giver of many boons; you have arisen from the hands and eyes of Shiva and Shakti, born of their tears and their sweat.

Verse 9 (devibhagavatam.12.5.9)

आनन्दजननी दुर्गा दशधा परिपढ्यते । वरेण्या वरदा चैव वरिष्ठा वरवर्णिनी

ānandajananī durgā daśadhā paripaḍhyate vareṇyā varadā caiva variṣṭhā varavarṇinī

The mother of bliss, Durga, is recited in ten forms: Varenya, Varada, Varishtha, and Varavarnini,

Verse 10 (devibhagavatam.12.5.10)

गरिष्ठा च वरार्हा च वरारोहा च सप्तमी । नीलगङ्गा तथा सन्ध्या सर्वदा भोगमोक्षदा

gariṣṭhā ca varārhā ca varārohā ca saptamī nīlagaṅgā tathā sandhyā sarvadā bhogamokṣadā

Garishtha, Vararha, and the seventh, Vararoha, Nilaganga, and Sandhya — ever the giver of both enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 11 (devibhagavatam.12.5.11)

भागीरथी मर्त्यलोके पाताले भोगवत्यपि । त्रिलोकवाहिनी देवी स्थानत्रयनिवासिनी

bhāgīrathī martyaloke pātāle bhogavatyapi trilokavāhinī devī sthānatrayanivāsinī

In the world of mortals you are Bhagirathi, and in the netherworld you are Bhogavati; O Goddess who flows through the three worlds, dwelling in these three abodes.

Verse 12 (devibhagavatam.12.5.12)

भूर्लोकस्था त्वमेवासि धरित्री लोकधारिणी । भुवो लोके वायुशक्तिः स्वर्लोके तेजसां निधिः

bhūrlokasthā tvamevāsi dharitrī lokadhāriṇī bhuvo loke vāyuśaktiḥ svarloke tejasāṁ nidhiḥ

Present in Bhurloka you alone are the Earth, sustainer of the world; in Bhuvarloka you are the power of wind; in Svarloka you are the treasury of splendors.

Verse 13 (devibhagavatam.12.5.13)

महर्लोके महासिद्धिर्जनलोके जनेत्यपि । तपस्विनी तपोलोके सत्यलोके तु सत्यवाक्

maharloke mahāsiddhirjanaloke janetyapi tapasvinī tapoloke satyaloke tu satyavāk

In Maharloka you are the Great Siddhi; in Janaloka you are called Jana; in Tapoloka you are the ascetic Tapasvini; and in Satyaloka you are Truth-speaking Satyavak.

Verse 14 (devibhagavatam.12.5.14)

कमला विष्णुलोके च गायत्री ब्रह्मलोकदा । रुद्रलोके स्थिता गौरी हरार्धाङ्गनिवासिनी

kamalā viṣṇuloke ca gāyatrī brahmalokadā rudraloke sthitā gaurī harārdhāṅganivāsinī

In the world of Vishnu you are Kamala, and as Gayatri you grant the world of Brahma; abiding in the world of Rudra you are Gauri, dwelling as the half of Hara's own body.

Verse 15 (devibhagavatam.12.5.15)

अहमो महतश्चैव प्रकृतिस्त्वं हि गीयसे । साम्यावस्थात्मिका त्वं हि शबलब्रह्मरूपिणी

ahamo mahataścaiva prakṛtistvaṁ hi gīyase sāmyāvasthātmikā tvaṁ hi śabalabrahmarūpiṇī

You are sung of as Ahamkara and Mahat, and as Prakriti itself; you, whose nature is the state of equilibrium of the gunas, are the manifest form of Brahman.

Verse 16 (devibhagavatam.12.5.16)

ततः परा परा शक्तिः परमा त्वं हि गीयसे । इच्छाशक्तिः क्रियाशक्तिर्ज्ञानशक्तिस्त्रिशक्तिदा

tataḥ parā parā śaktiḥ paramā tvaṁ hi gīyase icchāśaktiḥ kriyāśaktirjñānaśaktistriśaktidā

Beyond even that, you are sung of as the supreme, transcendent Shakti; you are the giver of the three powers — the power of will (icchā), the power of action (kriyā), and the power of knowledge (jñāna).

Verse 17 (devibhagavatam.12.5.17)

गङ्गा च यमुना चैव विपाशा च सरस्वती । सरयूर्देविका सिन्धुर्नर्मदैरावती तथा

gaṅgā ca yamunā caiva vipāśā ca sarasvatī sarayūrdevikā sindhurnarmadairāvatī tathā

Ganga, Yamuna, and Vipasha, and Sarasvati, Sarayu, Devika, Sindhu, Narmada, and likewise Airavati —

Verse 18 (devibhagavatam.12.5.18)

गोदावरी शतद्रूश्च कावेरी देवलोकगा । कौशिकी चन्द्रभागा च वितस्ता च सरस्वती

godāvarī śatadrūśca kāverī devalokagā kauśikī candrabhāgā ca vitastā ca sarasvatī

Godavari, Shatadru, Kaveri, Devalokaga, Kaushiki, Chandrabhaga, and Vitasta, and Sarasvati —

Verse 19 (devibhagavatam.12.5.19)

गण्डकी तापिनी तोया गोमती वेत्रवत्यपि । इडा च पिङ्गला चैव सुषुम्णा च तृतीयका

gaṇḍakī tāpinī toyā gomatī vetravatyapi iḍā ca piṅgalā caiva suṣumṇā ca tṛtīyakā

Gandaki, Tapini, Toya, Gomati, and Vetravati too, and Ida, Pingala, and, third, Sushumna —

Verse 20 (devibhagavatam.12.5.20)

गान्धारी हस्तिजिह्वा च पूषापूषा तथैव च । अलम्बुषा कुहूश्चैव शङ्खिनी प्राणवाहिनी

gāndhārī hastijihvā ca pūṣāpūṣā tathaiva ca alambuṣā kuhūścaiva śaṅkhinī prāṇavāhinī

Gandhari, Hastijihva, and likewise Pusha, Alambusha, Kuhu, Shankhini, and the life-breath-bearing channel —

Verse 21 (devibhagavatam.12.5.21)

नाडी च त्वं शरीरस्था गीयसे प्राक्तनैर्बुधैः । हृत्पद्मस्था प्राणशक्तिः कण्ठस्था स्वप्ननायिका

nāḍī ca tvaṁ śarīrasthā gīyase prāktanairbudhaiḥ hṛtpadmasthā prāṇaśaktiḥ kaṇṭhasthā svapnanāyikā

You, present in the body as the subtle channel (nadi), are sung of by the ancient wise ones; abiding in the heart-lotus you are the power of the breath, and abiding in the throat you are the mistress of dreams.

Verse 22 (devibhagavatam.12.5.22)

तालुस्था त्वं सदाधारा बिन्दुस्था बिन्दुमालिनी । मूले तु कुण्डलीशक्तिर्व्यापिनी केशमूलगा

tālusthā tvaṁ sadādhārā bindusthā bindumālinī mūle tu kuṇḍalīśaktirvyāpinī keśamūlagā

Abiding at the palate you are ever the support; abiding at the bindu you are Bindumalini; at the root you are the Kundalini power, and, all-pervading, you dwell even at the roots of the hair.

Verse 23 (devibhagavatam.12.5.23)

शिखामध्यासना त्वं हि शिखाग्रे तु मनोन्मनी । किमन्यद्बहुनोक्तेन यत्किञ्चिज्जगतीत्रये

śikhāmadhyāsanā tvaṁ hi śikhāgre tu manonmanī kimanyadbahunoktena yatkiñcijjagatītraye

You are seated in the middle of the crown-lock, and at its very tip you are Manonmani. What need is there of saying more — whatever exists in all three worlds,

Verse 24 (devibhagavatam.12.5.24)

तत्सर्वं त्वं महादेवि श्रिये सन्ध्ये नमोऽस्तु ते । इतीदं कीर्तितं स्तोत्रं सन्ध्यायां बहुपुण्यदम्

tatsarvaṁ tvaṁ mahādevi śriye sandhye namo'stu te itīdaṁ kīrtitaṁ stotraṁ sandhyāyāṁ bahupuṇyadam

— all that, O Great Goddess, is you alone. O glorious Sandhya, salutation to you. Thus has this hymn been declared, which bestows great merit when recited at the sandhya hour.

Verse 25 (devibhagavatam.12.5.25)

महापापप्रशमनं महासिद्धिविधायकम् । य इदं कीर्तयेत्स्तोत्रं सन्ध्याकाले समाहितः

mahāpāpapraśamanaṁ mahāsiddhividhāyakam ya idaṁ kīrtayetstotraṁ sandhyākāle samāhitaḥ

It is the pacifier of great sins and the bestower of great accomplishment (siddhi). Whoever, with focused mind, recites this hymn at the time of sandhya —

Verse 26 (devibhagavatam.12.5.26)

अपुत्रः प्राप्नुयात्युत्रं धनार्थी धनमाप्नुयात् । सर्वतीर्थतपोदानयज्ञयोगफलं लभेत्

aputraḥ prāpnuyātyutraṁ dhanārthī dhanamāpnuyāt sarvatīrthatapodānayajñayogaphalaṁ labhet

the childless obtains a son, the seeker of wealth obtains wealth; he obtains the fruit of every pilgrimage, austerity, gift, sacrifice, and yogic practice.

Verse 27 (devibhagavatam.12.5.27)

भोगान्भुक्त्वा चिरं कालमन्ते मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् । तपस्विभिः कृतं स्तोत्रं स्नानकाले तु यः पठेत्

bhogānbhuktvā ciraṁ kālamante mokṣamavāpnuyāt tapasvibhiḥ kṛtaṁ stotraṁ snānakāle tu yaḥ paṭhet

Having enjoyed his pleasures for a long time, he attains liberation at the end. Whoever recites, at the time of bathing, this hymn composed by the ascetics,

Verse 28 (devibhagavatam.12.5.28)

यत्र कुत्र जले मग्नः सन्ध्यामज्जनजं फलम् । लभते नात्र सन्देहः सत्यं सत्यं च नारद

yatra kutra jale magnaḥ sandhyāmajjanajaṁ phalam labhate nātra sandehaḥ satyaṁ satyaṁ ca nārada

wherever he may be immersed in water, obtains the very fruit of the sandhya-bathing — there is no doubt of this, O Narada; it is true, it is true.

Verse 29 (devibhagavatam.12.5.29)

शृणुयाद्योऽपि तद्भक्त्या स तु पापात्प्रमुच्यते । पीयूषसदृशं वाक्यं सन्ध्योक्तं नारदेरितम्

śṛṇuyādyo'pi tadbhaktyā sa tu pāpātpramucyate pīyūṣasadṛśaṁ vākyaṁ sandhyoktaṁ nāraderitam

Whoever also hears it with devotion is freed from sin. This utterance concerning Sandhya, spoken to Narada, is like nectar.