Gayatri Mantra in Bengali
গায়ত্রী মন্ত্র
The Gayatri Mantra is a Vedic prayer from the Rig Veda (3.62.10), and its seer is Rishi Vishvamitra. Below is the Gayatri Mantra in Bengali script, also in English letters, with its meaning and a word-by-word gloss.
- Bengali script
- 1 verse
- 1 min
- Rishi Vishvamitra (Rig Veda 3.62.10)
- Best on Sunday
Recite line by line, listen, count with a mala. The reader opens in Bengali.
ওঁ ভূর্ভুবঃ স্বঃ Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah
তৎসবিতুর্বরেণ্যং Tat Savitur Varenyam
ভর্গো দেবস্য ধীমহি Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi
ধিয়ো যো নঃ প্রচোদয়াৎ॥ Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
Meaning
Om. Earth, atmosphere and heaven. We meditate on that most excellent radiance of the divine Savitr. May he inspire and illumine our minds.
- ওঁ Om
- the primordial sound
- ভূঃ Bhur
- the earth
- ভুবঃ Bhuvah
- the atmosphere
- স্বঃ Svah
- the heavens
- তৎ Tat
- that
- সবিতুঃ Savitur
- of Savitr, the divine sun who inspires
- বরেণ্যং Varenyam
- most excellent, worthy of choosing
- ভর্গঃ Bhargo
- radiance that removes darkness
- দেবস্য Devasya
- of the divine
- ধীমহি Dhimahi
- we meditate upon
- ধিয়ঃ Dhiyo
- intellects, minds
- যঃ Yo
- who
- নঃ Nah
- our
- প্রচোদয়াৎ Prachodayat
- may inspire, may illumine
Questions
Is this the same Gayatri Mantra that is sung in Hindi?
Yes. These are the same Sanskrit words, written in Bengali letters so you can read them aloud. It is a transliteration, not a translation into Bengali. The meaning of each verse is given in English.
How was the Bengali text prepared?
We keep one checked Devanagari edition (Rig Veda Samhita, Mandala 3, Sukta 62, Mantra 10) and write it in Bengali letters with fixed spelling rules, so every verse matches the original letter for letter. The English-letter line is the common singing spelling.