GAYATRI MANTRA

Gayatri Mantra is a verse from a hymn of the Rigveda (3.62.10)
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम् भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् || ||

Om bhoor-bhuvaH svaH, tat-savitur-vareNNyam, bhargo devasya dheemahi, dhiyo yo naH prachodayaat.

Gayatri Mantra Meaning:

O God, Thou art the Giver of Life, the Remover of pains and sorrows,the Bestower of happiness O Creator of the Universe, may we receive Thy Supreme Sin destroying light, May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.

Gurudev Shri Ram Sharma Acharaya explains meaning of Gayatri Mantra in his book "The Great Science and Philosophy of Gayatri".

Rishis have selected the words of various Mantras and arranged them in such a way that they, not only convey some meaning but their utterance also creates specific power. Gayatri is a Mantra which inspires righteous wisdom. Its meaning is that the Almighty God may illuminate our intellect which may lead us to righteous path. This is most important teaching. All the problems of a person are solved if he/she is endowed with the gift of righteous wisdom. Having endowed with far-sighted wisdom, a man is neither entangled in calamity nor does he tread a wrong path. A wise man finds solution of all outstanding problems. Only those persons find difficulty who do not know thinking correctly and take wrong steps on account of foolishness. The worship of Gayatri Mantra removes this deficiency. The teachings of and the powers incorporated in Gayatri Mantra fullfil this purpose. Righteous wisdom starts emerging no sooner Jap (recitation) of this Mantra is performed.

Meaning of each letter in Gayatri Mantra

ॐ (ओ३म्)	Om or Aum	Brahma or Almighty God	Brahm, sarva shaktiman ishwar
भूर्	bhoor	embodiment of vital  spiritual energy (pran)	Manushya ko pran pradan karne wala
भुवः	bhuvaH	destroyer of sufferings	sab dukhon ko nash karne wala
स्वः	svaH	embodiment of happiness	Sukh pradan karne wala
तत्	tat	that (Indicating God)	vah, Parmatma
सवितुर्	savitur	bright, luminous like sun	Surya ke saman ujjawal (tejomay)
वरेण्यम्	varenyam	Supreme, best	Sabse uttam (shresth)
भर्गो (भर्-गो)	bhargo	destroyer of sins	Paap karmo ko nash karne wala
देवस्य	devasya	divine	Devtulya prabhu
धीमहि	dheemahi	may receive	Dhayan (aatm chintan) ke yogya,
धियो	dhiyo	intellect	Budhi ko
यो	yo	who	Jo savita dev parmatam
नः	naH	our	Hamari
प्रचोदयात (प्‌रचोदयात)	prachodayaat	may inspire	Hame Shakti pradan kare

Check this video to simplify the meaning of the sacred Gayatri Mantra in ENGLISH.

Check this video to simplify the meaning of the sacred Gayatri Mantra in HINDI.