Gayatri Mantra

oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ
svaḥtat savitur vareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt – Ṛgveda

Literal translations of the words are below :
oṃ - sacred syllable, primeval sound;
bhūr - physical body / physical realm;
bhuvaḥ - life force / mental realm;
svaḥ - soul… pic.twitter.com/hToL2YePbK

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oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ 

svaḥtat savitur vareṇyaṃ 

bhargo devasya dhīmahi

dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt – Ṛgveda

Literal translations of the words are below :

oṃ - sacred syllable, primeval sound;

bhūr - physical body / physical realm;

bhuvaḥ - life force / mental realm;

svaḥ - soul / spiritual realm;

tat - that (God);

savitur - of Savitṛ (Sun, Creator, source of all life);

vareṇyam - adore, venerable;

bhargo - splendour, effulgence, divine light;

devasya - Supreme Lord;

dhīmahi - may we meditate;

dhiyo - buddhi (intellect);

yo - may this light;

naḥ - our;

prachodayāt - illumine / inspire.

We meditate on that most adored Supreme Lord, the creator, whose effulgence (divine light) illumines all realms (physical, mental, and spiritual). May this divine light illumine our intellect.