brahmagayatrimantravedic

බ්රහ්මා ගායත්රී මංත්ර

Brahma Gayatri Mantra in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 At dawn and the sandhya times; before study, teaching or creative work·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Brahma

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Brahma · Traditional (Vedic)

Beyond the universal Gayatri Mantra, the Vedic tradition gives each great deity its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter calling upon that deity to illumine the intellect. The Brahma Gayatri invokes Brahma, the creator of the universe, as the very soul of the Vedas (Vedatma) and as Hiranyagarbha, the golden cosmic womb from which all creation springs. Following the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat," it is chanted above all for wisdom, knowledge and creative power.

✦ As told in scripture

The Vedas describe Hiranyagarbha — the golden womb identified with Brahma — as that which arose in the beginning and upheld the heavens and the earth; meditating on this creative source through the Brahma Gayatri is traditionally said to awaken insight, memory and original thought in the sincere seeker of knowledge.

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The Mantra

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ඕං වේදාත්මනාය විද්මහේ හිරණ්යගර්භාය ධීමහි . තන්නෝ බ්රහ්මා ප්රචෝදයාත් ..

Om Vedatmanaya Vidmahe Hiranyagarbhaya Dhimahi. Tanno Brahma Prachodayat.

Meaning:Om. May we know the one whose self is the Vedas; may we meditate upon Hiranyagarbha, the golden cosmic womb; may that Brahma inspire and illumine our minds.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ඕං🔊Omthe primordial sound, the Supreme Brahman

වේදාත්මනාය🔊Vedatmanayato the one whose very self is the Vedas (the soul of sacred knowledge)

විද්මහේ🔊Vidmahemay we know / we seek to know

හිරණ්යගර්භාය🔊Hiranyagarbhayato the golden-wombed one, the cosmic source from which creation springs

ධීමහි🔊Dhimahiwe meditate upon

තන්නඃ🔊Tannahtherefore, for us / may that

බ්රහ්මා🔊BrahmaBrahma, the creator of the universe

ප්රචෝදයාත්🔊Prachodayatmay he inspire and illumine (our intellect)

Benefits of Chanting Brahma Gayatri Mantra

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The Gayatri mantra of Brahma, the creator — invoking the source of the Vedas and all knowledge

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Chanted for wisdom, learning, creativity and clarity of intellect, and for success in study and research

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Addresses Brahma as Hiranyagarbha, the cosmic seed of creation — a prayer to awaken our own creative power

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As a Gayatri, it illumines the intellect along the timeless pattern Vidmahe-Dhimahi-Prachodayat

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A complete daily Vedic mantra suitable for japa, meditation and the start of worship and study

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Especially powerful at the sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), facing east, before learning or creative work

How to Chant Brahma Gayatri Mantra

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAt dawn and the sandhya times; before study, teaching or creative work

After a bath, sit facing east with a calm mind and chant "Om Vedatmanaya Vidmahe Hiranyagarbhaya Dhimahi. Tanno Brahma Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). Hold the creator Brahma, the soul of the Vedas, in the heart. It may be chanted daily, alongside the universal Gayatri Mantra, and is often recited before study, teaching or any creative undertaking.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Brahma Gayatri Mantra written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the Gayatri mantra of Brahma the creator: "Om Vedatmanaya Vidmahe Hiranyagarbhaya Dhimahi. Tanno Brahma Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Brahma — the soul of the Vedas and the golden cosmic womb (Hiranyagarbha) — to illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for wisdom, knowledge, creativity and clarity of mind, and for success in study, research and learning. As a Gayatri mantra it is also purifying and steadying, awakening the intellect and drawing the creative grace of Brahma.

Hiranyagarbha means 'the golden womb' or 'golden egg' — the cosmic seed from which the universe emerges, identified with Brahma the creator. By meditating on Hiranyagarbha, the mantra invokes the very source of creation and knowledge to awaken wisdom within us.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally at dawn and the other sandhya times, facing east. It is especially fitting before study, teaching or creative work, and can be made part of a daily Gayatri sadhana.

Yes — deity Gayatri mantras may be chanted by anyone with devotion. It is recited at dawn after a bath, with a clean mind, and makes a gentle, complete daily practice, especially valued by students and seekers of knowledge.