Rama Gayatri Mantra
राम गायत्री मंत्र
Also known as: om dasharathaya vidmahe sitavallabhaya dhimahi · ram gayatri mantra · rama gayatri · sri rama gayatri
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✦ Meaning
The Rama Gayatri Mantra is the Vedic Gayatri-meter prayer to Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu and the very embodiment of dharma. Addressed as the son of Dasharatha and the beloved of Sita, Rama is invoked to illumine the intellect. It is chanted for righteousness, peace, steadiness of mind, success in noble endeavours and unwavering devotion.
Origin & Story
The Gayatri mantra of Lord Rama · 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 Rama Gayatri invokes Lord Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu and the embodiment of dharma, addressed as Dasharathi (son of Dasharatha) and Sitavallabha (beloved of Sita). Following the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat," it is chanted for righteousness, peace and steadfast devotion to Rama.
✦ As told in scripture
The very name of Rama is celebrated in tradition as the Taraka mantra — the boat that carries the soul across the ocean of worldly existence; meditating on Rama through his Gayatri is said to steady the mind, uphold dharma in daily life and bring his calm, protective grace to the devotee.
The Mantra
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ॐ दाशरथाय विद्महे सीतावल्लभाय धीमहि । तन्नो रामः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Om Dasharathaya Vidmahe Sitavallabhaya Dhimahi. Tanno Ramah Prachodayat.
Meaning:Om. May we know the son of Dasharatha; may we meditate upon the beloved of Sita; may that Rama inspire and illumine our minds.
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Benefits of Chanting Rama Gayatri Mantra
The Gayatri mantra of Lord Rama, the ideal of dharma (Maryada Purushottama) — invoking his noble, steadying grace
Chanted for righteousness, integrity, peace of mind and success in upright endeavours
Cultivates devotion (bhakti), patience and calm strength in facing life's trials, after Rama's own example
As a Gayatri, it illumines the intellect along the timeless pattern Vidmahe-Dhimahi-Prachodayat
A complete daily Vedic mantra of Lord Rama, suitable for japa, meditation and the start of worship
Especially powerful at the sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), on Rama Navami, and during the chanting of Ramayana
How to Chant Rama Gayatri Mantra
After a bath, sit facing east with a calm mind and chant "Om Dasharathaya Vidmahe Sitavallabhaya Dhimahi. Tanno Ramah Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). Hold Lord Rama, with Sita, in the heart as the embodiment of dharma. It may be chanted daily as a complete sadhana, alongside the universal Gayatri Mantra and the Rama Taraka mantra.