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Rama Gayatri Mantra in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 At dawn and the sandhya times; especially on Rama Navami·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Lord Rama

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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.

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The Mantra

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𑍐 𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 । 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥

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.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑍐🔊Omthe primordial sound, the Supreme Brahman

𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌯🔊Dasharathayato the son of King Dasharatha (Rama)

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇🔊Vidmahemay we know / we seek to know

𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌾𑌯🔊Sitavallabhayato the beloved lord of Sita

𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿🔊Dhimahiwe meditate upon

𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌃🔊Tannahtherefore, for us / may that

𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃🔊RamahRama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊Prachodayatmay he inspire and illumine (our intellect)

Benefits of Chanting Rama Gayatri Mantra

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The Gayatri mantra of Lord Rama, the ideal of dharma (Maryada Purushottama) — invoking his noble, steadying grace

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Chanted for righteousness, integrity, peace of mind and success in upright endeavours

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Cultivates devotion (bhakti), patience and calm strength in facing life's trials, after Rama's own example

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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 of Lord Rama, suitable for japa, meditation and the start of worship

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Especially powerful at the sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), on Rama Navami, and during the chanting of Ramayana

How to Chant Rama Gayatri Mantra

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAt dawn and the sandhya times; especially on Rama Navami

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Rama Gayatri Mantra written in the Grantha 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 Lord Rama: "Om Dasharathaya Vidmahe Sitavallabhaya Dhimahi. Tanno Ramah Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Rama — son of Dasharatha and beloved of Sita — to illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for righteousness, peace, steadiness of mind and success in noble endeavours, and to deepen devotion to Lord Rama. As a Gayatri mantra it is also purifying and calming, awakening clarity of intellect along with Rama's dharmic, patient strength.

'Dasharatha' (Dasharathi) means 'son of King Dasharatha', and 'Sitavallabha' means 'beloved lord of Sita'. These names, used in the mantra, recall Rama's life in the Ramayana as the ideal son, husband and king — the very embodiment of dharma.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally at dawn and the other sandhya times, facing east. Rama Navami is especially auspicious. It can be made part of a daily Gayatri sadhana, alongside the Rama Taraka mantra and the Ram Raksha Stotra.