shivanandinandikeshwaragayatri

𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰 (𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍀 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀)

Nandikeshwara Gayatri Mantra (Nandi Gayatri) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Monday mornings, Pradosha, and before any Shiva puja; at dawn·📜 Traditional deity-Gayatri (Shaiva Agamic and Puranic worship)

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

Origin & Story

Traditional deity-Gayatri (Shaiva Agamic and Puranic worship) · Unknown (traditional) · Ancient

Like other deity-Gayatris, the Nandikeshwara Gayatri adapts the threefold Vedic Gayatri pattern to invoke Nandi, Shiva's bull-mount and foremost devotee. In Shaiva worship Nandi is honoured first, as the guardian of Shiva's presence and the model of perfect devotion; his Gayatri is recited at the outset of Shiva puja and in temples before darshan of the Lingam.

✦ As told in scripture

Temple lore holds that prayers whispered into the ear of Nandi reach Shiva directly; countless devotees attest that after invoking Nandi and confiding their wishes to him, long-blocked paths opened and their pleas before the Lord were swiftly answered.

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The Mantra

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𑍐 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿। 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍॥

Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Chakratundaya Dhimahi Tanno Nandih Prachodayat

Meaning:Om. Let us realize that Supreme Being; let us meditate upon Chakratunda. May that Lord Nandi (Nandikeshwara) inspire and illumine our intellect.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑍐🔊OmThe primordial sound of the Absolute

𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌯🔊TatpurushayaTo that Supreme Being / divine person

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇🔊VidmaheMay we know, may we realize

𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯🔊ChakratundayaTo the one with a curved/discus-like face (an epithet of Nandi, the bull-faced attendant of Shiva)

𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿🔊DhimahiMay we meditate upon

𑌤𑌤𑍍🔊TatThat (divine power)

𑌨𑌃🔊NahOur, for us

𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌃🔊NandihNandi / Nandikeshwara, the sacred bull and foremost devotee-attendant of Shiva

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊PrachodayatMay (he) inspire and illumine (our intellect)

Benefits of Chanting Nandikeshwara Gayatri Mantra (Nandi Gayatri)

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Invokes the grace of Nandi, the gateway to Lord Shiva

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Traditionally chanted before Shiva worship to gain the Lord's audience

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Bestows steadfast devotion, patience and dharmic strength

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Considered protective, as Nandi guards Shiva's abode

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Cultivates the ideal of the perfect, surrendered devotee

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Aids focus and inspires the intellect toward the divine

How to Chant Nandikeshwara Gayatri Mantra (Nandi Gayatri)

Repetitions108times

Best TimeMonday mornings, Pradosha, and before any Shiva puja; at dawn

Chant before beginning Shiva worship, ideally while seated before or beside the Nandi murti that faces the Shiva Lingam. Repeat 3, 11 or 108 times. Maintain the bhava of humble surrender, since Nandi embodies the ideal devotee. Whispering one's prayer into Nandi's ear before darshan of the Lingam is a cherished temple custom that this Gayatri complements.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Nandikeshwara Gayatri Mantra (Nandi Gayatri) 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.

Nandi is the divine bull who serves as Lord Shiva's vahana (mount), chief attendant and gatekeeper. As Nandikeshwara he is regarded as the foremost of Shiva's devotees and a guru of Shaiva knowledge. Every Shiva temple has a Nandi facing the sanctum, and devotees honour him before approaching the Lord.

Nandi is the doorway to Shiva. By first invoking and saluting Nandi — the perfect devotee and guardian — one seeks his grace and 'permission' to approach the Lord. The Nandikeshwara Gayatri is the formal Gayatri-invocation used for this purpose.

'Chakratunda' is an epithet used in Nandi's Gayatri, referring to his distinctive bull/curved face. The deity-Gayatris each insert such a descriptive epithet in the 'Dhimahi' line to identify the form being meditated upon — here, Nandi.

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