Shiva Gayatri Mantra

Shiva Gayatri Mantra:

Om Tat Purushaya Vidhmahe

Mahadevaya Dhemahi

Tanno Rudra Prachodayath

Shiva Gayatri Mantra:

Meaning:

Aum, Let me meditate on the great god,

Oh, greatest God, give me higher intellect,

And let God Rudra illuminate my mind.

Lord Shiva:

Shiva is supreme, Shiva means the Auspicious One. Shiva is Bholenath meaning the main one who is innocent and who gets pleased easily and fulfills wishes of His devotees. Shiva is dissolver and liberator; He dissolves in order to create. Shiva may be the dissolver of ignorance and evil. Shiva is famous by many names such as for example Mahadeva, Mahayogi, Rudra, Pashupati, Mahamritunjaya, Nataraja, Bhairava, Vishwanath and many more. Worshipping Lord Shiva purifies one's soul, helps him attain an extended and satisfactory life, removes diseases and ailments, brings in peace, prosperity and spiritual upliftment. The Shiva Gayatri Mantra invokes Shiva for His divine grace for illuminating the intellect.

Shiva, the destroyer, is among the three supreme gods in Hindu mythology. One other two are Brahma, the creator, and Vishnu, the preserver. Shiva's destructive powers are awesome, but they also have a confident side because destruction usually results in new forms of existence. A glance from the third eye in the center of his forehead has the energy to destroy anything in creation, including humans and gods. In the Vedas, an accumulation ancient sacred texts, Shiva is identified with the storm God Rudra. According to one myth, Shiva first appeared when Brahma and Vishnu were arguing about which of them was more powerful. Their argument was interrupted by the sudden appearance of a good blazing pillar whose roots and branches extended beyond view into the earth and sky. Brahma became a goose and flew up to get the the top of pillar, while Vishnu converted into a boar and dug into the earth to find its roots. Unsuccessful inside their search, the two gods returned and saw Shiva emerge from a beginning in the pillar. Recognizing Shiva's great power, they accepted him as the third ruler of the universe.