(Sung by Smt. Devi)
bhaja bhaja dattam। bhaja bhaja dattam।
bhaja bhaja dattam। brahma dattam। (Chorus)
Worship Brahma Datta, seated as the President in the holy parliament of sages and angels.
om tat savituḥ tat devatāyāḥ vareṇya bhargo dhīmahīha।
pracodayedvai dhiyo yo naḥ taṃ brahmāṇaṃ jñānasūryam ।।1।।
Meditate upon the greatest (vareṇyam) radiation (bhargaḥ) of Savitā, the deity of creation. The greatest radiation or the greatest creation of the Creator (Savitā) is awareness. It refers to the living human medium of the Human Incarnation of God (Sadguru). This Savitā is indeed Brahmā. He is Datta, the Knowledge-Sun, who kindles our intellect.
prāṇiprasavādyaḥ prasiddhaḥ savitetyasya brahmatejaḥ।
śiṣyadhiyaśca prerayennaḥ taṃ gāyatrī mantra sāram ।।2।।
Savitā is the Creator of the world. He is like the sun and His radiance illuminates the intelligence of disciples. He alone is the deity of Vedic Gāyatrī hymn.
gāyatrīyaṃ chanda eva savitā devaḥ smaryate ca।
śiṣyāndhakāra mukulitābja dhīvikāsadaṃ guruvareṇyam ।।3।।
Gāyatrī is only the name of the Vedic meter in which the so-called Gāyatrī hymn is composed. Savitā, the Creator, is the deity worshipped through the hymn. Savitā is the sun-like Divine Preacher. His radiance (spiritual knowledge) causes the intellects of disciples, which are like closed lotus buds due to the darkness of ignorance, to blossom like lotuses when the sun rises.
kartā bhartā hyeṣa hartā sarvasyā'sya śrūyate hi।
trimūrtirūpaṃ brahmacaikaṃ brahmā'kāraṃ brahmavācam ।।4।।
He alone is the Creator, Ruler and Destroyer of creation as per the authority of the Veda.
He is the single Brahman present in the three divine forms (Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva) of the Divine Trinity. He alone is the author of the Veda.
tripadaṃ chandaḥ trisvaroktaṃ trikālavandyaṃ triguṇasūtram।
trivāhinīnāṃ saṅgamaṃ vā trimūrtitattvaṃ yaṃ vyanakti ।।5।।
The three lines of the Gāyatrī meter in which the hymn is composed, the three Vedic accents used while reciting the hymn, the three junctures (sandhis) of time when the hymn is recited in the day, the three strands of the sacred thread held in the hand while reciting the hymn; all indicate the holy merging of the three divine forms (Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva) into the single form of Lord Datta, as if they were the three holy rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.
oṅkāraśca trividhavarṇaḥ trisro vyāhṛtayo'pi yaṃ hi।
sambodhayanti sarva mantro yameva vakti triguṇamekam ।।6।।
AUM, which is the union of the three letters, ‘A’, ‘U’ and ‘M’, the three sacred utterances (words), bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ and suvaḥ, and the entire hymn of three lines; all indicate the three forms of the single basic Brahman, which are the personifications of His three basic qualities.
catvāro'yaṃ veda śunakāḥ gauranusarati ca vedadharmaḥ।
vīṇā śravaṇaṃ vāṇīpatiṃ ṣoḍaśavarṣaṃ brahmadevam ।।7।।
The four Vedas have turned into dogs to follow Him loyally. The deity of justice has turned into a cow to follow Him alone. He enjoys the vīṇā-music played by Goddess Vāṇī. He is Brahmā, the ever-youthful Lord, who always appears to be sixteen years old.
jagadārambhaṃ haṃsa vāhaṃ tejovadanaṃ mantra mūlam।
gāyatrīśaṃ sāmagānaṃ vidyānilayaṃ veda pāṭham ।।8।।
He is the Creator of the world and His vehicle is a swan. He is the Lord with a radiant face, who composed the Vedic hymns. He is the Lord of Gāyatrī and the singer of the Sāma Veda. He is the abode of knowledge, reciting the Veda.
yajñācaraṇaṃ homaniṣṭhaṃ kamaṇḍaludharaṃ darbha pāṇim।
agnijjvālā bhāsamānaṃ prātassandhyā bālabhānum ।।9।।
He is the one providing food to hunger-fire in the Vedic sacrifice. He bears a water-pot (kamaṇḍalu) and grass-garlands in His hands. He looks like the red flames of the holy fire in the altar and like the tender red rising sun.
candana tilake kuṅkumāṅkaṃ brahma tejasā dīpyamānam।
trijaganmohana sundarāṅgaṃ kāṣāyadharaṃ paṇḍiteśam ।।10।।
On His forehead, He bears a mark of sandalwood paste with a red kuṅkumam mark on it. His dazzling form shines with divine radiance, mesmerizing all the worlds with His divine beauty. Wearing red robes, He is the topmost scholar of the scripture.
atreḥ putraṃ brahma dattaṃ anasūyāmbā premarāśim।
ajinamekhalaṃ brahmadaṇḍaṃ yajñopavītamakṣamālam ।।11।।
He is the Son of sage Atri and is called Brahma Datta. He is heaped with the love of mother Anasūyā. He wears a woven grass belt on His waist and holds the Brahmadaṇḍa stick in His hand. He wears the three-stranded sacred thread across His shoulder and holds a garland of beads in His hand.
svatanorudyat-kamalagandhaiḥ tribhuvanāni hlādayantam।
brahmamuhūrte sādhakānāṃ pracodayettā yo dhiyo naḥ ।।12।।
The scent of lotuses emitted from His body gives immense joy to all the three worlds.
In the early morning, He illuminates our intellect-lotuses with spiritual knowledge.
sṛṣṭi kramavada puruṣasūktaṃ trisvarabaddhaṃ pāvanārtham।
ṛṣibhiḥ paṭhitaṃ brahmakāle śrutvā śrutvā prīyamāṇam ।।13।।
Sages recite with the three holy Vedic accents, the Vedic Puruṣa Sūktam, which reveals the process of creation. He hears it in the early hours and is greatly pleased.
trimatācāryaiḥ paṭhyamānān tattanmatamaya bhāṣyavādān।
śrutvā siddhāntārthamantyaṃ samanvayamataṃ vācayantam ।।14।।
The three divine preachers read their commentaries, which form the three holy philosophies. At the end, after listening to them, He gives His final conclusions, correlating their philosophies.
vedantānām antimārthaṃ vedantārthaṃ bodhayantam।
ṛṣibhiḥ parito bhāṣamāṇaṃ śāstrartheṣu vyañjiteṣu ।।15।।
He is sitting in the middle, surrounded by sages asking Him the secrets of the Holy Scriptures. He reveals to them the final essence of the scriptures, correlating the various Vedic statements.
āyudhavarjita pāṇipadmaṃ vācaivā'riṃ mārayantam।
karmaphalāni lalāṭapatre likhantamāyurdāya dānam ।।16।।
He bears no weapon in His hands since His word itself is a weapon capable of killing anybody anywhere. He writes final judgements on the forehead-papers of souls, including their lifespans.
ācāryendraṃ vākpracāraṃ bhuvi sañcāraṃ nirvicāram।
khalābhicāraṃ sadācāraṃ suraparicāraṃ cittacoram ।।17।।
He is the king of preachers, propagating spiritual knowledge through His speeches as He travels all over the earth without any tension. He punishes the evil, follows good traditions and is served by angels. He is so attractive that He captivates our minds.
padmasambhavaṃ padmapīṭhaṃ padmasugandhaṃ padmavarṇam।
padmāputraṃ padmanetraṃ padmasupāṇiṃ padmapādam ।।18।।
He is born from a lotus, seated on a lotus, and having the colour and scent of a lotus. He is the Son of the Lotus-Deity (Padmā) and His eyes, hands and feet, are all likes lotuses.
vīṇāpāṇiḥ yasya śiṣyā vāṇī gāyati jñāna devī।
taṃ vāgīśaṃ sāmavācā caraśoṇādhara mantrapāṭham ।।19।।
Goddess Vāṇī, His student, is the deity of knowledge. She plays the musical instrument, vīṇā and sings about His poetic glory as He sings the Sāma Veda with graceful movements of His red lips.
yatsaṅkalpaḥ kevalaṃ hi sarvaṃ viśvaṃ racitamevam।
ādyaṃ devaṃ prathamamūrtim ārādhanīya-majamanādim ।।20।।
He made one wish to create the world. His will itself instantly materialized to form this creation. He is the first Energetic Incarnation of the unimaginable God and is the first to be worshiped.
lalāṭarekhāṃ karmabaddhāṃ parimārṣṭuṃ yaḥ kevalo hi।
sarvasamartho lekhako'yaṃ dhātārantaṃ mūlamūlam ।।21।।
He alone is capable of changing the judgment written on the foreheads of souls. He is the one who decides the destiny of souls and grants the fruits of their deeds. He is the source of all sources.
caturāmnāyāṃ ścaturavācā caturāsyābjai rudgirantam।
kaviṅkavīnā-mādikāvyaṃ sarvajagadidaṃ viracayantam ।।22।।
His four heads are composing the four Vedas; each in its own unique poetic style. He is the poet of poets whose first epic composed is this expressed universe.
paramabrahma brahma śabdo yasminneva prakṛtihetau।
pūjā'tītaṃ paramapūjyaṃ divasā'rambhe pūjanīyam ।।23।।
His name is Brahmā. Brahman is the name of the unimaginable God Himself, who is beyond imagination, above any worship. He is worshiped in the early morning itself.
gāyatryādyā yasya bhāryāḥ triśaktayastā-strimukha padmam।
devapitṝṇāṃ pitarameva pitāmahākhyaṃ brahmarūpam ।।24।।
Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, are the personified divine powers, and His three beloved wives.
He is the Father of the Father-Gods and hence, He is called the grandfather, Parabrahman.
।।phalaśrutiḥ।।
śrī datta brahma gāyatrīṃ yo gāyed brahma kālikīm।
sa brahma tejasā dīpto jñānī brahmatvamaśnute।।
In the early morning, those who pray to Lord Brahma Datta through this prayer called the Gāyatrī, get illuminated by His radiance and understand the ultimate God.
śatāyurdāyamāpnoti sarvavidyāḥ prapadyate।
satputraṃ labhate homād aiśvaryaṃ brahma vīkṣitaḥ।।
Those who sing this prayer live for 100 years, enlightened with spiritual knowledge. Those who sacrifice in His name, get blessed by His grace, and their issues also become devotees.
bhaja bhaja dattam। bhaja bhaja dattam। bhaja bhaja dattam। brahma dattam।