Gayatri — The Sacred Meter of 24 Syllables
Chandas Shastra (Pingala) · 2 · Verse 1
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Sanskrit Original
गायत्री चतुर्विंशतिः अक्षराणि — अष्टाष्टाष्ट पादत्रयम्। गायत्र्या गायते देवान् — इति गायत्री। ओं भूर्भुवः स्वः — तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम् अस्यां गायत्रीछन्दसि॥
gāyatrī caturviṃśatiḥ akṣarāṇi — aṣṭāṣṭāṣṭa pādatrayam | gāyatryā gāyate devān — iti gāyatrī | oṃ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ — tatsaviturvaṛeṇyam asyāṃ gāyatrīchandasī ||
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Gāyatrī meter has 24 syllables arranged in three pādas (feet) of 8 syllables each. Named "Gāyatrī" because one sings (gāyate) the gods through it. The most sacred Vedic mantra — the Gāyatrī Mantra (RV 3.62.10) — is in this meter. Gāyatrī is associated with Agni and the morning prayer.