Murugan Gayatri (Shanmukha)
Transliteration
Mantra language
Om tatpurushaya vidmahe,
mahasenaya dhimahi,
tannah shanmukhah prachodayat.
ॐ तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे
महासेनाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात् ॥
ஓம் தத்புருஷாய வித்³மஹே
மஹாஸேநாய தீ⁴மஹி
தந்நஃ ஷண்முக²ஃ ப்ரசோத³யாத் ॥
ఓం తత్పురుషాయ విద్మహే
మహాసేనాయ ధీమహి
తన్నః షణ్ముఖః ప్రచోదయాత్ ॥
Converted automatically from Devanagari as a reading aid.
Tamil letters with a small number show the extra Sanskrit sounds, for example க² for kha.
Meaning
We come to know that Supreme Being.
We meditate on the great commander of the divine army.
May the six-faced Lord inspire and guide our minds.
About this text
Source: hindi.webdunia.com
Licence: traditional Gayatri-form mantra, no known copyright holder; same wording printed across many sites. Classical origin not yet verified