Gayatri Mantra

॥ ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहिधियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥

oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥa prachodayāt

Literal Meaning

Aum = The sacred syllable Om
bhoor = The earth, Embodiment of vital spiritual energy(pran)/breath
bhuwah = Destroyer of sufferings
swaha = Embodiment of happiness/destroyer of miseries and symbol of bliss
tat = That (Supreme Being)
savitur = Bright like sun/Effulgent/Radiant/Creator
varenyam = Best choicest/Supreme/Excellent
bhargo = Destroyer of sins
devasya = Divine/Bestower of Divine Power
dheemahi = May imbibe/To adopt/To aquire
dhiyo = Intellect
yo = Who
naha = Our
prachodayat = May inspire/Inspire to Righteousness

Interpretation

Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life,
Remover of pain and sorrow,
The Bestower of happiness,
Oh! Creator of the Universe,
May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light,
May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.

The sound waves that are created, when Gayatri Mantra is said, is of the shape of a ring. It rises up with great speed, through the medium of Ether and goes towards the Sun, and after touching the surface of the Sun, it returns back along with the powers of the Sun, like Heat, Light, Electrical and other powers which are very subtle. Thus the Mantra combined with all these powers of the Sun re-enters the subtle body of the "Practicer". The stronger the will-power and emotion attached with the Mantra, the stronger is the attraction of these powers of the Sun. If this Mantra is said with the full concentration of the Mind, it can make the impossible, possible.