gayatri meaning in english

[Skt.] n. A kind of tree. candracettu. The name of a certain short prayer addressed to the sun by the Brahmins. M. XIII. iii. 115. It is as folllows:omburbhunassuvhtatsaviturvarenya mbhaggodevasyadhimahi dhiyoyonh pracodayat “Om! Earth! Heaven! Let us meditate on the supreme splendour of the divine sun! May he illuminate our minds!”