Gayatri Mantra
Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah Tatsa Vitura Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
24 Letters of Gayatri mantra
There are 24 letters in Gayatri mantra
They are
- tat
- sa
- vi
- tur
- va
- re
- ṇi
- yaṃ
- bhar
- go
- de
- va
- sya
- dhi
- ma
- hi
- dhi
- yo
- jo
- naḥ
- pra
- cho
- da
- yat
The word varenyam is considered as vareniyam when reciting the letters,
As per the Vedic language, this is the original form of the mantra in before the forced ex-post application of sandhi rules in the much more rigid Classical Sanskrit language.
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