परतत्त्वाय पदतो धीमहीति वदेत् प्रिये । तदनन्तरमीशानि तन्नो ब्रह्म प्रचोदयात् । इयं श्रीब्रह्मगायत्री चतुर्वर्गप्रदायिनी ॥ ११० ॥
paratattvāya padatō dhīmahīti vadēt priyē | tadanantaramīśāni tannō brahma pracōdayāt | iyaṁ śrībrahmagāyatrī caturvargapradāyinī || 110 ||
Translation
after the word "paratattvāya", beloved, say "dhīmahi", and after that, O Īśānī, "tanno brahma pracodayāt". This is the glorious Brahma-Gāyatrī, giver of the four aims of life.
Word by word
- paratattvāya
- "paratattvāya"
- padatō
- after the word
- dhīmahīti
- "dhīmahi"
- vadēt
- should say
- priyē
- O beloved
- tadanantaramīśāni
- after that, O Īśānī
- tannō
- "tanno"
- brahma
- "brahma"
- pracōdayāt
- "pracodayāt"
- iyaṁ
- this
- śrībrahmagāyatrī
- the glorious Brahma-Gāyatrī
- caturvargapradāyinī
- giver of the four aims of life
Meaning
The commentary gives its meaning: "That we may reach the Supreme Lord, the highest truth, we contemplate Brahman; may that Brahman impel us towards dharma, wealth, desire and liberation."