1. Sanskar Kendra of Long Island
Under Guidance of All World Gayatri Pariwar, Shantikunj, Haridwar, India
GAYATRI MANTRA
AUM BHOOR BHUVAHA SWAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA
DHEEMAHI DHIYO
YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT
AUM
ALMIGHTY GOD
BHOOR
EMBODIMENT OF VITAL/SPIRITUAL ENERGY
BHUVAHA
DESTROYER OF SUFFERINGS
SWAHA
EMBODIMENT OF HAPPINESS
TAT
ALMIGHTY
SAVITUR
BRIGHT, LUMINOUS LIKE SUN
VARENYAM
SUPREME, THE BEST
BHARGO
DESTROYER OF SINS
DEVASYA
DIVINE
DHEEMAHI
MAY RECEIVE
DHIYO
INTELLECT YO
WHO
NAHA
OUR
PRACHODAYAT
MAY INSPIRE
Meaning of Gayatri Mantra: "O” God, Thou art, the giver of life, the remover of pains and sorrows, the Bestower of happiness; ‘O Creator of the Universe, May we receive Thy supreme, sin-destroying light; may Thou guide our intellect in the right direction."
Its Essence: May Almighty Illuminate our intellect which leads us to righteous path.