Rigveda 3.62.10

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Rigveda 3.62.10 is the Vedic hymn best known for containing the revered Gayatri Mantra dedicated to the solar deity Savitr.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rigvedic verse
Vedic hymn
addressedTo Savitr NERFINISHED
associatedWith Gayatri Mantra NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept Gayatri (Vedic meter and deity) NERFINISHED
Vedic cosmology
solar worship
associatedWithDeityType solar deity
canonicalStatus highly revered
contains Gayatri Mantra NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance one of the most important mantras in Hinduism
dedicatedTo Savitr NERFINISHED
function invocation of blessing
meditative chant
prayer
genre religious poetry
hasFamousLine Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
Tat savitur varenyam
hasSyllableCount 24 syllables in Gayatri Mantra
hasVerseNumber 3.62.10
influenceOn Hindu devotional practice
later Hindu mantra traditions
invokes Savitr NERFINISHED
language Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED
meter Gayatri meter NERFINISHED
partOf Rigveda NERFINISHED
Rigveda Mandala 3 NERFINISHED
preservedIn Śākala recension of the Rigveda NERFINISHED
recitedBy Hindus worldwide
religiousTradition Hinduism
Vedic religion NERFINISHED
script transmitted orally in Vedic tradition
scripturalCollection Rigveda Samhita NERFINISHED
textualForm hymn
mantra
theme invocation of divine light
meditation on Savitr
prayer for spiritual illumination
timePeriod early Vedic period
traditionalUse daily recitation by Brahmins
initiation rites (upanayana)
usedIn Gayatri Japa NERFINISHED
Hindu daily prayers
Sandhyavandanam NERFINISHED

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Gayatri Mantra hymnNumber Rigveda 3.62.10