Gyatri Mantra
Om bhur bhuvah svah
tat savitur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi
dhiyo yonah prachodayat
One translation:
We meditate on the transcendental Glory of the Deity Supreme,
who is inside the heart of the earth, inside the life of the sky and inside the soul of Heaven.
May He stimulate and illuminate our minds.
Another translation:
Through the coming, going and the balance of life the essential nature
which illumes existence is the adorable one
may all perceive through subtle intellect the brilliance of enlightenment
Another translation:
Oh God, the Protector, the basis of all life, Who is self-existent,
Who is free from all pains and Whose contact frees the soul from all troubles,
Who pervades the Universe and sustains all,
the Creator and Energizer of the whole Universe, the Giver of happiness,
Who is worthy of acceptance, the most excellent,
Who is Pure and the Purifier of all, let us embrace that very God,
so that He may direct our mental faculties in the right direction.