BEEJ MANTRA
Guru Beej Mantra
Guru
Brihaspati
Jupiter · weekday Thursday
The mantra
ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमः
oṃ grāṃ grīṃ grauṃ saḥ gurave namaḥ
Salutations to Brihaspati, the teacher of the gods. These syllables open the channels of wisdom, ethical clarity, and right judgment.
What this mantra does
Opens the channels of wisdom, ethical clarity, and right judgment. Best on Thursdays in the morning.
When to chant
Thursdays in the morning, facing northeast. Also when starting a new course of study, taking on a teaching role, or making a decision that asks for ethical weight.
Recommended count: 108 times daily
Word by word
Each Sanskrit word, its IAST, and a plain-English gloss.
- ॐ oṃ
- The primordial sound. Every chant opens here.
- ग्रां grāṃ
- Beej syllable for Brihaspati. Carries the planet's expansive, generous current.
- ग्रीं grīṃ
- Beej for the planet's knowledge aspect. Steadies discrimination and right counsel.
- ग्रौं grauṃ
- Beej for the planet's ethical weight. Anchors decisions taken under stress.
- सः saḥ
- Bīja-vāc that locks the seed sounds to the deity to follow.
- गुरवे gurave
- To Guru, the dispeller of darkness. Brihaspati is the teacher of the gods.
- नमः namaḥ
- Salutation. The bow that closes every Vedic name-formula.
Classical sources
Skanda Purana, Brihaspati-charitra; gayatri form in Taittiriya Aranyaka 10
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