The
Gayatri Mantra is a highly revered
mantra from the
Vedas. Like all Vedic mantras, the Gayatri mantra is considered not to have an author, and like all other Vedic mantras, is believed to have been revealed to
Brahmarshi Vishvamitra. It is a verse from a
sukta of the Rigveda (
Mandala 3.62.10). is the name of the
Vedic meter in which the verse is composed. As the verse can be interpreted to invoke
Savitr, it is also called the
Savitri mantra. Its recitation is traditionally preceded by and the formula , known as the , or "great (mystical) utterance".