Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ स्थूलाय विद्महे
गुणभृते धीमहि
तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Sthulaya Vidmahe
Gunabhrite Dhimahi
Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Him who manifests as the vast cosmos,
And meditate deeply upon the supporter of the three Gunas (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas);
May Lord Vishnu illuminate our intellect.