Of all the sacred "Mantras", there is none considered more exalted than the Gayatri. A prayer for spiritual and meditative stimulation, it is addressed to the divine life-giver as supreme God, symbolised in the Sun. The Gayatri is thus not only the symbol of light but light itself. A "mantra" signifies the sacred formula or verse, the incantation of which leads to spiritual liberation and enrichment of daily life. According to Hindu tradition, the world has come into existence through the union of Mind "(manas)" with word "Vac." The "mantra" therefore has not only sound and meaning, but also energy. To acquire this energy of the Word, one has to grasp the message as well as the vibrations of the "mantra". Properly chanted, it leads one to the harmony and peace that result when forces of the Divine, the Human and the Cosmic lock embrace.