Sunday Driver (USA 1995-2010): Alex Martinez (guitar, and vocals) and Arnold Nese (bass) formed the Miami Florida quartet, Sunday Driver in 1995. Sunday Driver began playing the local Miami scene with bands like New Found Glory, The Vacant Andys, Strongarm, Shai Hulud, and other Miami emo and hardcore bands. In 1997 Sunday Driver added second guitarist Charlie Suarez, and in 1999 they met drummer Paul Trust, thus completing the line up know today as Sunday Driver. The band soon began work on a 5 song EP for Doghouse Records. Sunday Driver’s debut release, Third Place Prize, came out in October of 2001. Sunday Driver's debut LP, "A Letter to Bryson City" was released on March 25, 2003 on Doghouse Records, boasting the single and video for "Forever Again".
Sunday Driver (UK): Sunday Driver were formed in the summer of 2000, though lead singer Chandrika "Chandy" Nath had earlier composed some of the songs whilst monitoring ice floes near the South Pole, during a field trip in Antarctica, collecting data for the British Antarctic Survey.
An Arts Council grant back in 2004 paid for training workshops with renowned sitarist Baluji Shrivastav.
In 2009, Sunday Driver were the opening band at the first UK Steampunk Festival, held at The Lawn Asylum, Lincoln, the same year they opened the Cambridge Folk Festival.
They are named after a gene (SYD) commonly found in mice.
Official site: http://www.sundaydriver.co.uk/
The Gayatri Mantra
Sunday Driver Lyrics
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ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम्
भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।
धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।
धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ स्वः॒
The Gayatri Mantra is a sacred Hindu prayer that has been recited for thousands of years. The lyrics of this particular rendition by Sunday Driver are simple and repetitive, with the majority of the song consisting of the same four lines repeated multiple times. The opening lines, "Om bhur bhuva swaha" are commonly used in Vedic rituals as an invocation of the divine. They are a reference to the earth, the atmosphere, and the heavens, respectively.
The central part of the song is the Gayatri Mantra itself, which translates to "We meditate on the glory of that being who has produced this universe; may he enlighten our minds." This is a call to focus on the divine and seek enlightenment through meditation. The final line, "Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat" is a plea for the divine to inspire us and guide us towards spiritual growth.
The repetitive nature of the song and its simple lyrics make it an excellent tool for meditation and spiritual contemplation. It is a reminder to focus on the divine and seek enlightenment in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
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This mantra is addressed to the divine force that brings forth and sustains all things in the universe. It pays homage to the earth, the heavens, and all the spaces in between.
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This line is an invocation to Savitr, the sun god, requesting the supreme divine light to illuminate our minds and guide us towards righteousness.
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This line asks for the divine radiance to enter our intellect and destroy all our sins and ignorance, allowing us to experience the ultimate spiritual reality.
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This line requests the divine intelligence to inspire, motivate, and guide our mind towards enlightenment and liberation.
Contributed by Avery H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.