Gayatri – Source
of Love

Gayatri – Source of Love combines a Vedic mantra more than 3000 years old with original lyrics by Adrian that were inspired by the poetry of Dylan Thomas.

They tell the story of a soul that is guided through a nocturnal journey to overcome doubt and hesitation, and find unity with the shimmering, radiant source of love.

Musically the song is a collaboration with the renowned Norwegian singer Helene Bøksle, and the Australian singer and sound healer Darpan.

Adrian and Darpan met on the island sanctuary of K’gari on the south-eastern coast of Australia during a vision quest, and subsequently came to perform and record music together, including Adrian’s reworking of Darpan’s song Peace Awakening, which appeared on the Kindred Souls album in 2021. On this new track their voices blend seamlessly, taking it in turns to take the lead voice as the song gently unfolds to its soaring finale.

Helene Bøksle comes from the fjords and mountains of Norway. She’s released 9 solo albums and is well-known throughout Norway for the unique, ethereal qualities of her voice, and for her songs that combine Scandinavian tales and landscapes with modern impulses. Adrian met Helene through his studio work in Oslo, and invited her to take part in this project. She contributes a stunning vocal part to the finale of the song that seems to evoke ancient Nordic spirits against the backdrop of the chanted Mantra.

The other musicians on the track include Txai Fernando, Carlos Gomes and Renato Anesi from Brazil (guitars and percussion); Bridget O’Donell, Ben Michaels and Misha Mullo-Abbado (strings); and the Glorious Chorus led by Helen Yeomans. Adrian plays piano.

Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
Tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ
Bhargo devasya dhīmahi
Dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt

General Translation:
We meditate on the Sun who illumines all realms – physical, mental and spiritual. The Creator who we adore, and whose divine light illuminates our awareness.

Word meaning:

Om: The primeval sound
Bhur: the physical realm
Bhuvah: the mental realm
Suvah: the spiritual realm
Tat:  That (God);
Savitur: the Sun, source of all life
Vareñyam: adore
Bhargo: divine light
Devasya: supreme Creator
Dheemahi: meditate
Dhiyo: awareness
Yo: May this light
Nah: our
Prachodayāt: illuminate

The Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to Gayatri, the Vedic Sun Goddess.

The mantra is a prayer that asks the divine to clarify our consciousness and awaken it.

Gayatri Mantra was first recorded in the Rig Veda, which is one of the oldest texts in India and is thought to date back to around 1500 BCE.