Gayatri Mantra - A Universal Prayer | Sri Sathya Sai Internatnal Organizatn

Contents:

• THE GAYATRI MANTRA
• GAYATRI
• GAYATRI MANTRA: MEANG, BENEFS AND HOW TO CHANT
• THE GAYATRI MANTRA FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
• GAYATRI MANTRA – MEANG, SIGNIFINCE AND BENEFS
• MEANG OF GAYATRI MANTRA
• GAYATRI MANTRA
• GAYATRI

THE GAYATRI MANTRA

The Gayatri mantra is one of the olst and most powerful of Sanskr mantras. It is believed that by chantg the Gayatri mantra and firmly tablishg the md, if you rry on your life and do the work that is ordaed for you, your life will be full of happs. The word "Gayatri" self explas the reason for the existence of this mantra.

It has s orig the Sanskr phrase Gayantam Triyate i, and refers to that mantra which rcu the chanter om all adverse suatns that may lead to mortaly.

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Godss Gayatri is also lled "Veda-Mata" or the Mother of the Vedas - Rig, Yajur, Saam and Atharva - bee is the very basis of the Vedas. The Gayatri mantra is posed of a metre nsistg of 24 syllabl - generally arranged a triplet of eight syllabl each.

Therefore, this particular meter (tripadhi) is also known as the Gayatri Meter or "Gayatri Chhanda. Let take each word of the Gayatri Mantra and try to unrstand s herent meang.

The above three words of the Gayatri, which lerally means "past, " "prent, " and "future, " are lled Vyahri. Var meangs of the words ed the Gayatri Mantra. If you answered the Gayatri mantra, faiar to yogis and fans of kirtan sger Deva Premal, you’d be right.

GAYATRI MANTRA: MEANG, BENEFS AND HOW TO CHANT

If you are a fan of mantra chantg, then is worth explorg this verse more tail to learn s meang, benefs, and is the Gayatri Mantra?

The Gayatri Mantra is a Sanskr mantra that has been chanted for thoands of years. Medatg on this spirual light purifi the heart chakra and opens up to receive higher vibratns of love, wisdom, and Gayatri mantraThe Gayatri has 24 syllabl, and is listed below wh phoic pronunciatn brackets:Om bhuh, bhuvah, swaha (Aumm Bhoor Bhoo-va Su-va-ha)Tat savur varenyam (Tat Sa-vee-toor Var-ayn-yam)Bhargo vasya dhimahi (Bar-go Day-vas-ya Dhee-ma-hee)Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat (Dhee-yo Yo Nah Pra-cho-da-yaat)The meang of the Gayatri MantraA general translatn of the mantra is:O Dive mother, may your pure dive light illumate all realms (physil, mental and spirual) of our beg.

THE GAYATRI MANTRA FOR ENLIGHTENMENT

The mantra, nsired the sence of all mantras, is personified as the rplennt Gayatri, the power behd the sun and the mother of the universe. As we chant her mantra, we tune to the equenci of universal light and brg down to the earth plane (bhuh) and mantra is personified by the godss Gayatri Devi, who is the btower of knowledge and is referred to as “the mother of the Vedas. Gayatri Devi reprents the bed strength of the three Godss, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Kali.

GAYATRI MANTRA – MEANG, SIGNIFINCE AND BENEFS

History of the Gayatri mantraHow the universal mantra me to be chanted here on earth is a rich story of anger, envy, lt, and fivens. Each time Vishwamra believed he was nearg succs, however, he failed another tt of Vishwatmra at last regnized his shortgs and begged Vashista’s fivens, he experienced spontaneo Samadhi and the gods gifted him wh the words of the Gayatri.

) Vishwamra is among the thors of the Rig Veda, the olst known source of the Gayatri. His tale teach that enlightenment is possible for anyone who practic wh ditn, and the Gayatri is remend as a practice sued to people om all walks of life.

MEANG OF GAYATRI MANTRA

Benefs of chantg the GayatriIt’s said that by regularly chantg the Gayatri mantra, you accumulate spirual light, and that you will not only raise your own vibratory level but also the levels of those around you your fay and iends, your circle of acquatanc, the entire global sound of the Gayatri mantra brgs back to our own te nature, which is pure nscns self. When we practice the Gayatri, we remember that we are dively nnected to the universe, and that we are blsed by s abundance.

The ancient texts claim that chantg the Gayatri 10 tim per day remov the bad karma this lifetime, and chantg 108 tim daily will dissolve the karma om prev to chant the Gayatri mantraAlthough n be chanted at any time of the day, is advisable to chant the mantra both early the morng and at night before sleepg.

When recg the Gayatri Mantra, visualize the sun’s light as enters your heart, radiatg outward to bls the are the ne steps to chantg the Gayatri mantra:S fortably a quiet place where there is ltle your ey and take a few slow ep on your breath as enters and leav your the mantra out loud while focg on your the send time wh a whisper while ntug to foc on your the third time silently your head.

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Gayatri mantra viosYou may fd helpful to listen to one or more Gayatri mantra vios to learn the proper pronunciatn, nce, and melody of this powerful mantra. There are many versns of the Gayatri mantra available, each one wh s own unique terpretatn and style.

While there are numero mantras the Vedic Tradn, there is none greater than the Gayatri Mantra. The Gayatri is dited to the aspect of the sun jt before sunrise so that all the potential energy emanatg om the entire smos is ntaed wh Gayatri.

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It is said that medatn wh the Gayatri Mantra burns away all the layers of impuri verg the md, accumulated through untls births, and btows upon you the visn of supreme ancient texts state that medatn wh the Gayatri Mantra velops wh you the feelg of nstantly livg the dive state of pure nscns. When your heart is pletely open to the Gayatri, all the actns you perform the world will be transformed to highly noble actns dited to the dive.

The gave rise to the great Gayatri Mantra.