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• GAYATRI MANTRA: MEANG, BENEFS AND HOW TO CHANT
• THE GAYATRI MANTRA FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
• WE LOVE YOU GAYATRI FAY
• GAYATRI
• MANTRA FOR LOVE – KAAMV GAYATRI MANTRA
• BEE I LOVE YOU LYRICS | KUNAL GANJAWALA | GAYATRI GANJAWALA
• WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD MAHARANI GAYATRI DEVI FELL IN LOVE WH 21-YEAR-OLD MAHARAJA SAWAI MAN SGH
• GAYATRI
•  KIRTAN ALIVEOM NAMO NARAYANI  OM NAMO NARAYANI OMDEVI MANGALAM, DEVI SHARANAMI SURRENR TO THE MOTHER OF THE UNIVERSEI SURRENR TO YOU, THE POWER EVERYTHGYOU ARE THE GODSS, DEVI, SPICNS ALL S FORMSI OFFER MYSELF TO YOU, MAKE ME AN STMENT OF YOUR PEACE, WISDOM, PASSN AND LOVE2. OM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHAOM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHAGANHA SHARANAMOM GANHA, THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLPLEASE SWEEP AWAY THE IGNORANCETHAT KEEPS ME OM KNOWG THE ETERNAL TTHSEE ME OM THE GRIPS OF BONDAGE TO EGOYOU ARE EASILY PLEASED, MAY YOUR BENEVOLENCECLEAR THE PATH THAT I KNOW MYSELFAND LIVE SERVICE TO ALL3. JAGADAMBE MAJAGADAMBE MA JAGADAMABE MA JAI JAI MA ADI PARASHAKTI MADURGA SARASWATI MA LAKSHMI NARAYANI MA JAI JAI MAKALI KALI KALI NAMAHAVICTORY TO THE MOTHER OF THE WORLDWHO IS THE PRIMORDIAL FORCEWHO IS STRENGTH, WISDOM AND UNNDNAL LOVEWHO WIP AWAY THE TEARS OF UNKOWNGWHO HEARS OUR PRAYERS AND KNOWSTHE NERMOST SIR OF OUR HEARTSVICTORY TO SHAKTHE CREATIVE FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE4. NARAYANI MANARAYANI NARAYANI NARAYANI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)        SHAKTI MA NAMO NAMAHNARAYANI NARAYANI SARASWATI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)       VAANU MA NAMO NAMAH  NARAYANI NARAYANI MAHALAKSHMI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)       LAKSHMI MA NAMO NAMAHNARAYANI NARAYANI DURGA DEVI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)       KALI MA NAMO NAMAHNARAYANI NARAYANI AMMA NARAYANI THE MOTHER OF THE UNIVERSEWHO IS THE POWER EVERYTHGWHO LIV ME THE FORMS OF: SARASWATI, THE SENCE OF SELFBTOWG WISDOM AND CREATIVYLAKSHMI, THE GOAL OF LIFEBTOWG WORLDLYAND SPIRUAL PROSPERY DURGA, WHO ENDS SUFFERGBTOWG URAGE AND STRENGTH O MOTHER SURRENRG TO YOUI FD EVERYTHG5. SHIVA SHIVA OM NAMAH SHIVAYA       SHIVA NATARAJA NATARAJA NATARAJ SHIVA    NAMAH NAMAH NAMAH SHIVAYA   OM NAMAH SHIVAYASHIVA, THE KG OF YOGATHE ONE WHO IS PURE CONSCNSWE TAKE REFUGE YOUR ETERNAL SOLACE6. ASATOMAOM ASATOMA SAT GAMAYATAMASO MAA  JYOTHIR GAMAYAAMYRTORMA AMRAM GAMAYAOM SHANTI SHANTI OM OH LEAD ME TO THE TTHFROM DARKNS TO THE LIGHTFROM THIS BODY TO ETERNAL LIFEOH LEAD ME TO YOU LEAD ME OM UNTTH TO TTHLEAD ME OM DARKNS TO LIGHTLEAD ME OM DEATH TO IMMORTALY 7. GAYATRIOM BHUR BHUVA SWAHA  TAT SAVUR VARENYAMBHARGO DEVASYA DIMAHI        DHIYO YONAH PRACHODAYATOH SUPREME LIGHT OF LIGHTSSOUND OF SOUNDSDTROYER OF SORROW AND IGNORANCEWHO LEADS BEYOND THE STATOF WAKG, DREAMG AND EP SLEEPBEYOND THE GROSS, SUBTLE AND AL REALMSINTO THE ETERNAL BRAHMAN THAT VIVIFYG POWER, LOVE, AND RADIANT ILLUMATNDIVE GRACE OF UNIVERSAL TELLIGENCEPLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME8. OM SHANTI I WOKE UP TO THE LIGHT OF THE EARTH THERE WERE PEOPLE DANCG, PEOPLE SGG: OM SHANTI OMI PUT ON MY FISHERMAN PANTSI LEFT THE CY, LEFT FOR SOME ….OM SHANTI OMI MA TO THE RIVERSITHERE WAS EEDOM WAVG, HOLDG OUT SOME…. OM SHANTI OM AND THE TIM OF SILENCE MY HEAD I OPEN TO THE EMPTS THAT ONLY SE EVERYTHG AS GRACELET’S OPEN TO THE EMPTS      LET’S OPEN TO TOGETHERNS OF OM SHANTI OMTHE SEASONS CHANGE BUT WE ARE HERETHE STARS WILL SP BUT WE’LL REMA THE EARTH WILL SHAKE AND THE SEAS WILL SOARTHE WORLD MIGHT END BUT WE’LL REMA OM SHANTI OM… 9. MADHURAMDEVI NAMAM MADHURAMDEVI ROOPAM MADHURAMMADHURAM MADHURAM            MADHURAM SARVAM DEVI MADHURAMDEVI SMARANAM MADHURAMDEVI CHARANAM MADHURAM,    MADHURAM...DEVI PUJA MADHURAMDEVI STOTRAM MADHURAM,    MADHURAM....DEVI DEEKSHA MADHURAMDEVI GYANAM MADHURAM,    MADHURAM... DEVI NARAYANI MADHURAMDEVI AMMA MADHURAM,   MADHURAM...NARAYANI NARAYANI  MADHURAMGU BRAHMA GU VISHNUGU DEVO MAHHWARAGU SAKSHAT, PARAMBRAHMATASMAI SRI GUVE NAMAHAHARI OM TAT SAT HARI OMLOKA SAMASTHA SHO BHAVANTHUOM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTIDEVI, YOUR NAME IS SWEET DIVE NECTARYOUR FORM IS NECTAREVERYTHG YOU ARE IS NECTARDEVI YOUR TEACHGS ARE NECTARYOUR LOT FEET ARE NECTARDEVI, OFFERG YOU OUR PRAYERS IS NECTARYOUR CHANTS ARE NECTARDEVI, YOUR BLSGS ARE NECTARTHE KNOWLEDGE YOU BTOW IS NECTAREVERYTHG YOU ARE IS NECTARWE OFFER OUR GRATU WE OFFER OURSELVMAY WE BE YOUR SERVICEMAY WE BRG PEACE AND LOVETO THE WORLD MAY ALL BEGS BE FILLED WH PEACEMAY ALL BEGS BE HAPPY AND EE OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI.   C & P EDO AND JO BLISS
• GAYATRI ( PART- 3)|FEB 12, 2023GAYATRI ( PART- 3)
• GAYATRI BHARDWAJ

GAYATRI MANTRA: MEANG, BENEFS AND HOW TO CHANT

If you answered the Gayatri mantra, faiar to yogis and fans of kirtan sger Deva Premal, you’d be right.

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.

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.

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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.

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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. 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.

MANTRA FOR LOVE – KAAMV GAYATRI MANTRA

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. 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. Full mantra: Om namoh kala kalua, kaali raatnish ki putli majhi raatkala kalua, ghaat baasota/soti jo jagay laaobaha/bahi ko uthaay laaokhada/khadi ko chalaay laaomohi yogi chal, raaj ki thaam/ami ke tan me chatpati lagaaojiya le tod, jo koi elaichi hamari khavekabhi na chhoray hamare saathghar ko taje, baahar ko tajehame taj r kane jaao chhaati phaat turant mar jaaisatya naam ash gu kameri bhakti gu ki shaktiphuro mantra ishwaro vacha. While there are numero mantras the Vedic Tradn, there is none greater than the Gayatri Mantra.

BEE I LOVE YOU LYRICS | KUNAL GANJAWALA | GAYATRI GANJAWALA

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. 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.

WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD MAHARANI GAYATRI DEVI FELL IN LOVE WH 21-YEAR-OLD MAHARAJA SAWAI MAN SGH

From the Gayatri Mantra emerged knowledge of the transcenntal nature of the smic beg (Pusha) givg you the entire meang of the Vedas. Gayatri appears as a verse the Rig Veda and is the name of the Vedic meter or rhythm which the verse is posed. Gayatri is said to be the qutsence of the Vedas.

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Gayatri’s Physil FormThe mantra is personified as the godss Gayatri Devi, ually picted as havg five heads and 10 arms, wh a swan as her vehicle. Gayatri is nsired a form of Parvati, the wife of Shiva and, some texts, as a form of Saraswati makg her the send wife of Brahma, the creator.

 KIRTAN ALIVEOM NAMO NARAYANI  OM NAMO NARAYANI OMDEVI MANGALAM, DEVI SHARANAMI SURRENR TO THE MOTHER OF THE UNIVERSEI SURRENR TO YOU, THE POWER EVERYTHGYOU ARE THE GODSS, DEVI, SPICNS ALL S FORMSI OFFER MYSELF TO YOU, MAKE ME AN STMENT OF YOUR PEACE, WISDOM, PASSN AND LOVE2. OM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHAOM GAM GANAPATAYE NAMAHAGANHA SHARANAMOM GANHA, THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLPLEASE SWEEP AWAY THE IGNORANCETHAT KEEPS ME OM KNOWG THE ETERNAL TTHSEE ME OM THE GRIPS OF BONDAGE TO EGOYOU ARE EASILY PLEASED, MAY YOUR BENEVOLENCECLEAR THE PATH THAT I KNOW MYSELFAND LIVE SERVICE TO ALL3. JAGADAMBE MAJAGADAMBE MA JAGADAMABE MA JAI JAI MA ADI PARASHAKTI MADURGA SARASWATI MA LAKSHMI NARAYANI MA JAI JAI MAKALI KALI KALI NAMAHAVICTORY TO THE MOTHER OF THE WORLDWHO IS THE PRIMORDIAL FORCEWHO IS STRENGTH, WISDOM AND UNNDNAL LOVEWHO WIP AWAY THE TEARS OF UNKOWNGWHO HEARS OUR PRAYERS AND KNOWSTHE NERMOST SIR OF OUR HEARTSVICTORY TO SHAKTHE CREATIVE FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE4. NARAYANI MANARAYANI NARAYANI NARAYANI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)        SHAKTI MA NAMO NAMAHNARAYANI NARAYANI SARASWATI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)       VAANU MA NAMO NAMAH  NARAYANI NARAYANI MAHALAKSHMI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)       LAKSHMI MA NAMO NAMAHNARAYANI NARAYANI DURGA DEVI MA       JAI MA JAGADAMBE (2)       KALI MA NAMO NAMAHNARAYANI NARAYANI AMMA NARAYANI THE MOTHER OF THE UNIVERSEWHO IS THE POWER EVERYTHGWHO LIV ME THE FORMS OF: SARASWATI, THE SENCE OF SELFBTOWG WISDOM AND CREATIVYLAKSHMI, THE GOAL OF LIFEBTOWG WORLDLYAND SPIRUAL PROSPERY DURGA, WHO ENDS SUFFERGBTOWG URAGE AND STRENGTH O MOTHER SURRENRG TO YOUI FD EVERYTHG5. SHIVA SHIVA OM NAMAH SHIVAYA       SHIVA NATARAJA NATARAJA NATARAJ SHIVA    NAMAH NAMAH NAMAH SHIVAYA   OM NAMAH SHIVAYASHIVA, THE KG OF YOGATHE ONE WHO IS PURE CONSCNSWE TAKE REFUGE YOUR ETERNAL SOLACE6. ASATOMAOM ASATOMA SAT GAMAYATAMASO MAA  JYOTHIR GAMAYAAMYRTORMA AMRAM GAMAYAOM SHANTI SHANTI OM OH LEAD ME TO THE TTHFROM DARKNS TO THE LIGHTFROM THIS BODY TO ETERNAL LIFEOH LEAD ME TO YOU LEAD ME OM UNTTH TO TTHLEAD ME OM DARKNS TO LIGHTLEAD ME OM DEATH TO IMMORTALY 7. GAYATRIOM BHUR BHUVA SWAHA  TAT SAVUR VARENYAMBHARGO DEVASYA DIMAHI        DHIYO YONAH PRACHODAYATOH SUPREME LIGHT OF LIGHTSSOUND OF SOUNDSDTROYER OF SORROW AND IGNORANCEWHO LEADS BEYOND THE STATOF WAKG, DREAMG AND EP SLEEPBEYOND THE GROSS, SUBTLE AND AL REALMSINTO THE ETERNAL BRAHMAN THAT VIVIFYG POWER, LOVE, AND RADIANT ILLUMATNDIVE GRACE OF UNIVERSAL TELLIGENCEPLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME8. OM SHANTI I WOKE UP TO THE LIGHT OF THE EARTH THERE WERE PEOPLE DANCG, PEOPLE SGG: OM SHANTI OMI PUT ON MY FISHERMAN PANTSI LEFT THE CY, LEFT FOR SOME ….OM SHANTI OMI MA TO THE RIVERSITHERE WAS EEDOM WAVG, HOLDG OUT SOME…. OM SHANTI OM AND THE TIM OF SILENCE MY HEAD I OPEN TO THE EMPTS THAT ONLY SE EVERYTHG AS GRACELET’S OPEN TO THE EMPTS      LET’S OPEN TO TOGETHERNS OF OM SHANTI OMTHE SEASONS CHANGE BUT WE ARE HERETHE STARS WILL SP BUT WE’LL REMA THE EARTH WILL SHAKE AND THE SEAS WILL SOARTHE WORLD MIGHT END BUT WE’LL REMA OM SHANTI OM… 9. MADHURAMDEVI NAMAM MADHURAMDEVI ROOPAM MADHURAMMADHURAM MADHURAM            MADHURAM SARVAM DEVI MADHURAMDEVI SMARANAM MADHURAMDEVI CHARANAM MADHURAM,    MADHURAM...DEVI PUJA MADHURAMDEVI STOTRAM MADHURAM,    MADHURAM....DEVI DEEKSHA MADHURAMDEVI GYANAM MADHURAM,    MADHURAM... DEVI NARAYANI MADHURAMDEVI AMMA MADHURAM,   MADHURAM...NARAYANI NARAYANI  MADHURAMGU BRAHMA GU VISHNUGU DEVO MAHHWARAGU SAKSHAT, PARAMBRAHMATASMAI SRI GUVE NAMAHAHARI OM TAT SAT HARI OMLOKA SAMASTHA SHO BHAVANTHUOM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTIDEVI, YOUR NAME IS SWEET DIVE NECTARYOUR FORM IS NECTAREVERYTHG YOU ARE IS NECTARDEVI YOUR TEACHGS ARE NECTARYOUR LOT FEET ARE NECTARDEVI, OFFERG YOU OUR PRAYERS IS NECTARYOUR CHANTS ARE NECTARDEVI, YOUR BLSGS ARE NECTARTHE KNOWLEDGE YOU BTOW IS NECTAREVERYTHG YOU ARE IS NECTARWE OFFER OUR GRATU WE OFFER OURSELVMAY WE BE YOUR SERVICEMAY WE BRG PEACE AND LOVETO THE WORLD MAY ALL BEGS BE FILLED WH PEACEMAY ALL BEGS BE HAPPY AND EE OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI.   C & P EDO AND JO BLISS

It is said that she n even be seen by those who have mystic visn, and she is the btower of all knowledge to those who worship her her godss form, Gayatri is known as the “Mother of the Vedas”, the sence of the Upanishadic wisdom of enlightenment and the mother of the universe. The repetn of the Gayatri Mantra wh votn and fah giv the spirual seeker dive protectn. It is said that worship of other forms of the mother godss whout the Gayatri is like worshippg other mothers and fettg your Gayatri Mantra is also known as the Savri Mantra, dited to Savr, the sun y, who reprents the source, spiratn and life-givg force of the Stcture of the Gayatri MantraBhuh, Bhuvah, and Suvah are also referred to as the three worlds: earth, heaven, and ner space or existence (bhur); nscns (bhuvah); and bliss (swaha).

They serve as a kd of votn to the Gayatri. The Gayatri self ntas 24 seed syllabl:Tat savur varenyam; Bhargo vasya dheemahi; Dhiyo yonah of wisdom, knowledge, and the entire Vedas are ncealed the 24 seed syllabl.

One who has experienced the dive nscns of the 24 seed syllabl has nothg else left to hear, read, learn, or enjoy this external are 70 ln supreme mantras ntaed wh the Gayatri Mantra. The Gayatri Mantra is the sence of all the 70 ln mantras. Jt as all rivers merge the oceans, all mantras une the Gayatri Mantra.

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The Gayatri Mantra self then merg the great ocean of Omkara, the sound of “OM”, returng you to the silence of your te Value of Chantg the GayatriChantg the Gayatri Mantra velops nada, a regular vibratn the channels of the subtle body, openg the var spirual centers of your body. Chantg the 24 seed syllabl the Gayatri Mantra generat a wondro jhankar, a pulsatg rgg so that a powerful energy flows om the chakras of the subtle body. This endows you wh Yoga Shakti, the energy of unn wh the Gayatri is bt chanted silently or a soft, sweet voice wh a tranquil md.

Astrologilly, the Gayatri protects her children om the negative fluenc of the rays of the ne plas, removg fear and helpg you to succsfully plete any task. There is nothg more purifyg than the Gayatri mantra. By medatg on the Gayatri Mantra, you will gradually realize that the whole universe is the radiance of mother dive, wnsed as the embodiment of your own soul.

This alone is the fulfillment of spirualy, which you n atta effortlsly by medatg on the Gayatri Mantra. This is why Gayatri is hailed as the mother of all the Gayatri MantraThe followg is the standard versn of the Gayatri Mantra, which is the one most monly ed, along wh a phoic pronunciatn. OmBhur Bhuvah SuvahaBhoor Bhoo-va Su-va-haTat Savur VarenyamTat Sa-vee-toor Var-ayn-yamBargo Devasya DhimahiBar-go Day-vas-ya Dhee-ma-heeDhiyo Yo Nah PrachodayatDhee-yo Yo Nah Pra-cho-da-yaatRather than give a direct translatn of the Gayatri Mantra, which is often nfg to try to unrstand, here are several different meangs attributed to .

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I medate upon the Supreme Energy, Gayatri Devi, who has the supreme qualy of playg the creatn of all the worlds, and who duc noble thoughts the hearts of, creator of the universe.

May that light enlighten Gayatri Mantra wh Kriyas (Actns)The followg is a longer versn of the Gayatri, which activat all seven Lokhas or plan of existence and specifilly asks for the blsg of enlightenment. Open your hand wh the palm facg BHUHTouch the thumb to the base of the rg fgerOM BHUVAH Touch the thumb to the base of the ltle fgerOM SVAHATouch the thumb to the middle of the ltle fgerOM MAHAHTouch the thumb to the tip of the ltle fgerOM JANAHTouch the thumb to the tip of the rg fgerOM TAPAHTouch the thumb to the tip of the middle fgerOM SATYAMTouch the thumb to the tip of the x fgerOM TATSAVITUR VARENYAMTouch the thumb to the middle of the x fgerBHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHITouch the thumb to the base of the x fgerDHIYO YO NAH PRACODAYATTouch the thumb to the base of the middle fgerOM APO JYOTIRTouch the first three fgers to the right eyeRASO’MRTAMTouch the first three fgers to the left eyeBRAHMA BHUR BHUVAH SVAR OMTouch the first three fgers to the third eyeRepeatg the Gayatri MantraIf you n fortably wake up and medate durg brahma muhurta, between 3:30-4:30 a.