THE GAYATRI MANTRA – Heart Of Hduism

Contents:

• THE GAYATRI MANTRA
• CHANTG GAYATRI

THE GAYATRI MANTRA

There are numero Gayatri mantras but the ma one, of twenty-four syllabl, is sometim lled ‘Savri’. To chant the Gayatri properly the practner should be perfectly suated the qualy of goodns (sattva-guna). The Gayatri is said to have emanated om the mouth of Lord Brahma (the creator) as he heard the sound of Lord Krishna’s flute.

Gayatri is personified as a godss (Gayatri Ma), one of the nsorts of Lord Brahma. 2018-11-08 13:03:472018-11-08 13:03:47THE GAYATRI MANTRA. The Gayatri Mantra nsists of twenty-four syllabl - three l of eight syllabl each.

CHANTG GAYATRI

The first le (Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah) is nsired an votn, and is not technilly a part of the origal Gayatri Mantra as appears the Upanishads. Gayatri is also referred to as a Vedic poetic meter of 24 syllabl or any hymn posed this meter.

Hence, there exists a whole fay of Gayatri Mantras, which serve as medative aids to pray for the blsgs of a particular personal Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tat Savur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो न: प्रचोदयात् ।।A basic translatn n be given God, the Protector, the basis of all life, Who is self-existent, Who is ee om all pas and Whose ntact e the soul om all troubl, Who pervas the Universe and stas all, the Creator and Energizer of the whole Universe, the Giver of happs, Who is worthy of acceptance, the most excellent, Who is Pure and the Purifier of all, let embrace that very God, so that He may direct our mental faculti the right Four Parts of the Gayatri MantraAum Bhur Bhuvah Swah (ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व:)1. Tat then is ed here the Gayatri Mantra to dite that the worshipper is referrg to [that] God, and that the praise beg offered to God the prayer is purely directed towards Him, whout thought of gag any personal benef om that praise. 2-4)Sava, om which Savur is rived, is another name of God, this beg the reason that the Gayatri Mantra is often known as the Savri Mantra.

1, 2)Sanskr for "tellect", this is the sence of this part of the Gayatri Mantra. We ask God the Gayatri Mantra to gift wh the hight tellect, and to help by showg the way to e that tellect. 4)Nah means "Ours", and signifi the selflsns of the requt we make of God this part of the Gayatri Mantra.