Gayathri Manthra and Gayathri Sloka

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Please help me with the Gayathri sloka.. can a

female chant Gayathri sloka everyday to attain Her

grace.? Please let me know which verse I can say

everyday for Her proctection of my family.

 

kind regards

Anuradha

 

 

Dear Devotee

 

A female can definitely recite Gayathri SLOKA and not MANTHRA as per our

scriptures as gayatri contans in itself the spirit and energy of all VEDIC

MANTRAS.

 

only by intense repition of gayathri one would be able to master all vedic

mantras. those who have been compelled by vedas to do gayatri mantra shall do it

everyday without fail. the sastras say the effect of this is benefic not only to

the individual but also to the society as a whole. there is NO DEVI MANTRA

GREATER THAN GAYATRI mantra.

 

Even the Shodashi mantra would not be effective to a person who is supposed to

do gayatri and while failing to do it takes interest on other Devi Mantras.

 

IN SHORT a female NEED NOT recite gayathri mantra . however the gayatri Sloka

which has the SAME MEANING AS GAYATRI MANTRA CAN BE CHANTED BY ALL INCLUDING

FEMALES.

 

As an additional related information , i would like to give some more

information on the meaning of the the " YAGNO PAVEETAM " (SACRED THREAD ) which

one gets at the time of getting gayatri mantra.

 

one set of sacred thread contains three threads tied as a knot. that knot is

called the Brahmma Grandhi ( the Knot of Brahman ).

a brahmachari ( batchelor ) wears one set -- a married person wears two sets --

the additional set is worn on behalf of the wife.

the third set is optional one which is a subtitute for the uttareeyam --( a

cloth which should be worn on the body )

 

What IS THE PHILOSOPY BEHIND THESE THREE THREADS.

 

Every human being is born with raga and Dwesha ( likes-- Dislikes) which makes

the individual to use the power of mind, power of speech, and the use of bodily

powers as per his likes and dislikes which would be contrary to sastras.

 

The three threads represent the MIND -- BODY -- SPEECH . on getting this holy

thread the body mind and speech which were so far acting as per likes and

dislikes are tied in the KNOT OF THE BRAHMAN and from that day with the constant

contemplation of the GAYATRI MANTRA -- the devotee gets the power of getting

over the evil forces of likes and dislikes. this Knot is also known as the KNOT

OF VEDAS and this knot is very strong one both physically as well as by

implication of the meaning.

 

IN short the three threads Constitute -- DO NOT THINK -- DO NOT SPEAK -- DO NOT

ACT --- CONTRARY TO THE VEDAS AND SASTRAS and Vedas -- sastras are THE BACK

BONE OF OUR SANTANA DHARMA.

 

 

By the hypnotic power of gayatri it liberates the person from worldly existence

and realising the goal of human birth.

 

let us all pray to gayathri devi that she will have mercy upon us at a time

where there is a dilution of vedic values -- so that the fire of gayathri mantra

is never extinguished in us and that it will keep burning brighter and brighter.

 

ganapathy = = = Vijaya

 

 

Sridhar Seshagiri <s_seshagiri wrote:

My name is Anuradha Gopinath....married ...28yrs and

a mother of a 2year old son..Adithya.

 

I am a staunch Hindu and an ardent devotee of Ambaa

in all Her forms. I am basically from Kerala..in

India but live in Tamil Nadu. Kerala is a land of

some of the most powerful temples of Ambaa in Her

various forms and I have worshipped Her in some of

these powerful temples...Kerala is also the birth

place of Saint Adi Sankaracharya. I pray to my

beloved Goddess fervently every single day..offer

Her flowers and sing Her few slokas that I know.

I am not very well versed in Her innumberable slokas

that talk about Her benevlonace and Almighty grace

and strength.

 

I joined this forum with the thought that I can

learn a lot more about my Beloved Goddess and be

aware and experience the grace She showers on all

Her devotees in this forum.

 

I would be grateful if you would include me in this

forum so I too can expand my knowledge on Shakthi

the Almighty.

 

Please help me with the Gayathri sloka.. can a

female chant Gayathri sloka everyday to attain Her

grace.? Please let me know which verse I can say

everyday for Her proctection of my family.

 

kind regards

Anuradha

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

namaste

 

Even the 1st para in my reply is technically correct. I should I

have avoided the second paragraph.

 

It is the self-realized sages know what is dharma and what is not. I

agree with Jesse Arana, and the actions of such sages cannot be

questioned. Hence, I stand corrected and I withdraw my comment in

the second paragraph.

 

My apologies.

 

With respects,

Ravi

 

 

 

 

, "M. S. Ravisankar" <ravi@a...> wrote:

> namaste Sri Jesse Arana:

>

> According to tradition, only males of brahmaNa, xatriyaa and

vaishya varNa-s

> are initiated to gaayatrii mantra at the time of upanayana. This

is the case

> for all of the recorded history that stretches to at least last two

> milleniums. upanayana constitutes second birth, hence the above

three are

> called dviija-s. The initiation is done by the father or someone

else in his

> position and the veda maataa becomes mother. There are many

additional rules

> also.

>

>

> Besides, going through upanayana ceremony is a must to get

initiated. Your

> "sat guru" theory for gaayatrii mantra has no support in shaastra.

>

> As it was pointed out there are many other methods, which are

open to all

> and simpler to follow.

>

> My 2c.

>

> Ravi

>

>

> >

> > Jesse Arana [jessearana@a...]

> > Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:43 AM

> >

> > RE: Gayathri Manthra and Gayathri Sloka

> >

> >

> > Namaste,

> >

> > A woman who wants to chant Gayatri should take diksha

> > from a sat guru.

> >

> > In my life, I have met three women sat gurus. To the

> > best of my knowledge, they all teach Gayatri to women.

> >

> > The point is that one chants Gayatri by the grace of

> > the sat guru. It is not because you are male or female.

> >

> > Kailash