Guest guest Posted July 1, 2001 Report Share Posted July 1, 2001 SRIMATE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA SRIMATE DESIKAYA NAMAHA dear bhagavatas, namaskarams to all, I have a doubt reg. gayatri mantra. we know it is one of the most sacred of all the mantras. Now i request you to kindly explain its significance as per sri vaishnavite sampradaya and also how the SUPREME LORD sriman narayana is related to gAyatrI mantrA. THANKING YOU, adiyen ramanuja dasan, Ramesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2001 Report Share Posted July 1, 2001 srimathe ramanujaya nama: namaskAram to all the bhAgavathAs, to mr. ramesh's question, i would like to reply thus gAyatri mantra << am not supposed to write the mantra in full form >> the mantra means God, you are the giver of life, the remover of pain and sorrow, the bestower of happiness; O god, Creator of the Universe, may we receive your supreme, sin-destroying light; may you guide our intellect in the right direction. the word by word meaning is here: Pranava - Almighty God 1st word Embodiment of all positive energy 2nd word Destroyer of suffering 3rd word Embodiment of happiness 4th word That (indicating God) 5th word Bright and luminous 6th word Supreme (best) 7th word Destroyer of sins 8th word Divine 9th word May (we) receive 10th word Intellect 11th word Who 12th word Our 13th word May (you) inspire (me) The Significance The mantra is the very quintessence of the Vedas. Verily it is the mother of the Vedas. The meaning of the syllable "Ga" is Jiva. Gayatri is that which protects and fosters all life forms. One must realise therefore that on being given this Gayatri Manthra, he has been given a rebirthing. When a person starts chanting this Manthra in conformity with certain rules and code of conduct, he will certainly be able to reach a state in fulfillment of this Manthra. Arriving at a new stage, the third stage, which is called the Vipra. At this stage we can begin to chant the Vedas. Acting according to the vedas one can attain mOkshA. So Gayatri Mantra is the mantra which actually initiates a person to brAmhanatvA. this is what i have perceived from preachings from my elders. if anyone has a different opinion, i beg pardon for my ignorance and i request those people to correct me. adiyen, sudharshan dasan Om namO ramanujaya nama: sri tirukkudandai andavan thiruvadigale sharanam sri srimushnam andavan thiruvadigale sharanam --- ramesh_4 wrote: > SRIMATE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA > SRIMATE DESIKAYA NAMAHA > dear bhagavatas, > namaskarams to all, > I have a doubt reg. gayatri mantra. we know it is > one of the most sacred of all the mantras. Now i > request you to kindly explain its significance as > per sri vaishnavite sampradaya and also how the > SUPREME LORD sriman narayana is related to gAyatrI > mantrA. > THANKING YOU, > adiyen ramanuja dasan, > Ramesh > > ----------------------------- > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - > To Post a message, send it to: > bhakti-list > Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Get personalized email addresses from Mail http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Dear Bhagavata UttamAs: Eventhough I have vaguely resolved the answer to the following question, I would seek the opinion of fellow members of our group to throw some light on the following: The devata of Gayatri mantra, we understand is "SavitA" (the creator or the Sun). This is in the mantrA itself. Lord Vishnu being one of the 12 adityAs we can take the mantrA to address Lord Vishnu (DhyEyas sadA savitru mandala.... etc.,). Now this is the question: What is the relation of this mantrA to Gayatri dEvi (who is portrayed as vEda mAtA etc.,). All we know is the chandas for this mantrA is Gayatri. I am particlularly interested in our moderator's response (as a participant) as he has written wonderful articles on the sandhyavandanam!!! Thanks. S. Vijayaraghavan Buffalo/NY _______________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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