Gayatri Manthra

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advaitin, Ram Varmha <fritzv@a...> wrote:

> There are so many theories about the Gayathri Manthra, that it is

the

> holiest of Hindu manthras. I am not challenging that.

> But, I would like to know is how a group of sanskrit words put

together

> be considered that

> holy? What I want to know is: Is it the unique wordings in Sanskrit

that

 

Namaste,

 

We are talking of Sabda and Vaak here. It is not the sounds that fit

the words but the words that fit the sounds. The sounds already exist

they are just teamed up with Sankrit. For the Mantra to be most

effective the sounds must be right to attract the corresponding

spiritual vibration. However if you really believe in any mantra, it

will work for you.........ONS...Tony.IMO

[Guest guest]

There are so many theories about the Gayathri Manthra, that it is the

holiest of Hindu manthras. I am not challenging that.

But, I would like to know is how a group of sanskrit words put together

be considered that

holy? What I want to know is: Is it the unique wordings in Sanskrit that

gives the manthra the strength or is it the

meaning of the same? What if the prayer was recited in English, for

example; will the same benefit be reached? If not,

why not? If one will say that the manthra must be recited in Sanskrit,

then, more prominence is given to the language

than the meaning of the manthra itself, don't you think?

What I repeat here is that there are so many manthras in Hinduism, but

why is this one considered the tops?

 

Om PARABRAHMAM

Bhur BHU LOKA / EARTH / PHYSICAL

PLANE

Bhuva THE ASTRAL PLANE

Svah THE CELESTIAL PLANE

(THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE)

Tat THAT

Savitur THE CREATOR (BRIGHT AS THE SUN)

 

Varenyam MOST WORTHY TO BE WORSHIPPED

Bhargo LUSTER OR EFFULGENCE

Devasya DIVINE

Dheemahi WE MEDITATE

Dhiyo INTELLECT

Yo WHO

Nah OUR

Prachodayaat INSPIRE OR GUIDE

 

I may transliterate this as: WE MEDITATE on THAT, DIVINE EFFULGENT

CREATOR of the ENTIRE

UNIVERSE, WHO is MOST WORTHY TO BE WORSHIPPED as PARABRAHMAM. May He

GUIDE OUR INTELLECT (in the proper direction)!

 

There could be many, many different variations to the above, depending

on how one interprets the meaning of the

manthra!

 

What I would like to know is did Sankara write a commentary about

Gayatri Manthra any where?

 

Regards,

Ram

[Guest guest]

Hi Ram:

 

The theory goes something like this: Sound has power, since it has

vibration, and all manifest exsistence is just the field of being in vibration.

Different vibrations, different manifestations. The analogy is the wine glass

that explodes when you hit the right pitch. now nirvana is a "Waveless" state.

So some argue how can mantra get you there? My view is that mantra is the key

that unlocks the door. Also too mantra would have to be spoken in the origional

language; different language, different sound, and hence different vibration.

Christianity hass omething like this, for we believe that God spoke the

world into exsistence. Moslems believe that the koran must be read or heard in

the origional. Translations don't count. The Koran is in a very subtle meterical

scheme (fromwhat I've been lead to believe). Translate it, and though you have

the words, you've lost the music. God is in the music. So it has limited power

to save. (Is this similar to Sufism?). Thisis probably also true of great

classics like the "Mahabharata" and the "Lotus Sutra". You have to get them in

the origional. Try reading a translation of a great poem like Virgil's "Aeneid"

and you get it. Though the content is there, all the poetry is lost. I'm no

expert, however.

 

motleyjack

 

Ram Varmha <fritzv wrote:

 

 

Pacem et Bonham

 

 

 

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