Veda Mata Gayathri Devi ....

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Wow! How delightful to view this 'gorgeous' picture of Veda Mata

Gayathri Devi on this first day of 'Vasant Navaratri'(The nine

nights honoring the Mother Goddess in all her divine manifestations

as Durga Or Chandi Or sri Matangi or Sri Lalithambika )on the group

page of Advaitin list.

 

Gayathri Mantra is called the mother of all mantras.

 

May i please share with you all a few words on this mantra which was

posted by my dear friend and mentor Sri Harsha Ramamurthy in our

group Brahmanshakti?

 

""The single letter 'Om' represents the ultimate reality. Power is

its presiding deity. Brahman, the ultimate reality itself is the seer

or the rishi of this Mantra. Its metre or Chandas is Gayathri. It is

the personification of the ultimate itself. Its sadhana is only for

the union of the individual self with the ultimate i.e. realizing the

self as the supreme Paramatman. Let Shree Gayathri, the mother of the

Vedas, established by Vedas, indestructible, giver of divine

blessings, let her come and reveal the Ultimate (Brahmavidya) to me.

Whatever unrighteous deeds are done, they are got rid off that day

itself. Whatever are done during the night, they are got rid off that

night itself.

 

Oh great power! The embodiment of all letters in the alphabet, the

deity that represents the conjugations of day and night, (Oh! I

forgot to mention that the three sandhyas of the day actually are

access points to achieve Bhedana of the three Yogic Granthis in the

body!) You are the power of knowledge. You are the enemy of all that

is evil. You are the strength and light of the universe and its

infinite existence. You are the abode of all Gods. I invoke Gayathri,

Savitri the power of Savita, Saraswathi, Lakshmi, Uma or Brahmavidya,

and the Rishis. The rishi-chandas-deity of Gayathri are Vishwamitra --

Nichrid Gayathri -- Savitaa. And of the seven Vyahritis: atri-

gauthama-kashyapa-vishwamitra-vasishta-bharadwaja-jamadagni and

Gayathri-ushnik-anushthubh-brihati-pankti-trishtub-jagati and Agni-

vayu-surya-brihaspati-varuna-indra-vishwedevaah. (The Yagnavalkya

Samhita and Gayathri Tantra forbid the discussion of the fourth Pada

of Gayathri since this is to be given only to advanced Sadhakas.)

 

Agni is her face. Vishnu is her heart. Rudra is her coiffure. Prithvi

is her medium of creation. She is alive with the five vital Pranas.

She is white in color. She is of 24 letters or eternal Tatvas. Has

the three Vedas for three feet. Has six faces in the six directions

(Five visible faces for Vamadeva, Sadyojata, and other faces of

Sadashiva or the Five Aamnayas, whereas the sixth hidden face is the

Anuttara Aamnaya which is the abode of the great vidya of mother

Mahatripurasundari). Her purpose is to take us to the ultimate."

 

Ya Devi Sarvabhooteshu Jnanaroopena Samsthitaa Namastasyai

Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah!

 

A GURU GAYATHRI TO Adi Shankara Bhagvadapada

 

AUM JAGADGURU ADI SHANKARA BHAGVADAPADAYE VIDMAHE

PARABRAHMANE DHEEMAHI,

TANNO ADVAITA GURUH PRACHODAYAT.

 

REGARDS