Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I am currently doing the long version of the gayatri mantra in the morning. How can I make it appropriate to Devi in the form of Lakshmi? Also I would like to know more about the sun and moon breaths and the vizualization you spoke of. Len, your morning prayer was lovely as well. Mahita --- mahahradanatha <mahahradanatha > wrote: > , "prainbow61" > <paulie- > rainbow wrote: > > > > Namaste, > > > > What and when is appropriate morning prayer to > Devi? > > > > > > prainbow > > > > With Sunrise it is customary to greet Devi as > residing in the orb of > the sun with her Gayatri and a water offering, the > gayatri should be > appropriate to the form of devi you are devoted to, > alighting in and > illuminating the Circle of the earth and your > chakra system. > > Mahahradanatha > > "In the tantrik tradition, each aspect of devata has > her or his own > form of the Gayatri and it is often pronounced at > the four junctions > of the day, including midnight. > > For example, Tripurasundari Gayatri runs: > Tripurasundari vidmahe, > kameshvari dhimahi, tanno klinne pracodayat. This > means: Let us > contemplate Tripurasundari, let us think of > Kameshvari, may that > wetness direct. > > The Gandharva Tantra uses the 24 different syllables > of this mantra > in Sanskrit as a visualisation, starting from the > base of the spine > and moving to the top of the head. > > The other tantrik Gayatri is a mantra known as > Ajapa. This is recited > by every living being unconsciously 21,600 times a > day as she or he > breathes. Half are sun breaths and half are moon > breaths. It consists > of the letters Ha and Sa." > > http://shivashakti.com/gayatri.htm > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 As Radhanatha mentions, each devata has his/her own Gayatri. The Lakshmi gayatri goes: Om bhur bhuvah suvah Mahadevyai cha vidmahe/ Vishnupatnyai cha dhimahi/ tanno Lakshmih prachodayat Om/ -- Len/ Kalipadma Mahita Devi <mahita_devi > wrote: I am currently doing the long version of the gayatri mantra in the morning. How can I make it appropriate to Devi in the form of Lakshmi? Also I would like to know more about the sun and moon breaths and the vizualization you spoke of. Len, your morning prayer was lovely as well. Mahita --- mahahradanatha <mahahradanatha > wrote: New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Hello Mahahradanatha, Your knowledge base is impressed. I have another question, the answer for which I have been looking. Its related to Gayatri and Pranayama. I was reading one shashtra and it says, "prana and apana ko sam karke, gayatri mantra ka jap karo" which in english would probably mean, "equate prana and apana, then do gayatri jap". My quesiton is do you happen to know how do we do that? ie "equalize paran and apana"? Thanks a ton in advance.. Regards Dp On 5/25/06, mahahradanatha <mahahradanatha > wrote: > > > The Gayatri pertaining to the differing Forms of Devi should best be > learnend from ones Guru, they are not a substitute of the vaidik > Gayatri used in the vaidik Sandhya but is used in addition, as part > of the tantrik Sandhya Rites, which begin with the Guru worship. > > These are mainly purificatory rites, for instance with the triple > tarpana (water oblation) to the sun, the vahanas weapons and the > asuras themselves, attacking the sun ecery day are destroyed, which > internally means the purification of body, emotion,s and mind from > the hindering influence of evil habits, the Kleshas or vices these > are the the inner asuras, they symbolise kama, Krodha moha etc. > > The destruction of these 5 vices or 5 poisons is the common basis of > all Indic Religions, be it Bauddha, Hindu, Sikh or Jain. > > To become free from these impurities on the triple level of mind > emotion and body is also the Aim of Yoga. The diverse Sandhya > Rites are one step towards that Goal. > > The achievement of the equilibrium of Sun and Moon Breath by > establishing a balanced breath pattern, purifys and frees one from > the influence of the time based habitual patterns (planets, zodiac > signs nakshatras etc), the pranayama included in the sandhya rites > cause the identification of the Gayatri with the purification of this > Hamsa (inoutbreath) self residing in the human heart and on a > planetary scale in the sun. > > Mahahradanatha > > , Mahita Devi <mahita_devi > wrote: > > > > I am currently doing the long version of the gayatri > > mantra in the morning. How can I make it appropriate > > to Devi in the form of Lakshmi? Also I would like to > > know more about the sun and moon breaths and the > > vizualization you spoke of. > > Len, your morning prayer was lovely as well. > > Mahita > > > > --- mahahradanatha <mahahradanatha wrote: > > > > > , "prainbow61" > > > <paulie- > > > rainbow@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Namaste, > > > > > > > > What and when is appropriate morning prayer to > > > Devi? > > > > > > > > > > > > prainbow > > > > > > > > > > With Sunrise it is customary to greet Devi as > > > residing in the orb of > > > the sun with her Gayatri and a water offering, the > > > gayatri should be > > > appropriate to the form of devi you are devoted to, > > > alighting in and > > > illuminating the Circle of the earth and your > > > chakra system. > > > > > > Mahahradanatha > > > > > > "In the tantrik tradition, each aspect of devata has > > > her or his own > > > form of the Gayatri and it is often pronounced at > > > the four junctions > > > of the day, including midnight. > > > > > > For example, Tripurasundari Gayatri runs: > > > Tripurasundari vidmahe, > > > kameshvari dhimahi, tanno klinne pracodayat. This > > > means: Let us > > > contemplate Tripurasundari, let us think of > > > Kameshvari, may that > > > wetness direct. > > > > > > The Gandharva Tantra uses the 24 different syllables > > > of this mantra > > > in Sanskrit as a visualisation, starting from the > > > base of the spine > > > and moving to the top of the head. > > > > > > The other tantrik Gayatri is a mantra known as > > > Ajapa. This is recited > > > by every living being unconsciously 21,600 times a > > > day as she or he > > > breathes. Half are sun breaths and half are moon > > > breaths. It consists > > > of the letters Ha and Sa." > > > > > > http://shivashakti.com/gayatri.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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