Bhaktisandesam / Gayatri Mantra

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What You Need To Know By Shri Gyan Rajhans

 

• Meaning & Analysis

 

The Gayatri mantra is one of the oldest and most powerful of Sanskrit

mantras. It is believed that by chanting the Gayatri mantra and

firmly establishing it in the mind, if you carry on your life and do

the work that is ordained for you, your life will be full of

happiness.

 

The word " Gayatri " itself explains the reason for the existence of

this mantra. It has its origin in the Sanskrit phrase Gayantam

Triyate iti, and refers to that mantra which rescues the chanter from

all adverse situations that may lead to mortality.

 

Goddess Gayatri is also called " Veda-Mata " or the Mother of the

Vedas — Rig, Yajur, Saam and Atharva — because it is the very basis

of the Vedas. It is the basis, the reality behind the experienced and

the cognized universe.

 

The Gayatri mantra is composed of a metre consisting of 24 syllables —

generally arranged in a triplet of eight syllables each. Therefore,

this particular meter (tripadhi) is also known as the Gayatri Meter

or " Gayatri Chhanda. "

 

The Mantra

 

Aum

Bhuh Bhuvah Svah

Tat Savitur Varenyam

Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi

Dhiyo Yo nah Prachodayat

 

~ The Rig Veda (10:16:3)

 

The Meaning

" O thou existence Absolute, Creator of the three dimensions, we

contemplate upon thy divine light. May He stimulate our intellect and

bestow upon us true knowledge. "

 

Or simply,

 

" O Divine mother, our hearts are filled with darkness. Please make

this darkness distant from us and promote illumination within us. "

 

 

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Jai Shree Krishna !