Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 omnamonarayana............omnamashivaya..........ammenarayana....chirattapuram <anair1101 wrote: The Gayatri Mantra:Om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyamBhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayatThe presiding deity of the Gayatri Mantra is Lord Sun. Gayatri is personified as a goddess, the consort of Brahma (Sarasvati), and mother of the Vedas.The Gayatri Mantra is never chanted for the purposes of material gains, physical or otherwise. Its very invocation concludes with an appeal to the pure Consciousness to illumine more our heart-mind. It is a prayer unto the Self to unveil itself and come to manifest as pure wisdom in our life.The Gayatri Mantra is one of the oldest available Divine hymns. In the ancient Vedic literature, this mantra is dedicated to the deity Sun. This mantra is sung in the Vedic-meter called Gayatri. This is considered to be the most important mantra written out in Gayatri meter, and therefore, by tradition, this mantra has come to be known as Gayatri.It has actually been observed that by the repetition of this Gayatri Mantra with the right understanding of its sacred meaning, the ordinary negative tendencies in the human mind can be erased out to a large extent.It is believed that for any one frightened in the dark, immediate chanting of the Gayatri Mantra is advised to get over the nervousness of the fright.It is also believed that on starting any important and great work if a person detects some bad omen, that person must immediately sit down and chant eleven times the Gayatri. If on starting again, he meets with a new set of bad omens then he is to sit down again and chant the Gayatri for sixteen times, to remove the effects of the bad omen encountered.The deeper philosophic meaning of Gayatri:In our inner life, the sun represents the light-giver, the illuminator of all experiences, the ATMAN(Soul). This pure consciousness in us, the inner centre of our personality around which the matter envelopments function with mathematical precision- just as around the sun the entire solar system revolves- is being invoked to shine more and more in our intellect.Without the Atman ( the light that is our consciousness), the bodily matters become inert and dead, just as without the sun life would have been impossible._ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 I have heard a lot about Gayathri mantra. But could anyone please tell me, whether it can be chanted by women? I have also heard that the mantra should be taught to you by your Guru before you start chanting it, is it true? Jai Sree Krishna Seema --- madhu nair <kgmgroups wrote: > omnamonarayana............omnamashivaya..........ammenarayana.... > > chirattapuram <anair1101 wrote: > The Gayatri Mantra: > Om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam > Bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat > > The presiding deity of the Gayatri Mantra is Lord > Sun. Gayatri is > personified as a goddess, the consort of Brahma > (Sarasvati), and > mother of the Vedas. > > The Gayatri Mantra is never chanted for the purposes > of material > gains, physical or otherwise. Its very invocation > concludes with an > appeal to the pure Consciousness to illumine more > our heart-mind. > It is a prayer unto the Self to unveil itself and > come to manifest as > pure wisdom in our life. > > The Gayatri Mantra is one of the oldest available > Divine hymns. > In the ancient Vedic literature, this mantra is > dedicated to the > deity Sun. This mantra is sung in the Vedic-meter > called Gayatri. > This is considered to be the most important mantra > written out in > Gayatri meter, and therefore, by tradition, this > mantra has come to > be known as Gayatri. > > It has actually been observed that by the repetition > of this Gayatri > Mantra with the right understanding of its sacred > meaning, the > ordinary negative tendencies in the human mind can > be erased out to a > large extent. > > It is believed that for any one frightened in the > dark, immediate > chanting of the Gayatri Mantra is advised to get > over the nervousness > of the fright. > > It is also believed that on starting any important > and great work if > a person detects some bad omen, that person must > immediately sit down > and chant eleven times the Gayatri. If on starting > again, he meets > with a new set of bad omens then he is to sit down > again and chant > the Gayatri for sixteen times, to remove the effects > of the bad omen > encountered. > > The deeper philosophic meaning of Gayatri: > > In our inner life, the sun represents the > light-giver, the > illuminator of all experiences, the ATMAN(Soul). > This pure > consciousness in us, the inner centre of our > personality around which > the matter envelopments function with mathematical > precision- just as > around the sun the entire solar system revolves- is > being invoked to > shine more and more in our intellect. > > Without the Atman ( the light that is our > consciousness), the bodily > matters become inert and dead, just as without the > sun life would > have been impossible. > _ > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > protection around > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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