Guest guest Posted September 16, 2002 Report Share Posted September 16, 2002 Is there a restriction on recital of gayatri after sunset or at night? I had read a book of Swami Chinmayananda long back in which he advised that Gayatri may not be recited after sunset. Also is it necessary that Gyatri should be recited only formally at the time of Sandhya Vandana or can it be used for nornam japa. Pranams Dev News - Today's headlines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2002 Report Share Posted September 16, 2002 Namashkar, In continuation to Gayatri Mantr, Is it only to be recited by Males, . Can females recite this? Can anyone clarify this also? Shubha DEVINDER AHUJA wrote: Is there a restriction on recital of gayatri after sunset or at night? I had read a book of Swami Chinmayananda long back in which he advised that Gayatri may not be recited after sunset. Also is it necessary that Gyatri should be recited only formally at the time of Sandhya Vandana or can it be used for nornam japa. Pranams Dev News - Today's headlines Sri Ramakrishnaye NamahVivekananda Centre Londonhttp://www.vivekananda.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2002 Report Share Posted September 17, 2002 Subha Madam, I am sorry to say this but according to the shastras only the males of brahman, Khsatriya and Vaishya castes are eligible to recite the Gayatri. The females and Shudras will derive the benefit. So if in your family if anyone recites the Gayatri sincerely you will definitely be benefitted. Regards from a brother, Jagannath News - Today's headlines http://news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2002 Report Share Posted September 17, 2002 Dear Dev, Gayatri is actually to be recited thrice a day, morning, afternoon and sunset. I don't know but I recite Gayatri at other times also as it is considered to be the Veda Mata. Another interesting thing is that those who have had their upanayana must also recite the Gayatri Shaapmochana Mantra as Gayatri is under the curse of Brahma (the other I don't remember, Vasistha perhaps). This mantra is available in page 100 of the Bengali " Purohit Darpan " . Anyone with access to any branch of the Ramakrishna Math can request the Pujari Maharaj to give it. I was able to locate this only last Sunday. There is a very good book by Swami Mukhyananda, " OM, Gayatri and Sandhya " . It is published by Ramakrishna Mission, Chennai. You can go through it. You can also read the Gayatri section of the book " Hindu Dharma " by Swami Chandrasekharendra Saraswati at www.kamakoti.org. There is also a very voluminous book by the Gayatri Organisation at Haridwar. I will try to get the details. Regards, and hope this helps. Jagannath News - Today's headlines http://news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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