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Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Gayatri Mantra-Great Mantra In The Universe


"Whatever the mind conceives and believes, it achieves."

The Gayatri Mantra is a 24-syllable hymn from the Rig Veda , and is a confluence of 24 Beej Aksharas which has an hypnotizing effect on the chanter's consciousness. The language of the mantra is a moresymbolic and metaphysical one.

The Gayatri Mantra
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The Vedic form of the famous Gayatri mantra is:

Om bhoor-bhuvah-svah
tat savitur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi
dhiyo yo nah prachodayat.

The phrase Om Bhoor Bhuvah Svah is generally added to the mantra,when it is recited.
 
Om generally represents the Supreme Consciousness , and the Bhoor , Bhuvah and Svah are the three planes or levels of consciousness.

tat savitur varenyam  means " that revered God (Solar Principle)" bhargo devasya dhimahi  means " destroy the ignorance with divine wisdom"
dhiyo yo nah prachodayat means " lead our intellects (buddhi) and energy in right direction "


Chanting Method
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Gayatri should be chanted at medium speed, and each mantra chant should be immediately followed by the next chant, such that a cycle (spiral) of chants is formed and pervades around the chanter.

Precautions
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No precautions as such are necessary , but the following are worth noting.
1. The mind should be positive, and no negative thoughts should be entertained. Because, what ever thoughts we entertain during Gayatri chant, gets multiplied.
2. Specific time and place for regular chant is more helpful in the longer run.

About Mantra
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The Gayatri Mantra is one of the keynotes to the transformation of consciousness and is an identical vibration to the vital force in nature. The Gayatri Mantra is extremely powerful and its divine implications are not easily comprehended.

The 24 syllables in the mantra are intended to give the following qualities in physical plane.

1. 'tat' - tapini - fruitfulness
2 'sa' - saphalata - valor
3 'vi' - visshwa - perseverance
4 'tur' - tushti - welfare
5 'va' - varada - yoga
6 're' - revati - love
7 'ni' - sukshma - wealth
8 'yam' - jnana - lustre
9 'bhar' - bharga - protection
10 'go' - gomati - wisdom
11 'de' - devika - subjugation
12 'va' - varahi - allegiance
13 'sya' - simhani - determination
14 'dhi' - dhyana - life
15 'ma' - maryada - time
16 'hi' - sphutaa - penance
17 'dhi' - medha - forecast
18 'yo' - yogamaya - alertness
19 'yo' - yogini - production
20 'nah' - dhanin - protection
21 'pra' - prabhava - idealism
22 'cho' - ushma - adventure
23 'da' - drishya - discrimination
24 'at' - niranjana - service.

The 24 powers of Gayatri mentioned above awaken certain qualities, and along with this awakening, one starts getting success and prosperity i.e., siddhi. Many feel that these benefits are showered by some Gods or Goddesses. But in reality, the development of the subtle force is done within themselves. If they are able to realize the subtle force working in them, they will realize that such benefits do not accrue of their own accord, and that all of them are the results of the interplay of spiritual forces in them. Gayatri sadhana or upasana is no more a blind faith, but is a scientific process.

The above article was posted by Janakinath
 GAYATHRI MANTRA
The Description of Gayatri Mantra
Om
The word that is God 
Om Bhuh
God who is eternal 
Om Bhuvaha
God who is the creator 
Om Svah
God who is independent
Om Mahah
God who is worshipful
Om Janah
God who has no beginning
Om Tapah
God who is the light of wisdom
Om Satyam
God who is the truth
Om Tat
That Eternal God
Savitur
The creative principle of light manifesting through the sun 
Varenyam
That Supreme God propitiated by the highest Gods
Bhargo
The light that bestows wisdom, bliss and everlasting life
Devasya
The light of that effulgent God 
Dhimahi
We meditate 
Dhiyo
Intellect 
Yo
Who 
Nah
Our
Pracodayat
May lead towards illumination 
Om Apo
Om (one who protects us from) the waters (of karma)
Jyotih
(One who is) the Light (of all the Lights)
Raso
(One who is) quintessence (in everything)
Amrtam
(One who blesses us with) immortality
Brahma
That Almighty God
Bhur Bhuva Svar
(Who is pervading in earth), atmosphere and heaven
Om
(May he bless us with enlightenment)

1 comment:

ViswasWall said...

hai sir what is meant by beej aksharas