Gayatri
Mantra
Om.BhurBhuvah
Swah.Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi.Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat.
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Summary
"We
meditate on that Ishwara's Glory who has created the universe,Who
is fit to be worshipped,who is the embodiment of knowledge
and light,who is the remover of all sins and ignorance.May
he enlighten our intellects."
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Meaning
of each letter in mantra
| Aum |
Brahma
or Almighty God |
| bhuH |
Embodiment
of vital spiritual energy (pran) |
| bhuvaH |
Destroyer
of sufferings |
| swaH |
Embodiment
of happiness |
| tat.h |
That |
| savituH |
Bright,
luminous like sun |
| vareNyaM |
Best,
choicest |
| bhargo |
Destroyer
of sins |
| devasya |
Divine |
| dhiimahii |
May
imbibe |
| dhiyo |
Intellect |
| yo |
Who |
| naH |
Our |
| prachodayaat |
May
inspire |
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Description
of Gayatri Mantra
- Rishis
have selected the words of various Mantras and arranged
them insuch a way that they, not only convey some meaning
but their utterance also creates specific power. Gayatri
is a Mantra which inspires righteous wisdom.Its meaning
is that the Almighty God may illuminate our intellect
which maylead us to righteous path. This is most important
teaching. All the problems of a person are solved if
he/she is endowed with the gift of righteous wisdom.Having
endowed with far-sighted wisdom, a man is neither entangled
in calamity nor does he tread a wrong path. A wise man
finds solution of all outstanding problems. Only those
persons find difficulty who do not know thinking correctly
and take wrong steps on account of foolishness. The
worship of Gayatri Mantra removes this deficiency. The
teachings of and the powers incorporated in Gayatri
Mantra fullfil this purpose. Righteous wisdom starts
emerging no sooner Jap(recitation) of this Mantra
is performed.
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Significance
of Gayatri Mantra
- Gayatri
is the mother of Vedas and the destroyer of sins. There
is nothing more purifying on the earth as well as in
the heaven than the Gayatri. The japa of Gayatri brings
the same fruit as the recitation of all the four vedas
together with Angas. This single mantra repeated three
times a day brings Kalyana and Moksha. It is the supreme
mantra of Vedas, which destroys all the sins. It bestows
splendid Health, Beauty, strength, vigour, vitality
and magnetic aura in the face.
- A
man can repeat Gayatri Mantra mentally in all states,
even while living, sitting, walking etc. There is no
sin of commission or ommission of any sort in its repeatition.
One should thus perform Sandhya Vandan with this Gayatri
Mantra.
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