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Articles: Devotion | Gayatri Mantra -2
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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16.How many parts may the Gayatri Mantra be considered to have?
The Gayatri Mantra may be considered to have 3 parts. The Mantra has all the three elements that figure in the adoration of God-Praise, Meditation and Prayer. The first nine words represent the attributes of the Divine.
‘OM BHUR BHUVA SVAHA TAT SAVITHUR VARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA’
‘DHEEMAHI’ ‘DHI YO YONAH PRACHODAYAT’ is the Prayer to God to confer on us all powers and talents.
17.What may these 3parts also be described as :
(1) Praise to Savitha. The Divine is first praised.2) Meditation on Savitha. The Divine is then meditated upon in reverence. (3) Prayer to Savitha.
An appeal is made to the Divine to awaken and strengthen our Intellect, discriminating faculty (Buddhi) in us.
18.What is the Gayatri Mantra is considered to be?
The Gayatri Mantra is considered to be the Essence of the teaching of the Vedas-the Veda Sara.
19.What is Gayatri Mantra foster?
Chanting the Gayatri Mantra fosters and sharpens the knowledge-yielding faculty in man.
20.What are the other benefits to one who chants the Gayatri Mantra.
To one who chants the Gayatri Mantra regularly and with faith-
the Gayatri Mantra is the reliever of diseases.
Sarva roga nivarini Gayatri
The Gayatri Mantra is the fulfiller of all desires-
Sarva vaancha phalasri Gayatri.
21.What does the Gayatri Mantra bestow on the person who chants it with faith?
The Gayatri Mantra is the bestower of all that is beneficial to the person who chants it with faith.
22.What are the other results of chanting the Gayatri Mantra?
If the Gayatri Mantra is chanted various kinds of powers will emerge in one.
Hence the Gayatri Mantra should not be treated casually.
23.What is truth?
Truth is that which is valid at all times, past, present and future.
That truth is the Gayatri Mantra.
24.What does the Gayatri Mantra imply?
The Gayatri Mantra implies the 4 Maha Vakyas or the 4 core declarations enshrined in the 4 Vedas.
25.What are the fur Maha Vakyas.
The four Maha Vakyas are:
1.PRAJNANAM BRAHMA Consciousness is Brahman (Aitareya Upanishad of the Rg Veda)
2..AHAM BRAHMA ASMI (I Am Brahman)
(Brihadaranyaka Upanishad of the Yajur Veda)
3.TAT TVAM ASI (That thou Art)
(Chandogya Upanishad of Sama Veda)
4.AYAM ATMA BRAHMA. This Self is Brahman
(Mandukya Upanishad of the Atharva Veda)
26.When should the Gayatri Mantra be chanted?
The Gayatri Mantra should be chanted at dawn , noon and dusk.
27.what are these times also known as?
These times are also known as Sandhya kaalam, that is to say, the meting point between night and day, morning and evening, day and night
These times are beneficial for spiritual practices.
28. Do we have to be bound by these periods of time to chant the Gayatri Mantra?
No, we do not have to be bound by these three periods of time to chant the Gayatri Mantra.
29.When then the Gayatri Mantra can be chanted?
The Gayatri Mantra can be chanted at any time and every where.
30.What should the person chanting the Gayatri Mantra ensure at all times?
The person chanting the Gayatri Mantra should ensure that his heart is pure at all times.
-Prof: Venkata Ramanamurty Mallaosyula
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