Gayatri Mantra

June 10, 2009 Upendran Boovaraha

o bhrbhuva sva
o tat savitur vareya
bhargo devasya dhmahi
dhiyo yo na prachodayt
Meaning of Gayatri Mantra:
Om Sakala Gunaparipoorna
bhOO: He i paripoorna in all !he Gunaa
bhuva: he ha "aha #ih$ar%a
va: he ha #nan!ha Sukha no end &or hi ukha
%a: 'hi(h paraman!hma na: our
dhi%a: Jnaana pra(hoda%aa! one $ho doe !he prerana,
!a! )!a%a* avi!u: +a,a! ru!ikar!ha
deva%a kreedaadi,unavihi h!a ur%aan!ar,a!a lakhminara%ana-
!a! &illed $i!h v%ap!a Gunaa
var.n%a" He i vandanee%a &rom .ver%bod%
bhar,a: Jnaanama%a varoopa
dhimahi le! u do dh%ana
Oh God, !he /ro!e(!or, !he bai o& all li&e, 'ho i el&0e1i!en!, 'ho i &ree &rom all pain and 'hoe
(on!a(! &ree !he oul &rom all !rouble, 'ho pervade !he Univere and u!ain all, !he 2rea!or and
.ner,i3er o& !he $hole Univere, !he Giver o& happine, 'ho i $or!h% o& a((ep!an(e, !he mo! e1(ellen!,
'ho i /ure and !he /uri&ier o& all, le! u embra(e !ha! ver% God, o !ha! He ma% dire(! our men!al
&a(ul!ie in !he ri,h! dire(!ion4
Gayatri Mantras 24 akshara roopas
14 !a! k.hava
24 a naaraa%ana
54 vi maadhava
64 !u: ,Ovinda
74 va 8iShnu
94 r. madhuUdana
:4 ;i !rivikrama
<4 %a" vaamana
94 bhar hr=dhara
104,a: h>uSh=k.ha
114d. padmanaabha
124 va daamodara
154 %a vaaud.va
164 dh= a;karhana
174 ma prad%umna
194 hi aniruddha
1:4 dhi puruho!!ama
1<4 %O #dhokha+a
194 %a: naraimha
204 na: a(h%u!ha
214 pra +anaardhana
224 (hO upendra
254 da hari
264 %aa! k>ihna
Gayatri mantra pratipaadya 6 roopaas
gaayatri This is Bhagavantha s streeroopa
bhUta matsya, kUrma, varaahaadi bhagavantha s roopa
vaak vaak naamaka strIrUpI hayagreeva
pRuthivi bhagavantha s another stree roopa
shareera,
hRudaya
Who is Gayatri Prathipadya?
# per ;araimha /urana, Ga%a!ri i none o!her !han Sriman ;ara%ana, in hi !ree &orm )roopa*4
dh%.%a: adaa avi!>uma"?ala madh%avar!h=
naaraa%a;a: arai+aaanaanniv iSh!a: @
k.%Oravaan makaraku;?alavaan
kir=A= haar= hira;ma%avapu: dh>u!aha"Ba(hakra:
One $ho i i!!in, in /admaana, ha hanka0(hakra, $hoe bod% i &ull o& Golden 2olour, ha kiree!a in
hi head, ha haara, k.%Ura, kundala in hi ear, ha ?iv%abharana4 He i avi!runaamaka
Cakhminaara%ana4
Chanting Gayatri Mantra
As per Sri Devendra Theertha Sreepadangalavaru, o !ysore, "hose #rundavana is in
$arasimha Theertha, !ulbagilu%
One hould do !he ankalpa o& (han!in, !he Ga%a!ri "an!ra in !he &ollo$in, $a%:
Gaa%a!r%aa: Dor Ga%a!ri "an!ra,
Ga%a!ri(ha;da : ,aa%a!ri i !he 2handau
8ih$ami!ra >uhi: 8ih$ami!ra i !he >uhi
Savi!a ?eva!a Savi!ranaamaka paramaa!ma i !he deva!aa
a,nimukam #,n%an!ar,a!a parama!ma himel& i !he E"ukhaF &a(e )a,ni $a born
&rom parama!hma- mukha &a(e*
Brahmahira: 2ha!urmukha Brahman!ar,a!a parama!hma i !he EShiraF head
8ihnuhruda%a: Sarva!ra v%ap!a 8iShnuv. h>uda%a hear! in !he &orm o& ESriva!aF
rudra: hiBa )lala!!am* >udraan!ar,a!a ankarhana i !he EShikhaaF
p>u!hiv. %Oni: p>u!hivi i!el& i !he EGoniF
praanaapaana /raana, apaana, v%aana, udaana, amaanaadi pan(hapraana
apraana ?evada!!a, koorma, k>ukara, dhanan+a%a, naa,aadi 7 upapraana
rak!avar;a hi (olour i Blood (olour
a"B%aanaa,O!ra hi ,oo!ra aa"B%aa%ana ,oo!ra
(ha!urvimha!%akha ra He ha kehavaadi 26 rUpaa
!ripada 8aikun!aadi 5 varoopaamha >u,veda, a!harvana, amavedaadi veda,alu
ShaAkukShi: 6 dire(!ion )Sou!h, .a!, nor!h, $e! dire(!ion*,
H 2 urdvaadi dire(!ion )#kaha H bhoomi*
i4e, in all dire(!ion he ha v%ap!a!va
pan(haheer!ha he ha v%aakara;a, hikhaa, kalpa, niruk!a, +%o!iha, named 7 hirau
upana%ane $e have !o make dh%aana on u(h a /arama!hma $aroopa
%a!ha ak!hi ,a%a!ri +apa vini%o,a:
/ro(edure !o (han! ,a%a!ri man!ra )(hin!ana krama*
need no! hold Ga,nopavee!ha4
hould hold &in,er (loe !o ea(h o!her4 Ahere mu! no! be ,ap be!$een &in,er4
have !o (oun! &rom (lo(k$ie dire(!ion4 One hould do anuandhana a !he &in,er are E"eru
/arva!haF !he 2en!re &in,er and !he &our!h &in,er a "eru /arva!ha4
'hile doin, /ra!haandh%avandan a, one hould hold hand in &ron! o& ;abhipradeha, in
"adh%aahnika in &ron! o& 8akha!hala and in Sa%am Sandh%avandana near ;aaikaa,ra4
=n "eru /arva!ha Sri 2ha!urmukha Brahmadevaru, $i!h Sara$a!hadevi%aru, are doin, !he
eva o& Sri Cakhmi ame!ha Srihari4 Ahe meru parva!ha i made up o& Suvarna4 One ha !o !ar!
(oun!in, &rom !he #naamika &in,er )rin, &in,er*, le&! !o ri,h!, !ha! i!el& $ill be pradakhine !o "eru
/arva!ha, $hi(h ,e! one pun%a,or per&ormin, /radakhina o& "eru parva!ha4
one hould do !he +apa in !he (ale o& 10:100:1000, a&!er doin, !he ,a%a!ri +apa one ha do +apa
o& ;ara%ana bee+a akhara )o" ;amo ;ara%ana%a ;amaha o"* o& !hri(e !he (oun! o& ,a%a!ri +apa in
!he (ale o& 50:500:5000
One hould
(han! Ga%a!ri "an!ra ver% li,h!, o !ha! o!her $ill no! hear !he (han!in, man!ra4
no! lau,h, (ha! $i!h o!her, !hinkin, o!her $ork4
!r% !o (on!rol our "anau4
in mornin, be&ore un rie, do !he +apa b% !andin, /oorvabhimukha )&a(in, ea!*4 )#&!er un
rie one (an i! and do !he +apa*4 ?urin, "adh%aahnika and Saa%am Japa mu! be b% i!!in, onl%4
As per Tikakritpadacharyara SrimanNyaayasudha:
E,aana!raa;akar!ru! vam @
ar!hapra!ipaadaka!v am ,aanaka!ru!vam @
paapaa! rakSha;ahak!i: !raa;akar!u!vam @F
,aa%a!ri ,aa%a! H !ri I ,aa%a!ri
,aa%a! mean #ll veda- ar!ha $ill be ,iven b% /uruha ook!ha4 Ga%a!ri ,ive !he ar!ha o&
puruhaook!a man!ra4 =n !hi $a% be(aue ,a%a!ri man!ra ,ive ama,ra man!raar!ha, i! i !ermed a
E,aa%a!F and !ri =! ave &rom all !he paapaheha a u(h i! i E!riF
Gayatri mantra and Sri Madhvas philosophy By His Holiness Sri Sri 1008
Sri Vidyamanya Tirtha Swamiji of Sri Palimar Matha, Udupi
) >e&ered &rom /arimalam June 200< h!!p:JJdvai!a4parimalam4,oo,lepa,e4(om*
=! i (ommonl% a((laimed !ha! !he Ga%a!ri "an!ra i !he e(ond mo!her !o !hoe !ha! belon, !o !he &ir!
!hree (a!e4 Her milk i !he nourihin, &ood &or !hem4 Ahe $ord Edhi%o %o nah pra(oda%a!F i a Kuar!e!
o& !he Ga%a!ri man!ra4 =! meanin, i !he &ive0&old di&&eren(e !au,h! b% Sri "adhva4 =! i a &ollo$:
;ah mean oul and i in !he plural number4 Drom !hi, i! &ollo$ !ha! oul are man%4 Drom !he
!a!emen! !ha! !here i !he one Cord livin, in our mind, i! &ollo$ !ha! !he Cord and oul are abolu!el%
di&&eren!, &or !he% !and in !he rela!ion o& !he li&e ,iver and !he re(eiver4
Buddhi bein, a !ran&orma!ion o& mind (ome under !he (a!e,or% o& inen!ien! ob+e(!4Aha! buddhi i
de(lared !o be !imula!ed b% !he Cord, hen(e i! &ollo$ !ha! inen!ien! ma!!er and !he Cord are di&&eren!4
Ahe $ord Ldhi%ah- bein, in !he plural number, i! &ollo$ !ha! !here i abolu!e di&&eren(e be!$een
inen!ien! ob+e(!4 Ahe !a!emen! Lnah dhi%ah- meanin, our in!elle(! e!ablih !he di&&eren(e be!$een
inen!ien! ob+e(! and oul, be(aue o& !heir rela!ion4 Ahe kno$led,e o& !hi abolu!e &ive0&old di&&eren(e
i !he milk o& !he mo!her Ga%a!ri4 Ahere i no doub! !ha! !he ,ood oul a!!ain libera!ion b% per&orman(e o&
Ga%a!ri !hri(e a da%4
Ahe Ga%a!ri man!ra doe no! !ea(h iden!i&% o& !he individual oul and Brahman b% an% o& i! $ord4 Ahe
&ive0&old di&&eren(e i !he (hie& impor! o& Ga%a!ri4 Aha! !he Ga%a!ri man!ra i !he our(e o& all !he 8eda i
made kno$n b% !a!emen! like E8eda maa!a !u Ga%a!ri4F Ahe en!ire 8eda and Upanihad, $hi(h embod%
!he prime meanin, o& Ga%a!ri, !a!e !he abolu!e &ive0&old di&&eren(eM and i! i no! appropria!e !o !a!e !ha!
!he% have &or !heir impor! iden!i!%4 Sri "adhva ha !au,h! u !he (en!ral een!ial philooph% o& !he 8eda4
Ahi ou!look o& Sri "adhva provide ,rea!er and ,rea!er in(en!ive in !he e&&or! o& !he devo!ee !o rea(h
GO?4
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