The Meaning and Science of

Gayatri Mantra

L e c tu re b y
Dr. Pranav Pandya, MD (Medicine)
H e a d A ll W o r ld G a y a tr i P a r iw a r
C h a n c e llo r -D e v S a n s k r it i U n iv e r s it y
S H A N T IK U N J , H IM A L A Y A S

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-R i g v e d a 3 / 6 2 / 1 0 ; S a m v e d a 1 4 6 2 ,
Y a ju r v e d a 3 /3 5 , 2 2 /9 , 3 0 /2 , 3 6 /3
(May Almighty illuminate our intellect and
ins p ire us tow ards the righteous p ath)



          
O
b h
b h u v a
sv a
ta t
s a v i tu

Brahma or Almighty God

e m b o d i m e n t o f v i ta l s p i r i tu a l e n e r g y (P ran )
d e s tr o y e r o f s u f f e r i n g s
e m b o d im e n to f h a p p in e s s
th a t
b r i g h t, l u m i n o u s l i k e th e S u n



          
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b h
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d h
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r e y a
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v a sy a
m a h i
iy o

a c o d a y t

b e s t, m o s t e x a l te d
d e s tr o y e r o f s i n s
div in e
may imb ib e
i n te l l e c t
w ho
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m a y in s p ire



  

S ev eral concep ts are p rev alent in the H indu
religion and there are controv ers ies and
conf licting op inions als o in res p ect of s ome
of them. B ut all the s ects , s aints and ris his
hav e accep ted the p re-eminence of G ayatri
mantra w ith one v oice.



  
  


Atharv a V ed incorp orates a p rayer (19 -1-7 1)
in p rais e of G ayatri s tating that it grants
longev ity, energy, p ow er, f ame, w ealth and
div ine b rilliance (B rahma-tej ) .



  
  


R is hi V as his htha s ays p ers ons w ho are
dull, w ay-w ard and f ick le-minded b ecome
highly intelligent and s teadf as t and ris e to
great heights in w orldly and s p iritual
p urs uits b y G ayatri S adhana. T hos e w ho
w ors hip G ayatri s teadf as tly and p ious ly
attain s elf -realis ation .



  
  


S hri R ama K ris hna P aramhams a s tated I
tell p eop le that it is not neces s ary to get
engaged in comp licated S adhanas . P erf orm
s imp le G ayatri S adhana and s ee the res ults .
G reat S iddhis are attained b y G ayatri
S adhana. T his Mantra is s hort, no doub t, b ut
it is ex tremely p ow erf ul..



  
  



V iv ek anand s aid, only that thing s hould b e

b egged f rom a k ing w hich b ef its his dignity.
S p iritual w is dom alone is the mos t s uitab le
gif t w hich could b e as k ed f rom G od. G od
grants s p iritual w is dom w hich leads to
adv ancement on the right p ath and res ults in
our hap p ines s . O ne w ho is adv ancing
tow ards the truth alw ays remains hap p y.
G ayatri mantra is ins tinct w ith s p iritual
w is dom and, theref ore, it has b een
acclaimed the greates t of all the mantras .
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According to Mahatma G andhi, cons tant
J ap of G ayatri Mantra is us ef ul f or curing
p hys ical ailments and f or the up lif tement of
the s oul. G ayatri J ap p erf ormed w ith a calm,
unp erturb ed mind has the p ow er of av erting
cris is in the hour of dis tres s .

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C ons tant and rythymic recitation , w ith

meditation , of G ayatri Mantra activ ates
other dormant energy centres of b ody

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A c c o rd
p a tte rn
th e tw e
a re v e r
s o u rc e

in
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o f s o u
t y -f o u r
s p e c ia
f im m e

e s c ie
n d w a
le tte r
l a n d
n s e e

n c e o f a c o u s tic s , th e
v e s p ro d u c e d b y e a c h o f
s o f th e G a y a tri M a n tra
th e ir c o m b in e d e ffe c t is a
n e rg y .

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The nerves connected with the components of vocal
cord, tong u e, palate and fing ers u sed in the recitation
of M antra have more than 6 0 % representation in the
cereb ral cortex .
The b ioelectrical cu rrents g enerated b y the ex citation
of the nerve cells complete one neu ronal cy cle per
recitation and activate the b rain with fresh energ y .

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G a y a tr i R ig h te o u s K n o w le d g e a n d
Y a g y a V ir tu o s D e e d s
A r e th e tw o fo u n d a tio n a l p illa r s o f d iv in e
In d ia n c u ltu r e w h ic h te a c h e s w o r ld p e a c e ,
p r o s p e r ity a n d b r o th e r h o o d

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