Super Science of Gayatri 37 in the Hindu religion. Its significance is extremely mysterious and its Sadhana gives miraculous results. It has different effects on devotees of different mental dispositions. According to Lokmanya Tilak, “Political freedom alone will not liber- ate Indian people from the bonds of slavery. For this, the inner soul should be enlightened so that it may be possible to discriminate right from the wrong and people may be inspired to leave the wrong path and pursue the righteous one. Gayatri Mantra incorporates this prayer.” The great Indian poet Ravindranath Tagore says, “the mantra which can awaken India is so simple that it can be uttered in a single breath. It is Gayatri mantra. There is absolutely no scope for any dispute or argumentation in regard to the supremacy of this holiest of mantras.” According to Mahatma Gandhi, “constant Jap of Gayatri Mantra is useful for curing physical ailments and for the upliftement of the soul. Gayatri Jap performed with a calm, unperturbed mind has the power of averting crisis in the hour of distress.” Sri Aurobindo, too, has ad- vocated Gayatri Jap. According to him Gayatri bas extraordinary potency to accomplish great and noble aims. S. Radhakrishnan says, if we ponder over the universal prayer Gayatri we will realise what superb benefits it provides. Gayatri is a prayer for rejuvenating the source of our life.” Thus, besides the views expressed by the ancient Rishis, seers etc. there is vast collection of opinions of several noted and eminent intel- lectuals of the present century on the basis of which it can be con- cluded that Gayatri Sadhanais not a blind faith or blind tradition but is awell-tried and tested sun-lit path of spiritual growth. Whosoever has taken refuge under this supreme Divine Shakti has swiftly and uninterruptedly advanced on the inner pilgrimage of self-discovery. Gayatri Sadhana never goes in vain. ae 22kATTAINMENTS OF GAYATRI SADHAKS The ancient history, Purans, reveal that rishis and maharshis used to do yog Sadhana and tapascharya on the basis of Gayatri. The life stories of rishis like Vashishtha, Yagyavalkya, Atri, Vishwamitra; Vyas, Shukdey, Dadhichi, Valmiki, Chyavan, Shankh, Lomash, Maitreya, Jabali, Uddalak, Vaishampayan, Durvasa, Parashuram, Pulastya, Dattatreya, Agastya, Sanat Kumar, Kanva, Shounak etc. make it abundantly clear that the key to there occult and spiritual attainments was Gayatri Sadhana, There have been several saints in the recent past also who got their spiritual enlightenment through the grace of Gayatri. Their personal deities, ideals and principles might have been different but all had firm faith in Vedmata. They owed their greatness, to a large extent, to their devotion to Vedmata Gayatri. In the dense forest of Ramtekri near Nagrai (U.P), a saint named Harihar had obtained siddhi by Gayatri Sadhana. The cottage of the saint could be approached after crossing about fourteen miles of dense jungle which was inhabited by lions and tigers. Those who wanted to meet the saint had to face these ferocious animals. These animals used to leave the track and disappear merely by the devotees saying “we are going to see Harihar Baba.” There was a great Gayatri worshipper named Vishwanath Goswami in Laxmangarh, Rajsthan, who spent most of his time in Gayatri Sadhana, By his blessings a poor Veedavat family of sikar became rich and Prosperous. The descendants of this family still celebrate mundan ceremony of their children on the samadhi of Pandit Goswami. In a village named Jaun in the erstwhile Jaipur State lived Pandit Har Rai who was an ardent Gayatri worshipper. He knew beforehand