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Gayatri Mantra

Dr.T.V.Rao MD
What is Gayatrimantra
 Gayatrimantra is
being one of the
oldest existing
mantras
 Millions of Hindus and
others are inspired by
compelling charm.
 The vibrations of the
Mantra observed with
passion and right
understanding turns
man a Positive to life
and living
Gayatri is Symbol of Life
Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tat
Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo
Yo Nah Prachodayat

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Gayatri Mantra component of
Rig Veda
 The Rig Veda is the book of
Mantra. It contains the oldest form
of all the Sanskrit mantras. It is built
around a science of sound which
comprehends the meaning and
power of each letter. Most aspects of
Vedic science like the practice of
yoga, meditation, mantra and
Ayurveda can be found in the Rig
Veda.
 Gayatri is component of Rig-
Gayatri is Saraswati
 Gayatri Devi is an
incarnation of
Saraswati Devi,
consort of Lord
Brahma, symbolising
the "shakti" (strength)
and "dev" (quality) of
Knowledge, Purity and
Virtue. Saraswati Devi
is held to be the
patroness of the Arts,
being a poet and
musician, as well as
skilful composer.
Gayatri brings Wisdom

 Praying Gayatri is
prayers to self that
is Atman and bring
in pure wisdom in
our lives
 Gayatri cannot give
materialism and
makes a man wise.
Prayer is carried out for four
main reasons
 To praise and
glorify God;
to thank God;
 to ask forgiveness
from God;
 or to make a
request from God.
Gayatri Mantra = Savitri Mantra

 In the past
also known as
Savitrimantra
as it is
dedicated to
Sun
( Savitr )
Representation of
Gayatrimantra
Composition of Mantra

The Gayatri metre


is generally
constructed in
three lines eight
syllables each

Om ta t s av tur
va ren yam
bh arg o dev as ya
dh ima hi
Dh iyo y o nah
pr ach odo ya t
Slokas of Gayatri
Mantra
OM BHUBHORVAH SWAH
TAT SAVITUR VARANIYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA
DHEEMAHE DHEYO
YONAH PRACHO DAYAT
OM
Gayatri Means
 OM : that who save
every one
BHU : that who is
the base of life,
lovable more than
life
and omni potent
 BHUVAH : that
who above all
sorrows, his
company makes
every
living being free
Creator of Universe
 SVA : that who
accepts every one
of universe through

different ways
TAT : We all pray
to him
SAVITUR : that
who is creator of
the entire universe
and donor
of all the comforts.
Creator of Happiness
 VARANIYAM : that
who is worth to adopt.
BHARGO : that who is
pious and his touch
makes every one alive

and pious.
DEVASYA : that who
is provider of all
comforts which
everyone
desire.
Creator of Goodness
 DHEEMAHE :
adopt him for
DHEYO : good
fortune and
wisdom
YO : that who angel
grace full like sun
NAH : our
PRA****AYAT : let
us inspire to do
good and leave
bad.
Attain Lord by many
approaches
 In Hinduism,
apart from
Mantras, prayers
can be done via
verbal
communication,
songs, music, japa,
meditation and
even via dance
(Bharathanatyam),
Yoga etc. There are
many paths to One
Gayatri mantra Means
Oh Mother, who subsists in  all the three
Kaalas (Time: Past, Present and Future), in
all the three lokas (Lokas: Heaven, Earth
and Lower Regions) and in all the three
gunas (Gunas - Attributes: Sathwa, Rajas
and Thamas), I pray to Thee, to illumine
my intellect and dispel my ignorance just
as the splendorous sunlight dispels all
darkness. I pray to Thee to make my
intellect serene and bright and
enlightened. 
God give us
 Oh God! Thou art
the Giver of Life,
Remover of pain
and sorrow, The
Bestower of
happiness, Oh!
Creator of the
Universe, May we
receive thy
supreme sin-
destroying light,
May Thou guide
Purpose of Gayatri Mantra
 The Gayatri Mantra is never chanted
for the purposes of material gains,
physical or otherwise. Its very
invocation concludes with an appeal
to the pure Consciousness to illumine
more our heart-mind.
It is a prayer unto the Self to unveil
itself and come to manifest as pure
wisdom in our life.
Gayatri Mantra make life
Positive
 It has actually been
observed that by the
repetition of this
Gayatri Mantra with
the right
understanding of its
sacred meaning, the
ordinary negative
tendencies in the
human mind can be
erased out to a large
extent.
Gayatri Illuminates Soul
 In our inner life, the sun represents
the light-giver, the illuminator of all
experiences, the ATMAN (Soul). This
pure consciousness in us, the inner
centre of our personality around
which the matter envelopments
function with mathematical
precision- just as around the sun the
entire solar system revolves- is being
invoked to shine more and more in
our intellect.
Gayatri is Eternal
 The Gayatri is eternal
knowledge divine.
When this knowledge
dawns in the seeker's
aspiring heart, he
need no longer seek
for anything, either on
earth or in heaven. He
reveals what he
achieves. He
manifests what he
reveals.
Why Praying Gayatri

 To praise and
glorify God;
 To thank God;
 To ask
forgiveness from
God;
 or to make a
request from
God.
Adi Sankara
Baghavadpadha
 It is beyond human
competence to
describe the glory of
Gayatri. Nothing is so
important in the world
as to have wisdom.
This wisdom by which
self –realisation is
attained through
divine insight is
inspired by Gayatri.
Gayatri is the initial
mantra. It is an
incarnation to destroy
sins and promote
virtues”
Swami Daya Nand Saraswati
 This word AUM is the
most glorious name
for God as the on word
AUM, composed of the
letters of A U M
constitutes many
names of God. At the
same time it connotes
all the names of God.
The Brahman loves
this name even as a
father loves his child.
Ramana Maharshi
 Of the many methods
of yoga one of the
most potent is the
yoga of Gayatri
mantra. Mantras
have powers to endow
one with remarkable
abilities. The Gayatri
mantra gives the
devotees spiritual as
well as material
benefits.”
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
 I tell people that due
to the sadhana of
Gayatri hard austeries
have been rendered
unnecessary. The
treatest of siddhis can
be obtained by the
japa of Gayatri. The
Gayatri mantra is
small but its powers
immeasurable.
Swami Vivekananda
 Gayatri is a
mantra of
righteous
wisdom and
therefore, it has
been called a be-
jewelled crown
of all the
mantras”.
Rishi Bharadwaja
 Even divinities like
Brahma pray to
Gayatri because
Gayatri makes
possible the
realization of
Brahman. Gayatri
removes from you
the propensity to
evil actions
Sage Vashishtha
 Even fools, criminals
and men with unstable
minds are able to
attain enlightenment
by the power of
Gayatri. When that is
so, then the worship of
Gayatri by the firm
and pure minded
persons will surely
lead them to self
knowledge and self-
realisation.
Pandit Madanmohan Malaviya
 Of the many
invaluable treasures
given to us by our
rishis, Gayatri is the
incomparable one.
Gayatri makes mind
pure and gives the
light of god to the soul
and that releases light
innumerable souls
from the world’s
bondage. Gayatri
makes man god-loving
while freeing him from
worldly wants.”
Swami Vidyanada
 Gayatri
purifies the
mind. Without
the purity of
mind our life is
of no use.
Gayatri is the
producer of
this purity of
Mahatma Gandhi
 This blind faith has
confounded the world
and made people
crazy. The only advice
I can offer is that you
should immediately
commence the Gayatri
Jap. Do it as much as
you can and whenever
you can. The greater
the obstacles you
come across, the more
devoutly you should
do it. Your worries will
end
Sir William Jones

 Let us adore the


supremacy of that
Divine Sun, the
Godhead, who
illuminates all, who
recreates all, from
whom all proceed, to
whom all must return,
whom we invoke to
direct our
understanding aright
in our progress
towards his holy sea
Gayatri guides your Goal
 The Gayatri Mantra is
the divine magnetic
needle. The magnetic
needle points to the
north, hence the ship
does not lose its
direction. The Gayatri
Mantra always points
to the transcendental
Height of the
Supreme, hence the
seeker does not miss
his Goal: Existence,
Consciousness, Bliss.
The Recitation of Gayatri
Mantra Raises the Human
Consciousness
Dr.T.V.Rao MD
Email
doctortvrao@gmail.com

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