The Gayatri mantra is mentioned by the sages and written in the scriptures and anyone can
have access to it. The mantra will become potent when heard from the lips of the Guru. It then
takes on a spiritual living characteristic. Simualr to an automobile, anyone can read about it in magazine and
can even sit in one. It becomes potent when one gets the key and starts the engine.
Hearing from the genuine guru applies to all mantras,
Hari bol