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praise that awakens the vital energies and gives liberation. And indeed, this

is such a prayer. The Use of Mantra: Sri Aurobindo, in Hymns to the Mystic

Fire, wrote: "We have to invoke the gods by the inner sacrifice, and by the

word call them unto us - that is the specific power of the Mantra, - to offer

to them the gifts of the sacrifice and by that giving secure their gifts, so

that by this process we may build the way of our ascent to the goal... We give

what we are and what we have in order that the riches of the Divine Truth and

Light may descend into our life." In his book Sâdhanâ, Srî Swâmi Shivânanda

wrote: "Of all the mantras, the supreme and the most potent power of powers is

the great, glorious Gâyatrî Mantra. It is the support of every seeker after

Truth who believes in its efficacy, power and glory, be he of any

caste, creed, clime or sect. It is only one's faith and purity of heart that

really count. Indeed, Gâyatrî is an impregnable spiritual armor, a veritable

fortress, that guards and protects its votary, that transforms him into the

divine, and blesses him with the brilliant light of the highest spiritual

illumination. ... It is universally applicable, for it is nothing but an

earnest prayer for Light, addressed to the Supreme Almighty Spirit. ... This

single mantra, repeated sincerely and with clear conscience, brings the supreme

good." The Invocation: Chanting of the Gâyatrî Mantra is often prefaced with

either a short invocation or a long invocation and is often followed with a

closing. The following are examples of two common invocations. In either of the

invocations, we begin the recitation of the Gâyatrî Mantra with an

invocation using the sacred symbol Om to acknowledge and pay homage to the One

who is beyond name and form. - Short Invocation: This invocation is

acknowledging and joyously celebrating that Om is bhûr, Om is bhuvas, Om is

suvaha... Om is everything. The terms bhûr, bhuvas, suvaha (mahâ vyâhritis)

are invocations to honor the planes of our existence and to call to our aid the

presiding deities of the three planes in which we live our ordinary life: the

physical, astral and mental planes. The three lokas (bhûr, bhuvas, suvaha) are

the bîja (seed) mantrams of the devatâs called Agni, Vâyu and âditya who are

being invoked to assist in our transformation. (See Chandogya Upanishad (IV,

xvii, 1-3) and (II, xxiii, 3)). Then Prajâpati reflected on the three lokas

and from this reflection was born OM. As veins pervade all leaves, so Om

pervades all sound. Verily all this is Om! Verily all this is Om!

Chandogya Upanishad (II, xxiii, 3) The short preamble

is simply these four words: om bhûr bhuvas suvaha click here to hear

Sai Baba chant the Gayatri with short invocation. The Sanskrit character that

is transliterated as bh is a very earthy sound that virtually explodes from the

diaphragm. Listen carefully to the Sai Baba recording. To learn to make this

sound, try saying "who" while sharply pulling in the abdominal muscles and

forcing the diaphragm upward.... then add the "b" sound and do the same with

bhûr (pronounced "bhoor"). (Please see the notes below regarding spelling and

pronunciation of Sanskrit words) - Long Invocation: As with the shorter

version, this invocation is a recognition that there are many worlds, all

empowered by the nameless, formless, birthless, deathless which is symbolized

by om.... om is everything. These seven lines of the long invocation are the

seven lokas, or planes, of existence, and are used not

only to recognize and honor the planes of existence, but also to call the

presiding deities of those planes to aid in our transformation and realization:

om bhûhû om bhuvaha om suvaha om mahaha om janaha om tapaha om satyaM

click here to hear Sreedevi Bringi chant the Gayatri with long invocation. This

magnificent chant by Sreedevi Bringi is done in the ancient, traditional Vedic

manner which has been

handed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. The seven

lokas, may be briefly described as: bhûhû - earth, the physical worldbhuvaha

- astral/desire/breath, the world of becomingsuvaha - mental, the world of

thinkingmahaha - causal, silent mind, the world of emotionjanaha - world of

creative generationtapaha - world of intuition satyaM - world of Absolute Truth

This recital of the lokas begins with the gross, physical world filled with

separation and differences and then each, in sequence, becomes more refined,

more transcendent, more unified, more all-encompassing. The recitation of the

lokas, done with intent and clarity, prepares one for the chanting of the

Gâyatrî Mantra by harmonizing and attuning one with all the worlds. Body of

the Gâyatrî Mantra: Sangeetha P <geetha73p > wrote: Dear All,

Please let me know about the Gayatri Mantra chanting 108 times for BABA and let

me know how, when to do it, method etc.. Devotee