Guest guest Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Hare Krishna, I have heard a lot about Gayatri devi, the chanting of the Gayatri mantra etc. Lord Krishna, says of all the mantras He is the Gayatri. What is the position of Gayatri devi and the Gayatri mantra? Can only those who have obtained the spiritual thread chant it? Can someone kindly explain. seeking your blessings. your servant, Mahesh.S Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 25, 2003 achintya, mahesh subramanian <maheshs_99> wrote: > Hare Krishna, > > I have heard a lot about Gayatri devi, the chanting of > the Gayatri mantra etc. Lord Krishna, says of all the > mantras He is the Gayatri. What is the position of > Gayatri devi and the Gayatri mantra? Can only those > who have obtained the spiritual thread chant it? Can > someone kindly explain. Actually, it has nothing to do with Gayatri devi. In Sri Tattva- sandarbha, Srila Jiva Gosvami quotes (Anuccheda 22.7) the Agni Puraana to explain its meaning: tajjyotiH parama.m brahma bhargastejo yataH smR^itaH | That light is called the Supreme Brahman because the word bhargas [in Gaayatrii] means 'effulgence.' (agni puraana 216.3) tajjyotirbhagavaan viShNurjagajjanmaadikaaraNam | shiva.m kechit paTanti sma shaktiruupa.m vadanti cha || kechit suurya.m kechidagni.m daivataanyagnihotriNaH | agnyaadiruupii viShNurhi vedaadau brahma giiyate || agni 216.7-8 || That effulgence is Lord Vishnu, who is the cause of the universal creation, maintenance, and dissolution. Some people say "effulgence" here refers instead to Shiva, while others say it means Shakti. Others say it refers to the sun, and still others say Agni. While chanting Gaayatrii, the braahmanas who perform Vedic fire sacrifices (Agni-hotriis) worship various demigods. But it is Lord Vishnu who is present in the forms of Agni and the other demigods, and the Vedas praise Him as the Absolute Truth, Brahman. (agni puraaNa 216.7-8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Hare Krishna! Gayatri mantra has twentyfour (24) sylables, and considered to have been composed by Rishi VishwaMitra. Rishi VishwaMitra had the power to create planets, as he did for Nahusha. There are seven mothers, and Gayatri is considered as one! However,MahaMantra has a total of thirtytwo (32) sylables, and since MahaMantra does not start with OM, it can be chanted by anyone. Gayatri Mantra requies several regulations and need to be chanted by Dvija- twice born ones at certain specific timimgs. y h s Dr Prayag Narayan Misra --- mahesh subramanian <maheshs_99 wrote: > Hare Krishna, > > I have heard a lot about Gayatri devi, the chanting > of > the Gayatri mantra etc. Lord Krishna, says of all > the > mantras He is the Gayatri. What is the position of > Gayatri devi and the Gayatri mantra? Can only those > who have obtained the spiritual thread chant it? Can > someone kindly explain. > > seeking your blessings. > > your servant, > Mahesh.S > > > > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion./ > > ===== Dr Prayag Narayan Misra E-mail: wwti Telephone: 480 814 1372 Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 27, 2003 > However,MahaMantra has a total of thirtytwo (32) > sylables, and since MahaMantra does not start with OM, > it can be chanted by anyone. Who's "anyone" and why can't they chant mantras that starts with Om? What happen or don't happen if they chant it? Does it include: Om ajyana timirandasya... Nama Om Vishnu padaya... Om namo Narayana Om nama Shivaya ? Yours: Omer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 28, 2003 Hare Krishna! Any one includes:- woman, low born shudras and mlechhas (foreign born- not born in India). All mantras starting with OM-as mentioned by you- do require one to follow Vaishnava etiqutte, rules and regulations- in order to be effective. If one chants ONLY mahamantra, and does not chant any of above mentioned Mantras starting with "OM", it is okay, according to Chaitanya MahaPrabhu, who emphasised so in the age of KaliYuga. Hari Bol y h s Dr Prayag Narayan das Misra E-mail: wwti --- Kligman <kligman wrote: > > However,MahaMantra has a total of thirtytwo (32) > > sylables, and since MahaMantra does not start with > OM, > > it can be chanted by anyone. > > Who's "anyone" and why can't they chant mantras that > starts with Om? What > happen or don't happen if they chant it? > > Does it include: > > Om ajyana timirandasya... > > Nama Om Vishnu padaya... > > Om namo Narayana > > Om nama Shivaya > > ? > > Yours: > Omer > > > > ===== Dr Prayag Narayan Misra E-mail: wwti Telephone: 480 814 1372 Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 28, 2003 Prayag Misra, Can you please provide evidence for your claims? I believe that is what Omer was requesting. achintya, prayag misra > > All mantras starting with OM-as mentioned by you- > do require one to follow Vaishnava etiqutte, rules and > regulations- in order to be effective. > If one chants ONLY mahamantra, and does not chant any > of above mentioned Mantras starting with "OM", it is > okay, according to Chaitanya MahaPrabhu, who > emphasised so in the age of KaliYuga. > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest veerabhogavasantaraya Report post Posted December 8, 2013 Gayatradevi is the mother of 1)manu bramha father of (lord shiva) 2)maya bramha father of (lord vishnu) 3)twashta bramha father of (lord bramha) 5)shilpa bramha father of (lord indra) 5)diwagna bramha father of (lord surya). And they were born from gayatradevi and her husband virat vishwakarma who had five faces 1)sadjyotha 2)vamadeva 3)aghora 4)tatpurusha 5)ishana and mamu,maya,twashta,shilpa and diwagna were born to each face of virat vishwakarma and gayatradevi And they had five daughters 1)aadi shakthi 2)parashakthi 3)ichashakthi 4)kriyashakthi 5)and jnanashakthi and the sons of lord shiva,vishnu,bramha,indra and surya and there decendants have diffrent gotras and they are called as vishwakarma caste who live in south india and this information is provided as per 4vedas manusnrithi and vishwakarmapurana and sri jagadguru veerabramhendra swamy charita . All provides the same information in the above mentioned books. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
