Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 The Gayathri Manthra is addressed to the Immanent and Transcedent Divine, Which has been given no name but 'Savitha', which means that from which all this is born. Mother Gayatri is personified as having 5 facets or faces;it has three parts -(1)Praise, (2) Meditation and (3)Prayer.First, the Divine is praised then it is meditated upon in reverence and lastly, the appeal is made to the Divine to awaken and strengthen the intellect the discriminating faculty of man. "Dheemahi"is related to the meditative aspect."Dheeyo yo nah prachodayath" relates to the aspect of prayer."Aum" is the first face "Bhur Bhuva Swah" is the second; "Tat Savitur Varenyam" is the third;"Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi" is the fourth; "Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat" is the fifth.Mother Gayatri is said to embody nine colours:1)OM; 2)Bhuh; 3)Bhuvah; 4)Suvah; 5)Thath; 6)Savithur; 7)Varenyam; 8)Bhargo; 9)Devasya.Gayatri idol is depicted with five faces. The Central face has a bluish complexion colour symbolising the life force which control our five pranas(Five vital airs); pancha kosas(five sheaths); pancha kamendriyas (five organs of actions). The Pancha Mukhi (The five faced one) is the motivating as well as the controlling force and principle of all the above,i.e., of all the vital functions and activities of our life. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.