Tirisilex Posted September 11, 2003 Report Posted September 11, 2003 How many Gayatri Mantras are there? I have been finding here and there at different web sites claiming that the mantra they present is a Gayatri Mantra. I've noticed some similarities with each one. Here is one I found: AUM KAMADEVAYE VIDMAHE, PUSHP'VANAYE DHI-MAHI TANNO KAMAH PRACHODAYAT Also just out of curiosity how do you pronounce this mantra? Or if you present another please show it's pronounciation. Quote
stonehearted Posted September 11, 2003 Report Posted September 11, 2003 There are many gayatri mantras, each addressing a particular deity. There's no real benefit from chanting such mantras unless we are initiated into chanting them by our spiritual master. Quote
moorthi Posted September 12, 2003 Report Posted September 12, 2003 Since Gayatri is the name of the meter, there can be an infinitely many number of Gayatri mantras. The most popular, most ancient Gayatri mantra that finds mention in all the Vedas, is popularly called Savitri Mantra, since it is chanted to propitiate the God Savita. (or Savitr). Quote
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