ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेन्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो न: प्रचोदयात् ।।
Gayatri Mantra Jaap is nowadays is a common practice among the
people who follow Hindu religion and who practice the Hindu religious karmakand on daily basis. Even being
used so extensively in the religious practices, little do people know about the
importance, meaning and origin of this mantra.
Gayatri Mantram is the chief mantra in the Hindu
mythological epics which is based on the ultimate wisdom and belief. The meaning
of this mantra is "May the supreme God enlighten our minds to guide us towards
the just path". The mantra is also a request to the "provider of
light and life" - the sun (savitur).
Oh God! You
are the provider of Life, Eliminator
of pain and grief,
The giver of joy, Oh! Creator of the world,
May we obtain your supreme fault-demolishing radiance,
May you direct our minds towards the true path.
Gayatri, the
Goddess with five faces is known for having
an authority over our the five senses, and she shields these five inner self of those who
recite the Gayatri Mantra on a daily
basis. She is also known as Savitri
for her role as the protector of these five senses and the humanity.
Root of the Gayatri Mantra
According to
the Hindu belief system, the four Vedas
are generally considered to be the foundation of all true knowledge. The word
"Veda" itself means "Knowledge". It is given by Goddess Gayatri
Devi to the mankind and is hence known as "Gayatri Mantra", "Guru
Mantra" or the "Savitri Mantra". Gayatri Mantra is known to be
as the most powerful and the oldest mantra amongst all the mantras and is
therefore sometimes referred as "the mother of the Vedas"
It is
mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita that Lord Krishna once declared to Arjuna
that - "Among all the mantras, I am the Gayatri".
Reciting the Gayatri Mantram
The perfect moments
for reciting the mantra are three times a day - at sunrise, noon, and at twilight.
These times are also called as the three sandhyas - morning, mid-day and evening. The utmost
advantage of chanting the mantra is said to be attained by reciting the mantra
108 times. Though, you may chant the
mantra for 3, 9, or 18 times when you are short of the time.
Sages and munis have picked the words from the Gayatri Mantra and organized
them in a way so that they not only express
the meaning, but also make precise power of virtuous knowledge through their speech.
Gayatri Mantra benefits - Reciting
it eradicates all barriers in our path to raised wisdom and spiritual development
and progress. The lessons and powers included in the Mantra accomplish this intention.
True knowledge starts materializing shortly after the Gayatri Mantra Jap is performed.
Significance of Gayatri Mantra
The Gayatri Mantra holds an exclusive position
as it has both the power of mantra and of prayer. This mantra may be eloquent
or incoherent, or a blend of them, as with AUM. It has an intrinsic power, called
as "Mantra shakti", which has an optimistic effect but simply due to
its chanting only. The Gayatri mantram
has both an inherent power through its simple chanting only and also an
influential power, which is obtained from the perception of its meaning and
philosophical importance. Therefore, the repetitive and correct recitation of
the Gayatri Mantra, with proper understanding of its meaning, is considered to
be of the utmost good to the individual.
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