Gayathri Mantra Chanting!

ॐ भूर्भुव स्वः

तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यमर्वरेंयम

भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि

धियो यो न: प्रचोदयात

Om Bhurbhuva swaha:

Thathsavithurvarenyam

Bhargo dhevasya dheemahi

Dhiyo yo na: prachodhayath

Gayatri Mantra (the mother of the vedas), the foremost mantra in hinduism and hindu beliefs, inspires wisdom. Gayatri, the five-faced Goddess, is said to have domain over the five senses or pranas, and protects these five life-forces of those who chant the Gayatri Mantra. The Gayatri Mantra is attributed to the Brahmarishi "Vishwamithra". This is found in the Rig Veda verse 3.62.10. It is of 24 syllables.

Meaning of the Mantra.
Mantra is of four parts.
1. Om Bhurbhuva Swah
In this "Om", the name of Supreme God. "Bhur" implies the existence, which actually means the self-existence of God. It symbolises the "SAT" or "the Earth" form. "Bhuva" means the Absolute Consciousness of God, which means he is self-conscious as well as conscious of all, so he controls and governs the Universe. It symbolises "CHITH" or "the Sky " form. "Swah" indicates the all pervading nature of God. He is omnipresent and pervades the entire universe. It also symbolises "ANANDA" or the God's bliss.

2. Thath Savithur VareNyam
It means "That God is the one who is worthy". In this "Thath" is the word in Sanskrit denote the third person "that". "Savithur", denotes the God and "Varenyam", signifies our acceptance of God and has the meaning of "who is worthy". With this, we accept him as our leader and guide. This is the implication of extreme devotion towards God.

3. "Bhargo Dhevasya Dheemahi"
It means the attributes and qualities of God and the reason for us to meditate on him.
"Bhargo" signifies the Glorious light which is the love and power of God. It can also be interpreted as "God complete purity and the ability to purify those who comes into his contact. "Dhevasya" - "Dheva" is symbolic of the individual qualities of God and the multifacted entity personality of God. "Dheemahi" means the to meditate and focus our mind in God.

4. "Dhiyo Yo Na: Prachodhayath"
In this we ask the God to improve our intellect, and guide it towards what is right.v"Dhiyo" means "Intellect" in Sanskrit. "Yo" means "Who" or "that" . "Na:" means "ours" and "Prachodhayath" means "Lead us in the right path".

It embodies the three concepts - Sthothra (Singing or Chanting of the Name of God), Dhyana (Meditation) and Prarthana (the prayer to God).

Chanting
The time for chanting the mantra are dawn, mid-day and dusk. The maximum benefit can be obtained by chanting it for 108 times. When there is shortage of time, one can chant this or 3, 9 and 18 times also. Chanting of this Mantra removes all obstacles in our path to wisdom, spirituality and development.

References in Scriptures
Chandyoga Upanishad describes the quality of Gayatri Mantra. Brahadaranyaka Upanishad mentions "Gayatri" as the protector. All four vedas talk about Gayatri Mantra. The references are available in several Hindu scriptures such as Manusmriti, Harivamsa and Bhavad Gita.

For Pranic Healers
Our Satguru encourages us to practice this. It is a part of the Morning Sadhanas of Arhatic Yoga. Our Satguru has given us this chanting on his voice, which may be available in PH Foundations and centres.

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