Om Bhur Bhuvaha Swaha Tatsaviturvarenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayaat
Sri Gayathri is the eternal source of thy willpower that motivates the origin and all the activities of the visible and invisible forms of nature. Gayathri is known as Adya sakthi because Brahma who was born from the navel lotus of Vishnu was directed to take the support of this Maha Mantra for creation. Brahma worshipped it and performed penance and brought forth all animate and inanimate creation. Man’s knowledge is limited due to the capacity and capabilities of his senses of knowledge, which fail to realise the essence of one’s life. The key to ravel the mysteries of nature and reality of life is enhancement of his intellectual capacity.
Upanishad says that he who has no power cannot realise god. If we cannot realise god, that means we do not have any power. But one may think, when I have the power to challenge anybody in the wrestling bout, how can one say that I don’t have power. But Upanishad does not refer to this physical strength. It means the inner power—the strength of the atma. Whoever attains this power is blessed by the Almighty. That is the whole truth of this Upanishad.
How do we get this power?
Puranas say “na gayathrya param japam”. We organise so many pujas and yagnas every now and then. Even if it is conducted in a very far off place we send our donations and take part in that. But there is one yagnam which we can do and we should do everyday—that is the gayathri japam. Doing this regularly we are sure to get the power of atma i.e. the above mentioned power. We can do so many yagnas according to our will and wish, but this one yagna is the one that should be a part of our daily routine and this should not be missed under any circumstances. There is no mantra equivalent to gayathri mantra.
Why gayathri mantra?
The secret of the supernatural impact of gayathri mantra in the physical domains of life, lies in its unique configuration of the specific syllables—the seeds of sabda, which is derived from the esoteric depths of the absolute science of sabda brahm—nada brahm. The cyclic enunciation of this mantra stimulates the subliminal power centres in the body. The rishis of the vedic age were endowed with supernormal vision. They had experienced and experimented on the enormous extra sensory pools—hidden in the subtle cores in the endocrine glands, nerve bundles and ganglions. Activation of these rekindles rare virtuous talents and supernormal potentials. The pressure on the tongue, lips, vocal cord, pallate and the connecting regions in the brain generated by the continuous enunciation of the 24 special syllables (or words) of the gayathri mantra which vibrates the nerves and the threads of the veena of this subtle body.
The rishis belonging to the 24 syllables of the gayathri mantra are vamadevar, atri, vasishtar, sukrar, kanwar, parasarar, vishwamitrar, kapilar, sownakar, yagnavalyar, bharadwajar, jamadagni, gowthamar, muthkalar, vyasar, somesar, agasthiyar, kausikar, vatsar, pulasthayar, mandoogar, durvasar, naradar, kasyapar.
The 24 gayathri devathais are: Agni, prajapathi, sowmya, eesana, savithra, aditya, parhaspathya, mythravaruna, bhagadevathai, aryama, ganesha, thwashta, uusha, indragni, vayu, vamadeva, mitravaruna, viswadeva, matruka, Vishnu, vasu, rudra, kubera and ashwini
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The divine light of gayathri generates sadbuddhi, which illuminates righteous intellect and inculcates virtuous and saintly tendencies. Gayathri is not any mythological deity or imaginary power. Rather, it is the source of divine luminescence, the evolutionary impulse of thy will that is expressed in human self as sadbuddi and that enables enlightened progress and glorious accomplishment of life.
Sraddha (concentration) and viswas (belief) of the person performing are pivotal in the success of his spiritual endeavours. The sadhana of gayathri mantra performed with deep sraddha and viswas connects the person’s saintly consciousness with the infinite force of sabda-sakti and indeed accomplishes super conscious effects.
Gayathri sadhana bestows sublime protection, which often appears astonishing………..many a times the devotee is miraculously saved and emancipated from the dreaded dangers and crisis. The divine powers aroused in this inner self by gayathri sadhana provide angelic support to the devotee. It is experienced that those who control and purify their mind and intellect by sadhana, who eliminate their jealousy, ego, fury and all beastly tendencies, and cultivate altruist and generous sentiments are always blessed and guarded by the saviour gayathri sakthi.
The gayathri also purifies the trigunas. It exhalts the satguna and thereby induces spiritual illumination. It excels the force of rajoguna, which awakens the hidden potentials and brightens prosperous progress of life. Elevated optimism, zeal, shrewdness, presence of mind, efficient decision making, beautified voice, graceful personality etc are evidential manifestation of this effect. The redefined tamoguna induces valour, fearlessness, endurance, chastity and courage to fight against injustice and exploitation, etc and enables the person march on the altruistic path of social welfare.
Hindu dharma sastra says chanting of gayathri inside temples will give you 100,000 times the result (phalam). Chanting in the places where a homam or yagnam is done gives 1000 times the result, chanting on the banks of a river will give twice the result and chanting at home will give you the desired result.
Today in the critical phase of kaliyuga—that appears to be leading into absolute decline and global devastation, there is an alarming need to emancipate people’s mind from the deadly influence of kaliyuga in the subtle world. The answer to this call of the present era is the gayathri mantra--sandhyavandhanam which can effectuate divine purification and righteous orientation of the heart, mind and intellect.
Subham
