science of gayatri mantra

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The Meaning and Science of Gayatri Mantra

L e c t u r e b y –Dr. Pranav Pandya, MD (Medicine) H e a d – A l l W o r l d G a y a t r i P a r i w a rC h a n c e l l o r - D e v S a n s k r i t i U n i v e r s i t yS H A N T I K U N J , H I M A L A Y A Swww.awgp.org

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(May Almighty illuminate our intellect and ins p ire us tow ards the righteous p ath)

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O® Brahma or Almighty God b h ¿ ¡ e m b o d i m e n t o f v i ta l s p i r i tu a l e n e r g y ( P ran )b h u v a ¡ d e s tr o y e r o f s u f f e r i n g s s v a ¡ e m b o d i m e n t o f h a p p i n e s sta t th a t s a v i tu ¡ b r i g h t, l u m i n o u s l i k e th e S u n

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v a r e ñy a ® b e s t, m o s t e x a l te db h a r g o d e s tr o y e r o f s i n s d e v a s y a div in ed h ºm a h i may imb ib ed h i y o i n te l l e c ty o w ho n a ¡ o u rp r a c o d a y ³t m a y i n s p i r e

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S ev eral concep ts are p rev alent in the H indu religion and there are controv ers ies and conf licting op inions als o in res p ect of s ome of them. B ut all the s ects , s aints and ris his hav e accep ted the p re-eminence of G ayatri mantra w ith one v oice.

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Atharv a V ed incorp orates a p rayer (19 -1-7 1) in p rais e of G ayatri s tating that it grants longev ity, energy, p ow er, f ame, w ealth and div ine b rilliance (B rahma-tej ) .

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� �� R is hi V as his htha s ays “ p ers ons w ho are dull, w ay-w ard and f ick le-minded b ecome highly intelligent and s teadf as t and ris e to great heights in w orldly and s p iritual p urs uits b y G ayatri S adhana. T hos e w ho w ors hip G ayatri s teadf as tly and p ious ly attain s elf -realis ation’ ’ .

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� �� S hri R ama K ris hna P aramhams a s tated “ I tell p eop le that it is not neces s ary to get engaged in comp licated S adhanas . P erf orm s imp le G ayatri S adhana and s ee the res ults . G reat S iddhis are attained b y G ayatri S adhana. T his Mantra is s hort, no doub t, b ut it is ex tremely p ow erf ul.”.

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� �� V iv ek anand s aid, “only that thing s hould b e b egged f rom a k ing w hich b ef its his dignity. S p iritual w is dom alone is the mos t s uitab le gif t w hich could b e as k ed f rom G od. G od grants s p iritual w is dom w hich leads to adv ancement on the right p ath and res ults in our hap p ines s . O ne w ho is adv ancing tow ards the truth alw ays remains hap p y. G ayatri mantra is ins tinct w ith s p iritual w is dom and, theref ore, it has b een acclaimed the greates t of all the mantras .”

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According to Mahatma G andhi, “cons tant J ap of G ayatri Mantra is us ef ul f or curing p hys ical ailments and f or the up lif tement of the s oul. G ayatri J ap p erf ormed w ith a calm, unp erturb ed mind has the p ow er of av erting cris is in the hour of dis tres s .”

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C ons tant and rythymic recitation , w ith meditation , of G ayatri Mantra activ ates other dormant energy centres of b ody

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A c c o r d i n g t o t h e s c i e n c e o f a c o u s t i c s , t h e p a t t e r n s o f s o u n d w a v e s p r o d u c e d b y e a c h o f t h e t w e n t y -f o u r l e t t e r s o f t h e G a y a t r i M a n t r a a r e v e r y s p e c i a l a n d t h e i r c o m b i n e d e f f e c t i s a s o u r c e o f i m m e n s e e n e r g y .

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The nerves connected with the components of vocal cord, tong u e, palate and fing ers u sed in the recitation of M antra have more than 6 0 % representation in the cereb ral cortex .

The b ioelectrical cu rrents g enerated b y the ex citation of the nerve cells complete one “neu ronal cy cle” per recitation and activate the b rain with fresh energ y .

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