Gayatri mantra

Bhūḥ – Bhuvaḥ – Suvaḥ The word Loka in Sanskrit is generally translated ‘world’, but in its etymological meaning it signifies ‘a field of experience’. The entire possibility of experience in life has been terraced by the rșis into fourteen worlds: seven higher lokas and seven lower worlds. There are three worlds in which a limited ego-centre comes to play its game of reincarnation and repeated deaths. These are: (i) Bhū-loka, the physical earth; (ii) Bhuvar-loka, the world next to the physical and closely connected with it, but constituted of finer matter, and (iii) Suvar-loka, has heavenly world. Beyond these are the four other worlds wherein the ego comes to move about and enjoy in its higher evolutionary life, and they are called the Mahar- loka, Janah-loka, Tapah-loka and Satya-loka. In the Hindu literature, we also find conceptions of other worlds as: Indra-loka, Candra-loka, Sürya-loka, Pitr-loka and so on, which are special ‘realms of experiences’ located within the above regions. Below these seven worlds, there is yet another set of seven worlds called the talas. They are named as Pa-talam, Rasä-talam. Tala-talam. Su-talam. Vi-talam., and A-talam. Of these fourteen ‘worlds’, Bhur-Bhuvah-Svah denoting the three worlds’, are called the vyāhrtis. In the Gāyatrī mantra when these vyāhrtis are chanted, the meditator can visualise the three worlds’ as arising from, existing in and disappearing into AUM. He can subjectively identify them with the waking, dream and deep sl...

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When you pronounce AUM: A - emerges from the throat, originating in the region of the navel U - rolls over the tongue M - ends on the lips A - waking, U - dreaming, M - sleeping It is the sum and substance of all the words that can emanate from the human throat. It is the primordial fundamental sound The "Vyahrities": Bhuh, Bhuvah, and Svah The above three words of the Gayatri, which literally means "past,""present," and "future," are called Vyahrities. Vyahriti is that which gives knowledge of entire cosmos or "ahriti". The scripture says: "Visheshenh Aahritih sarva viraat, praahlaanam prakashokaranh vyahritih". Thus, by uttering these three words, the chanter contemplates the Glory of God that illumines the three worlds or the regions of experience. The Remaining Words • Tat simply means "that" because it defies description through speech or language, the "Ultimate Reality." • Savitur means "Divine Sun" (the ultimate light of wisdom) not to be confused with the ordinary sun. • Varenium means "adore" • Bhargo means "illumination" • Devasya means "Divine Grace" • Dheemahi means "we contemplate" • Dhi means intellect • Yo means "who" • Nah means "ours" • Prachodayat means "requesting / urging / praying" Rajhans, Shri Gyan. "The Gayatri Mantra." Learn Religions, Aug. 27, 2020, learnreligions.com/the-gayatri-mantra-1770541. Rajhans, Shri Gyan. (2020, August 27). The Gayatri Mantra. Retrieved from https://www.learnreligions.com/the-gayatri-mantra-1770541 Rajhans, Shri Gyan. "T...

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Mantras can enhance your practice in myriad ways. The repetitive chant or sound can focus your mind, elevate your consciousness through specific vibrations or frequencies, and The Gayatri Mantra in Sanskrit: Om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat. The Gayatri Mantra Translated: The eternal, earth, air, heaven That glory, that resplendence of the sun May we contemplate the brilliance of that light May the sun inspire our minds. *Translation by Douglas Brooks Read History and Meaning of the Gayatri Mantra The Gayatri mantra, one of the oldest and best known mantra s, is said to ensure happiness for anyone who chants it faithfully, holds it in their heart, and follows their calling. It first appeared in the Rig Veda, an early Vedic text written between 1800 and 1500 BCE. It is mentioned in the According to “It doesn’t get more ancient, more sacred, than this,” says Brooks. “It’s an ecstatic poetic moment.” The mantra, written in gayatri meter—a verse with 24 syllables that is said to contain all the knowledge and revelations of the Vedas—is a hymn to Savitar, the sun god. According to Brooks, the sun in the mantra represents both the physical sun and the Divine in all things. “The Vedic mind doesn’t separate the physical presence of the sun from its spiritual or symbolic meaning,” he says. Just as the sun illuminates t...