Friday, March 10, 2017

The Gayatri Mantra

  • The Gayatri Mantra is the Mantra with miraculous powers:
This mantra has miraculous powers. Gayatri Mantra is chanted when worshiping god, seeking god’s blessings, seeking Brahamagyan, societal happiness and money. There are three specific times in a day when the Gayatri Mantra should be chanted. The three times of chanting also includes time called as Sandhyakal. The first time is before sunrise. The mantra should then be chanted till the sun rises.

  • How this Mantra affects your lives?
Apart from these timings, if someone wishes to chant this mantra, he/she should do it silently and when at calm mentally. This mantra should not be chanted with loud voice.




  • General meaning: 
We meditate on that most adored Supreme Lord, the creator, whose effulgence (divine light) illumines all realms (physical, mental and spiritual). May this divine light illumine our intellect.


  • Word meaning: 
Om: The primeval sound; Bhur: the physical body/physical realm; Bhuvah: the life force/the mental realm Suvah: the soul/spiritual realm; Tat:  That (God); Savitur: the Sun, Creator (source of all life); Vareñyam: adore; Bhargo: effulgence (divine light); Devasya: supreme Lord; Dhīmahi: meditate; Dhiyo: the intellect; Yo: May this light; Nah: our; Prachodayāt: illumine/inspire.


  • Benefits of the Gayatri Mantra:
1. The Mantra will develop devotion inside you and God will start listening down to you after you achieve good levels of devotion.
2. At times it is seen, that people tend to get unhealthy because of a bad omen . Worshiping Gayatri Mantra also prevents the effect of a bad omen and keeps you fit.
3. Chanting this Mantra also tends to keep your future generations intelligent and wise who are the future keepers of this wealth.
4. It also brings in a lot of prosperity within the family who always stay calm and amiable among themselves despite staying in the presence of so much of wealth.
5. Becoming radiant Divine light is the greatest benefit, but if that’s not enough for you, or you think it’s too far away, along the path to Divinity there are many other benefits that you can enjoy sooner.
6. Although Gayatri Mantra is very lucky for all but for children it is more beneficial. Chanting this mantra 108 times every day, makes children intelligent and helps them achieve everything they want.
7. If you are facing difficulties because of your enemies, chant this mantra every Tuesday, Sunday and on Amavasya wearing red clothes. You should think of Goddess Durga while chanting the Gayatri Mantra. Doing with will get you rid of all the problems created by your enemies.
8. If your marriage is getting delayed, chant this mantra 108 times every Monday, wearing yellow clothes. While chanting this mantra, think of goddess Parvati. You will soon find a suitable match.
9. To get rid of a prolonged illness, chant this mantra on any auspicious day. Keep a pot of fresh water too near you and sit on a red cloth while you chant this mantra. After chanting, drink that pot of water.
10. It may surprise you but regular chanting of Gayatri Mantra can give you glowing skin.
11. The continuous chanting of this mantra also create hatred for bad food which leads to healthy eating habbits for you.
12. If you are facing difficulties in eyes, then Gayatri Mantra can help you. It increases the eye sight and solves other problems related to it.
13. Chanting Gayatri may bring immense, practical benefits into your life as well as grant you the ability to become eternal, luminous light.
14. It is believed by practitioners that reciting the mantra bestows wisdom and enlightenment, through the vehicle of the Sun (Savitr), who represents the source and inspiration of the universe.
15. Gayatri Mantra gives you spiritual satisfaction and divine peace which helps you in dealing with miseries of life.



Sources: speaking tree
               http://www.sathyasai.org/devotional/gayatri
               












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