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The Gayatri mantra is cited widely in Hindu texts, such as the mantra listings of the Śrauta liturgy, and classical Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, [5] [6] Harivamsa, [7] and Manusmṛti. [8] The mantra and its associated metric form was known by the Buddha. [ 9 ]
Gayatri (Sanskrit: गायत्री, IAST: Gāyatrī) is the personified form of the Gayatri Mantra, a popular hymn from Vedic texts. [5] She is also known as Savitri , and holds the title of Vedamata ('mother of the Vedas').
Fiji Hindi; Français ... The Rigveda is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text. [6] ... The verse 3.62.10 has great importance in Hinduism as the Gayatri Mantra.
This Upāsanā mantra is also referred as Dhyānam part in Sandhyāvandanam by the smritis. However, few smritis such as by Manu and Āśvalāyana consider Gāyatrījapaḥ as the principle one. [9]: 69 The 5 uttarāṅgas are: Gāyatrījapaḥ (गायत्रीजपः, Deep meditation with the chanting of Gayatri mantra)
Gayatri mantra is repeated and cited very widely in Vedic literature [23] and praised in several well-known classical Hindu texts such as Manusmriti ("there is nothing greater than the Savitri (Gayatri) Mantra.", Manu II, 83), [24] Harivamsa [25] and Bhagavad Gita.
The last and 12th canto of the Devi-Bhagavatam Consisting of 14 chapters, Its describes the Goddess as the mother of the Vedas, she as the Adya Shakti (primal, primordial power), and the essence of the Gayatri mantra. [66] The verses map every syllable of the Gayatri mantra to 1008 names of reverence in the Hindu tradition. [66]
The Upanishad describes the Savitri-vidya (knowledge of sunlight), asserting that everything in the universe is a manifestation of the masculine Savitr and feminine Savitri, [1] elaborating on the Gayatri Mantra. [3] [4] The text also presents the Advaitic notion of nondual Brahman, [5] as well as two mantras called the Bala (Strength) and ...
Shriram Sharma Acharya centered his penance around Gayatri Mantra, encouraging the same among his followers at Shantikunj and beyond. His extensive work on the philosophy and science of the Gayatri, its mantra, and power of its recitation (japa) are encapsulated in Gayatri Mahavijnan. [17]