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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 was the name initially applied to a metre of the Rig Veda consisting of 24 syllables. [10] In particular, it refers to the Gayatri Mantra and the Goddess Gāyatrī as that mantra personified. The Gayatri mantra composed in this triplet form is the most famous.
The latter verse is the celebrated Savitri, now termed as the Gayatri mantra, with which Savitr was in later times invoked at the beginning of Vedic study. Mitra Savitr is also said to become Mitra by reason of his laws. Bhaga Savitr seems sometimes to be identified with Bhaga also, unless the latter word is here only an epithet of Savitr. The ...
According to Hindu tradition, he is stated to have written most of the Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including the Gayatri Mantra (3.62.10). The Puranas mention that only 24 rishis since antiquity have understood the whole meaning of —and thus wielded the whole power of — the Gayatri Mantra.
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]
A mantra (Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) [1] is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indo-Iranian language like Sanskrit or Avestan) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.
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)
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