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SrI:

Dear Gayathri Manthra UpaasakAs:

Today is the special day for Gaayathri Japam. 
Let us therefore focus on Gayathri Devi , Her Manthram 
and Japa Vidhi for that ancient , Vedic manthram.

We will stay away from the esoteric aspects , which 
may not be appropriate from the perspective of
a wider audience with different information needs.
Much of these have to be learnt also from 
KaalakshEpam and UpadEsam route from One's
AchAryan and/or Family elders.We will highlight 
what might be of general interest to advance
the performance of SandhyA Vandhanam in general and
Gaayathri Japam in particular. 

Sources
********
There are many Ahnika Granthams that one can draw from 
and AchArya Upadesams and family traditions . Some of 
the Ahnika Granthams relevant for detailed study 
on this topic are:

1. Ahnika Grantham : HH Current SrImath Azhagiya Singar, 1990
Pages: 230-301. Extensive coverage and an excellent 
summary of PoorvAchAryA's and Commentator's granthams.
A Must for one's library for reference.

2. Thirukkudanthai Desikan"s Ahnikam , Released by 
UtthamUr Swamy's Ubhya VedAntha Grantha Malai
Committee , 1995 

3. GAyathrI Kalpam

4. VaidhyanAtheeyam

5. Prapanna Dharma Saara Samucchayam

6. Saccharithra SudhA Nidhi

7. Mumukshu TarpaNa VyAkhyAnam

8. VaishNava SathAchAra Sura-dhrumam: HH the 42nd 
Azhagiya Singar ( HH InjimEttu Azhagiya Singar)

9. Meaning of Gaayathri manthram : SrI RangarAja Sthavam 
of Swamy ParAsara Bhattar ( tEja: param tath
SavithurvarEnyam--)and Swamy Desikan in Satha DhUshaNi
(SamvinnAnAthvAnumAna bhanga vAdham).

10. Swamy Desikan's PaancharAthra Rakshai ( Conduct 
during Japam , when interrupted by the accidental 
arrival of AchAryAs and Learned ones deserving respect
duirng Japam)

11. ThurIya Gaayathri or Chathush Paadha Gaayathri
Manthram (Smruthi RathnAkaram & Prapanna Dharma
Saara Samucchayam): When and How to recite ?
How is ThurIya Gayathri different from Dheerga
Gayathri? When should Dheerga Gaayathri to be recited?

12. PanchakAla PrakriyA Dheepam ( About AshtAkshara 
Manthra japam that should follow the Gaayathri Manthra 
Japam )

13. Yajur Veda SandhyAvandhanam: SrI U.Ve.Kotthimangalam
Gopala ChakravathyAcchAr Swamy, SrImath PoundarIkapuram 
Aasramam release, 1999: Publisher : SrIman MaadhavakkaNNan

14. Rg-Yajur-Saama SandhyAvandhanam: relaese by Sri ThillaisThAnam
Swamy Kaimkarya SabhA , Bangalore, 1995.

15. Others on Gaayathri Devi's Roopam and description of
Her Five faces and weapons and hastha MudhrAs.DhyAna
SlOkams for Gaayathri Devi during the three SandhyAs .
Svaram for the Gaayathri Manthram.

Thus there are a wealth of information of a traditional 
kind passed on by our PoorvAchAryaas as a part of 
the SandhyA Vandhana Kramam in general and Gaayathri
Japam in particular.

The deeper anushtAnam aspects may not be of wide interest
to efvery one .Hence I will not cover them in the open forums. 
Those who are intersted in specific details are requested to 
send me personal mail so that I could try to respond to them .

(To Be continued)

SrImath Azhagiya Singar TiruvadigaLE SaraNam,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan 




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