Sri Krishnaya Namah! Thanks for your valuable time. This means that this manthra is to invoke "savitramandala madhyavarthi", i.e, Lord Srimannarayana. Sukumar Sri Krishnaparabrahmane Namah! -----Original Message----- From: Vasan Sriranga Chari [SMTP:vasan_chari_hk@xxxx] Sent: 27/05/2003 10:49 AM To: sukumar Cc: Oppiliappan; SriRangaSri; ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Gayatri Manthra Radhe Krishna, Gayatri is a meter in which a mantra is set.so any mantra set in this meter is called gayatri.eg.vishnu gayatri,laxmi gayatri. On Mon, 26 May 2003 sukumar wrote : >Sri Krishnaya Namah! > >Respected Bhagavathas, > >I have few clarifications as below, to seek from your goodself: > >1. What is Gayatri Manthra - is it more to do with the Lord >(Surya/Vishnu >or whoever we pray) when we do Sandhyavandanam or is it Gayatri - >a lady >whom Lord Brahma married when Saraswathi was not there while >performing a >Yagna. >the famous gayatri is mantra invokes the paramatma vishnu in the >centre of the sun.we do say during sandhyavandanam paramatma >devata.the doubts are answered below them. >2. What is the significance of this manthra. Why is it accorded >so much >importance that even Ashtakari manthra has to be chanted only >after this >manthra japam. >it is the part of sandhyavandanam & hence it is chanted .But >ashtakshara mantra japam was later introduced & hence it is >chanted later. >3. Is this manthra ageless - i.e., does it got prominence only >after sage >vishwamithra chanted this or was it prominent over yugas and >kalpas. >all vedic mantras are ageless. >4. While the manthra drasta is sage vishwamitra who is the Lord >for this vishwamitra is only the drashta of the mantra & not the inventer. >manthra. > >5. Why is it enjoined with other manthras like - vishnu gayathri >manthra >etc., > > >Please enlighten me. > > >Sukumar > > >Sri Krishnaparabrahmane Namah! > > > > >------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ___________________________________________________ Get email that means BUSINESS! me @ mycompany.com. Just Rs.1499/year. To start, click http://www.rediffmailpro.com
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