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Narayana Narayana

Dear Sri Keshavan,

Accept my humble pranams. Indeed, you have asked a very genuine 
question. To answer this, we 
should see the Sree Vaishnava view of the Gayatri Mantra. The 
word "Tat" refers to Sriman 
Narayana. The verse "Tat shabda Vachakam Sriman Gayatryartha 
iteeritaha", means that Sriman 
Narayana himself is referred to as "tat", and that itself is the 
meaning of Gayatri. Further, 
it is said that "Savituh", or the illustrious sun, is the embodiment 
of Sriman Narayana. This also 
represents the omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence (also 
called "sarvajnatva", 
"sarvaatmakatva", and "sarva shakthyatva") of Sriman 
Narayana. "Varenyam" refers to one who is 
fit to be praised by everyone, i.e., Sriman Narayana himself. This 
represents the universal 
Lordship of Sriman Narayana (also called as "Jagat 
swamitva"). "Bharga" refers to the 
divine effulgence that illumines and pervades the three worlds, 
while "Devasya" too refers to the 
Lord Almighty Sriman Narayana. These lines of the Gayathri Mantra 
represent the divine qualities
of Sriman Narayana ("Ananta Kalyana Guna"). "Dheemahi" signifies the 
contemplation that we place 
upon this supreme being. It also symbolizes the "sharanaagathi" verse 
of the Sri Vaishnavas' 
"Dvaya Mantra", representing it through "Saranam Prapadye" . Thus, it 
makes up one of the two 
"Mantra ratna"s, which says "Sriman Narayana Charanau Saranam 
Prapadye", meaning that we 
surrender to the lotus feet of the almighty lord Sriman Narayana. 
That is the reason why the 
Gayatri mantra is considered as the most sacred of all mantras by the 
Sri Vaishnavas. Krishna, 
in the Bhagavat Gita, says, "Na Gayatrya paramo mantram", which means 
that there is no other 
hymn or mantra more sacred than the Gayatri mantra. This is the 
overall view of the Sri 
Vaishnava-interpretation of the sacred Gayatri mantra.
>From this, the relevance of chanting Gayatri is quite clear.








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