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SrI:
Just wanted to point out a couple of points:
 
1) Swami rAmAnuja didn't shout the pranava-mantra from the tower-top of the ThirukkOttiyUr temple. He simply announced that he could pass the secretly-held mantra to those who are interested. (UpadEsa rathnamAlai: Asai udayOrkkellAm AriyarkAL koorum enru pEsi varam maruthAr pin)
 
2) ISKCON or the Gaudiya-Vaishnava movement distributes the Hare Krishna Mantra freely, even to the un-initiated, however they don't break any rules. The related mantra given in the scriptures (Kali santarana Upanishad?) starts with "Hare Rama" first, instead of "Hare Krishna". Thus, by changing the order they were able to stand within the limits of sAstrAs.
 
As for the gAyatri mantra, it is sad that it is popularised by audio companies just to make money - the most common version being sung by AnurAdha paudwal.
 
-adiyEn.

pritesh patel <tesh_tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jai Sri Krishna.
 
As far as i am aware only the devotees who are given initaition by a Bonfide Guru can chant the Gayathri mantra.  I myself is un-initated therefore i am only elegible to chant the Namo Narayanaya (without the Pranava (om) prefix).  I dont know what the view is by Srivaishanvas, but a Gaudiya vaishnava devotee told me that the Gayathri Mantra is very confidential and has great power thus only those who have proper Knowledge given by a Guru should chant it.  
 
Today the Gayathri mantra is recorded on tape and listened and chanted  by everyone, but according to the scriptures this is not permited as it should be confidentialy taught to a trained person.  As this mantra is a Great Vedic mantra, one can incure more sin by chanting it in a incorrect way.  However the Mantra where the Lords Name is directly chanted (such as Namo Narayanaya, Hare Krishna, Sri Krishna Sharanamma), does not have this effect.  We can recall the life of Sri Ramanuja, when he was given the Astakshari mantra (namo Narayanaya), we went to a temple tower ad loudly anounced it to all devotees as every human is permited to chant this maha mantra, However Sri Ramanuja did not announce the Gayathri in the same way.
 
Jai Sri Krishna
Hari R <harih13@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear All

Can the respected members let me know your thoughts on the holy Gayatri
mantra.
I try to practise this mantra every day and have experienced certain
helpful results
from the same. Eager to know about the thoughts of fellow practitioners
of this great mantra.
Also, if there are Vaishna texts that interpret the Gayatri, can the
respected members
enlighten me on the same.

regards,
Hari
--
  Harihara Krishnan
  harih13@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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