Jai Sriman Narayana, I wish to share my thoughts on Gayatri Mantra. The word Gayatri, here, refers to a metre. It is known as the "Gayatri Chandas". The Gayatri Mantra is set to this metre. Hence the name "Gayatri Mantra". The literal meaning of this holy Mantra can be obtained from a vast multitude of books. They all say the same thing. But for Sri Vaishnavas, this Mantra is said to be of primacy. Although it literally translates to "...Lead kindly light", it has a much deeper meaning hidden in it. It corresponds to the Mantra Ratna or the Dwayam that Sri Vaishnavas adore. Thus it is considered among Sri Vaishnavas as one of the prime Mantras. Krishna declares that He is Gayatri among metrics. "Gayatri chandasaam aham" (Bhagavad Geetha-10:35) This very point is sufficient to drive home the sanctity of this Mantra. Although it is very easy to chant, it is capable of confering infinite fruits. "alpaayasa sadhyam, analpa phalam". But our elders are of the opinion that ladies are not supposed to chant this Mantra as it is a Veda Mantra. Hence, today the right to chant this Mantra is reserved to formally initiated boys only. I apologise for all my mistakes in this mail. I request you all to kindly correct those mistakes for me. Forever at His service, Srinivasa Rajan Ramanuja Dasan. Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam http://www.vedics.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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