Dear all, Regarding how Gayatri Mantra got into ISKCON, I got the following information from a friend of mine who follows Gaudiya Vaishnavism. For them, Srimad Bhagavatham is the top most pramana.Agni, Skanda, Matsya and Garuda Puranas mention glorify Bhagavatham and how it starts with the Gayathri mantra and is the explanation of the Gayathri mantra. Their acharya Jiva Goswami wrote a commentary on Agni Purana Ch.216 which describes the Gayatri mantra as referring to Lord Vishnu and no one else. The Bhagavatham starts invoking the Brahma Gayatri (Satyam param dhimahi- SB 1.1.1) and ends with the same invocation (12.13.19). The whole Bhagavatham only describes the pastimes of Krishna (yatra prati-padam krishno giyate bahudharsibhih) (Padma P.6.193.3) So, for them, purports of both the Gayathri mantra and the Bhagavatham are just the same, which is meditating on the Lord, especially in His pastimes as Krishna in Vrindavana. Padma Purana Srishti Khanda 17th chapter mentions how Gayatri devi prayed to Krishna and was born as a Gopi kanyaka to be with Krishna during His leelas in Vrindavana, just like the personified vedas. Hence, for them the Gayatri mantra totally aids in their service to Sri Radha Krishna. Adiyen Ramanuja Dasi Vedavalli Ranganathan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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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