11. Where is
Gayatri present?
Gayatri is present wherever the Mantra is chanted.
12. What are
the three Names of Gayatri?
Gayatri has 3 names - Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswathi. These
three are present in each one of us. Gayatri is the master
of the senses. Savitri is the master of Prana (Life Force).
Savitri signifies Truth. Saraswathi is the presiding Deity
of Speech (Vaak). These three represent purity in Thought,
Word and Deed (Trikarana Suddhi)
(One who practises purity and harmony of Thought, Word and
Deed will have Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswathi residing in
him.)
13. To whom
is the Gayatri Mantra addressed?
The Gayatri Mantra is addressed to the Immanent and Transcendent
Divinity.
14. What name
has the Immanent and Transcendent Divinity been given?
The Immanent and Transcendent Divinity has been given the
name 'SAVITHA'.
15. What does
'SAVITHA' mean?
'SAVITHA' means "that from which all this is born".
16. How many
parts may the Gayatri Mantra be considered to have?
The Gayatri Mantra may be considered to have 3 parts. The
Mantra has all the three elements that figure in the adoration
of God - Praise, Meditation and Prayer. The first nine words
represent the attributes of the Divine:
" OM BHUR BHUVA SVAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA "
" DHEEMAHI " pertains
to Meditation.
" DHI YO YONAH PRACHODAYAT " is
the Prayer to God to confer on us all powers and talents.
17. What may
these 3 parts also be described as?
The three parts may also be described as:
(1) Praise to Savitha. The Divine is first praised.
(2) Meditation on Savitha. The Divine is then meditated upon
in reverence.
(3) Prayer to Savitha.
An appeal is made to the Divine to awaken and strengthen our
Intellect, the discriminating faculty (Buddhi) in us.
18. What is
the Gayatri Mantra considered to be?
The Gayatri Mantra is considered to be the Essence of the
Teaching of the Vedas - the Veda Sara.
19. What does
the Gayatri Mantra foster?
Chanting the Gayatri Mantra fosters and sharpens the knowledge-yielding
faculty in man.
20. What are
the other benefits to one who chants the Gayatri Mantra?
To one who chants the Gayatri Mantra regularly and with faith
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the Gayatri Mantra is the reliever of diseases
-
Sarva roga nivaarini Gayatri,
the Gayatri Mantra wards off all misery -
Sarva duhkha parivaarini Gayatri,
the Gayatri Mantra is the fulfiller of all
desires -
Sarva vaancha phalasri Gayatri.
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