Hinduism~ What are benefits of reciting Gayatri Mantra..?

Question

Gayatri is manifestation of which goddess.... Saraswati, luxmi or Kali???

Answer 1

Om Bhu_rbhuvasvah
Tatsaviturvare_nyam
Bargo_de_vasya dhi_mahi
Dhi_yo_nah pracho_ya_t

Gayathri mantra is the song of SUN; sung by Mother Earth.
Being Brahmanas (not by birth; but by knowledge) are responsible children of Mother, they used to sing it while sunrise and sunset (sandhya kala).

The literal meaning:
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OM = the divine sound

Bhoo = the planet earth
Bhuvh = all living beings including vegetation & wilderness
Svah = the atmosphere

These three are called “vyahrithi” , are basic elements, collectively recognized as “Mother Earth”. Otherwise it is a planet like other planets in solar system.

This part of mantra introduces the living planet in the universe, which is also known as centre of the Universe, because, only the earth is having the conscious of existence.
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The second part is known as “Gayathri” because it is a canto (verse) consists 3 lines of 8 letters. (There are so many other verses also e.g. Jagati, Anustup tristup etc.)
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Tat = that (note the resemblance)
Sivitur = Sun God
Varenyam = my husband

Bargo = with rays
Deva = Oh God
Asya = here
Dhimahi = touch

Dhi yo =by touching
Yonah =the procreation
Prachodayat =be activated
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Free translation of Gayatri:

That Sun God is my husband.
Oh my God, touch me here with your rays. By your touch let the procreation be activated.

Answer 2

The Gayatri mantras are supposed to be secret. They are not supposed to be spoken aloud and are given whispered in the ear by the Guru. Only the Guru can explain the deep meaning within each word of them. It is not considered respectful to the mantra to make a recorded song out of it and even use it as your ringtone or your doorbell. !! If one utters the mantra according to the prescribed rules and following under the guidance of the Guru then the result may be great. I cannot say how many people are able to recieve that result even while trying to follow all the rules involved. Those with a simple non-duplicious heart may get deep realization. There are no doubt many books that can describe this for those who want to hear. Good luck getting answers here. More likely you may be inviting people to do offense to the mantra by making stupid comments. Although Gayatri mantras are secret and need to be practised with many rules, the holy name of the Lord is open and freely available to all, at any time in any place and condition. The silly person who answered that he chants in the toilet, would be OK to chant the Lord's name that way. There are no hard and fast rules. It is the most sublime meditational process in this age of Kali (which lasts 432,000 years). There are mantras for all deities but the maha (topmost) mantra is the Hare Krishna mantra. It may be chanted loudly or softly. One thing I can say about the benefits of Gayatri is that its benefits can take one to the highest planets in the material world and onto Vaikuntha. But it stops there and Harinama takes one beyond Vaikuntha. Harinama is the best medicine for the disease of the heart- Avidya.

Answer 3

Gayatri herself is a Goddess, different from others. All the Sanskrit chantings are devised in such manner, if pronounced scientifically, it absorbs cosmic energy. The Gayatri mantra when chanted properly, it gives you the benefit of pranayama. If some one tells you to do pranayama, you may not do it. If they tell you to do the Gayatri Jap, due to religious reasons, you will do it. Indirectly you are doing the pranayama. whatever our forefathers were doing, there is scientific a reason in it.

Answer 4

It is a tool for getting closer to your soul.

I take it as a beautiful genre of music.

(Not only Gayatri Mantra but many things in Sanskrit.)

Answer 5

I am not a hindu but I do attend vedic chanting classes & also do some chanting as part of my yoga practice. Aum, with the greatest of respect, I have to say that chanting is not just for hindus, but for everybody. (If you haven't tried it & feel drawn to it, give it a go, its wonderful!)
I have always been taught that the Gayatri Mantra is one of the most powerful mantras, known as the 'mother of the vedas.' The ritual exclamation of 'swaha' in the first line, is thought to possess magical powers associated with the goddess Uma. Generally it is a mantra for healing & illumination.

Answer 6

Aum,
Pranaams.Such knowledgeable answers ( except for the brainless jas) U have elicited by your question.
Only one material aspect I shall adduce--
Whereas most other prayers ask for mundane needs (e g 'our daily bread' ) Gayatri mantra prays for a correct direction to the Intellect.
This is unique.

Answer 7

BENEFITS OF RECITING GAYATRI MANTRA..

Spiritual Benefits:

1. "The Gayatri Mantra has been given to us as the 'Third Eye' (the Agna Chakra) to reveal the inner vision to us. By developing this inner vision we may realise Brahman."

2. "When the Gayatri Mantra is chanted with correct accent as laid down in the Vedas, the atmosphere around is visibly illumined by the vibration produced by the Gayatri Mantra. The sound of a mantra is valuable as its meaning."

3. "The effulgence of Brahman - Brahmaprakaasa - will descend on us, illumine our intellect and light our spiritual path when we chant the Gayatri Mantra correctly as taught by Veda."

4. "The Gayatri Mantra is enough to protect the person who chants it because, the Gayatri Mantra embodies all the Divine Potencies."

Worldly Benefits:

1. Parents in many families (especially in India) are very much worried that the marriage of their children (especially girls) is postponed for some reason or other (e.g. 'DOSHAM' - information of stars as seen from the horoscope). Regular chanting of the Gayatri Mantra dilutes the gloom in the family and throws light and new hopes and destroys all delusions and thus belated marriages are settled.

2. Gayatri is 'Annapoorani'. In the home where She is worshiped, the family does not require to wail for food or shelter.

3. Gayatri grants 'Santana Bhagyam' - the fortune of children in the family.

4. Peace and prosperity, Health and Wealth obtained in our home.

5. When we are in dire needs, Gayatri grants necessary boons.

6. When mass Gayatri Homam (Yagna) is performed, the mantra Shakthi creates heavy and dense clouds in the Akaash causing good rain and prosperity thereby.

7. Gayatri is embodiment of tri-Devata viz, Saraswati, Mahalakshmi and Durga, and hence the blessings from them for deeper Intellect, better prosperity and easier automatic relief of family, social and other problems respectively.

8. The exercise of repetition of Gayatri mantra is essentially one particular type of Pranaayaama and hence our entire breathing system is regulated, channelised and perfected. This will improve one's ability to render good music and ensures better performance.

9. (a) If we recite Gayatri mantra while offering 'Aahoodi' at homakunda (Fire) during Gayatri Japa Yajnam, (b) If we chant this mantra just before taking food, all diseases relating to stomach are removed.

10. The Gayatri mantra will protect us from harm, wherever we are, whether in a bus or car, in a railway train or a plane, in a bazaar or on the road.

11. If we chant Gayatri mantra, while taking a bath, our bath gets sanctified. If we chant it before taking our food, our food becomes an offering to the Divine.

12. Gayatri mantra assures you a long life.

13. It gives immediate relief from bites of poisonous insects and creatures (scorpion, snakes etc.).

14. It gives us power to face our enemies.

15. The mantra gives immediate relief from sins we commit by

i) speaking harsh and bad words which should not have been done in a particular situation;

ii) consuming things which give anti-effects to our spiritual growth (eg. liquors etc);

iii) speaking a lie;

iv) talking ill of the food served in a public function etc.

16. Gayatri mantra gives protection to those who have become prey of black magic, and antieffects of demons instigated by black magic...

Answer 8

Just reciting without meditating on the mantra will give you a nice sleep. Meditate on which IS behind those words.Otherwise it is just poetry. The mantra itself sujjests not to recite but meditate.

Answer 9

Gayatri maata is the mother of Vedaas. The mantra talks about putting the "budhi " on the rigt path and when the budhi is on the right path everything becomes perfect.

Answer 10

In this mantra we call the God Sun, which is the source of all energy, to guide our thought and action so that we use our talents for the benefit of whole mankind.