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
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