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Sri Krishnaya Namah!

Thanks for your valuable time. This means that this manthra is to invoke 
"savitramandala madhyavarthi", i.e, Lord Srimannarayana.


Sukumar

Sri Krishnaparabrahmane Namah!

-----Original Message-----
From:   Vasan Sriranga Chari [SMTP:vasan_chari_hk@xxxx]
Sent:   27/05/2003 10:49 AM
To:     sukumar
Cc:     Oppiliappan; SriRangaSri; ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:        Re: [SriRangaSri] Gayatri Manthra

Radhe Krishna,
Gayatri is a meter in which a mantra is set.so any mantra set in 
this meter is called gayatri.eg.vishnu gayatri,laxmi gayatri.

On Mon, 26 May 2003 sukumar wrote :
>Sri Krishnaya Namah!
>
>Respected Bhagavathas,
>
>I have few clarifications as below, to seek from your goodself:
>
>1. What is Gayatri Manthra - is it more to do with the Lord 
>(Surya/Vishnu
>or whoever we pray) when we do Sandhyavandanam or is it Gayatri - 
>a lady
>whom Lord Brahma married when Saraswathi was not there while 
>performing a
>Yagna.
>the famous gayatri is mantra invokes the paramatma vishnu in the 
>centre of the sun.we do say during sandhyavandanam paramatma 
>devata.the doubts are answered below them.
>2. What is the significance of this manthra. Why is it accorded 
>so much
>importance that even Ashtakari manthra has to be chanted only 
>after this
>manthra japam.
>it is the part of sandhyavandanam & hence it is chanted .But 
>ashtakshara mantra japam was later introduced & hence it is 
>chanted later.
>3. Is this manthra ageless - i.e., does it got prominence only 
>after sage
>vishwamithra chanted this or was it prominent over yugas and 
>kalpas.
>all vedic mantras are ageless.
>4. While the manthra drasta is sage vishwamitra who is the Lord 
>for this
vishwamitra is only the drashta of the mantra & not the 
inventer.
>manthra.
>
>5. Why is it enjoined with other manthras like - vishnu gayathri 
>manthra
>etc.,
>
>
>Please enlighten me.
>
>
>Sukumar
>
>
>Sri Krishnaparabrahmane Namah!
>
>
>
>
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