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Gayathri Manthra
Om Bhoor bhuvah svah
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dheemahi
Dhiyo yonah prajodhayath
Oh Creator of the Universe!
We meditate upon thy Supreme Splendor
May thy radiant power
illuminate our intellects,
Destroy our sins, and guide us
In the right direction!
Scientific meaning of Gaytri Mantra
Gayatri mantra has been bestowed the greatest importance in Vedic
dharma.This mantra has also been termed as Savitri and Ved-Mata, the
mother of the Vedas.
"Om-bhur bhuvah swahTat savitur varenyamBhargo devasya dheemahi;
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat. "
The literal meaning of the mantra: O God! You are Omnipresent,
Omnipotent and Almighty. You are all Light. You are all Knowledge and
Bliss. You are Destroyer of fear, You are Creator of this Universe,
You are the Greatest of all. We bow and meditate upon Your light. You
guide our intellect in the right direction. The mantra, however, has a
great scientific importance too, which somehow got lost in the
literary tradition. The modern astrophysics and astronomy tell us that
our Galaxy called Milky Way or Akash-Ganga contains approximately
100,000 million of stars. Each star is like our
sun having its own planet system. We know that the moon moves round
the earth and the earth moves round the sun along with the moon. All
planets round the sun. Each of the above bodies revolves round at its
own axis as well. Our sun along with its family takes one round of the
galactic center in 22.5 crore years. All galaxies including ours are
moving away at a terrific velocity of 20,000 mile s per second.
And now the alternative scientific meaning of the mantra step by step:
(A) OM BHUR BHUVAH SWAH:
Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We
observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations
Per minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great
noise would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000
miles per second. This is what this portion of the mantra explains
that the sound produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and
galaxies is Om. The sound was heard during meditation by Rishi
Vishvamitra, who mentioned it to other colleagues. All of them, then
unanimously decided to call this sound Om the name of God, because
this sound is available in all the three periods of time, hence it is
set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first ever revolutionary idea
to identify formless God with a specific title (form) called upadhi.
Until that time, everybody recognized God as formless and nobody was
prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita also, it is said, "Omiti
ekaksharam brahma", meaning that the name of the Supreme is Om, which
contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om heard during samadhi
was called by all the seers nada-brahma a very great noise), but not a
noise that is normally heard beyond a specific amplitude and limits of
decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called this sound
Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven. They also noticed
that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of 20,000
miles/second was generating a kinetic energy = 1/2 MV2 and this was
balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named
it Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or store house of energy
(prana).
B. TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM:
Tat that (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or
respect. Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us,
we may locate the specific person.Hence the two titles (upadhi)
provide the solid ground to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra
suggested. He told us that we could know (realize) the unknowable
formless God through the known factors, viz., sound Om and light of
suns (stars). A mathematician can solve an equation x2+y2=4; if x=2;
then y can be known and so on. An engineer can measure the width of a
river even by standing at the riverbank just by drawing a triangle. So
was the scientific method suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in
the next portion as under:-
C) BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI:
Bhargo the light, devasya of the deity, dheemahi we should meditate.
The rishi instructs us to meditate upon the available form (light of
suns) to discover the formless Creator (God). Also he wants us to do
japa of the word Om (this is understood in the Mantra). This is how
the sage wants us to proceed, but there is a great problem to realize
it, as the human mind is so shaky and restless that without the grace
of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled. Hence Vishvamitra
suggests the way to pray Him as under:
D) DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT:
Dhiyo (intellect), yo (who), nah (we all), prachodayat (guide to right
Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path. Full
scientific interpretation of the Mantra: The earth (bhur), the planets
(bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity,
the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat),
who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy
of bowing/respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate
(dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do
chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat)
our(nah) intellect dhiyo. So we notice that the important points
hinted in the mantra are:
The total kinetic energy generated by the movement of galaxies acts as
an umbrella and balances the total energy consumption of the cosmos.
Hence it was named as the Pranavah (body of energy). This is equal to
1/2 mv2 (Mass of galaxies x velocity2). 2) Realizing the great
importance of the syllable OM, the other later date religions adopted
this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and Ameen
Gayatri mantra has been bestowed the greatest importance in Vedic
dharma.This mantra has also been termed as Savitri and Ved-Mata, the
mother of the Vedas.
"Om-bhur bhuvah swahTat savitur varenyamBhargo devasya dheemahi;
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat. "
The literal meaning of the mantra: O God! You are Omnipresent,
Omnipotent and Almighty. You are all Light. You are all Knowledge and
Bliss. You are Destroyer of fear, You are Creator of this Universe,
You are the Greatest of all. We bow and meditate upon Your light. You
guide our intellect in the right direction. The mantra, however, has a
great scientific importance too, which somehow got lost in the
literary tradition. The modern astrophysics and astronomy tell us that
our Galaxy called Milky Way or Akash-Ganga contains approximately
100,000 million of stars. Each star is like our
sun having its own planet system. We know that the moon moves round
the earth and the earth moves round the sun along with the moon. All
planets round the sun. Each of the above bodies revolves round at its
own axis as well. Our sun along with its family takes one round of the
galactic center in 22.5 crore years. All galaxies including ours are
moving away at a terrific velocity of 20,000 mile s per second.
And now the alternative scientific meaning of the mantra step by step:
(A) OM BHUR BHUVAH SWAH:
Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We
observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations
Per minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great
noise would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000
miles per second. This is what this portion of the mantra explains
that the sound produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and
galaxies is Om. The sound was heard during meditation by Rishi
Vishvamitra, who mentioned it to other colleagues. All of them, then
unanimously decided to call this sound Om the name of God, because
this sound is available in all the three periods of time, hence it is
set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first ever revolutionary idea
to identify formless God with a specific title (form) called upadhi.
Until that time, everybody recognized God as formless and nobody was
prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita also, it is said, "Omiti
ekaksharam brahma", meaning that the name of the Supreme is Om, which
contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om heard during samadhi
was called by all the seers nada-brahma a very great noise), but not a
noise that is normally heard beyond a specific amplitude and limits of
decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called this sound
Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven. They also noticed
that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of 20,000
miles/second was generating a kinetic energy = 1/2 MV2 and this was
balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named
it Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or store house of energy
(prana).
B. TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM:
Tat that (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or
respect. Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us,
we may locate the specific person.Hence the two titles (upadhi)
provide the solid ground to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra
suggested. He told us that we could know (realize) the unknowable
formless God through the known factors, viz., sound Om and light of
suns (stars). A mathematician can solve an equation x2+y2=4; if x=2;
then y can be known and so on. An engineer can measure the width of a
river even by standing at the riverbank just by drawing a triangle. So
was the scientific method suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in
the next portion as under:-
C) BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI:
Bhargo the light, devasya of the deity, dheemahi we should meditate.
The rishi instructs us to meditate upon the available form (light of
suns) to discover the formless Creator (God). Also he wants us to do
japa of the word Om (this is understood in the Mantra). This is how
the sage wants us to proceed, but there is a great problem to realize
it, as the human mind is so shaky and restless that without the grace
of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled. Hence Vishvamitra
suggests the way to pray Him as under:
D) DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT:
Dhiyo (intellect), yo (who), nah (we all), prachodayat (guide to right
Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path. Full
scientific interpretation of the Mantra: The earth (bhur), the planets
(bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity,
the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat),
who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy
of bowing/respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate
(dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do
chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat)
our(nah) intellect dhiyo. So we notice that the important points
hinted in the mantra are:
The total kinetic energy generated by the movement of galaxies acts as
an umbrella and balances the total energy consumption of the cosmos.
Hence it was named as the Pranavah (body of energy). This is equal to
1/2 mv2 (Mass of galaxies x velocity2). 2) Realizing the great
importance of the syllable OM, the other later date religions adopted
this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and Ameen
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