Gayatri Mantra

HINDUTVA, the oldest religion in the world, has given a valuable Hymn to the world in the form of GAYATRI MANTRA. It has now, scientifically also, proved that the enchanting of Gayatri Mantra produces 110,000 sound waves per second. This strength has been tested by one American Scientist Dr. Howardes Stein Grill, who collected various mantras, chanting, and hymns of different religions, from all over the world, and tested their strength in his Physiology lab. The power of GAYATRI MANTRA was found to be the highest, making it the most potent hymn in the world. The Hamburg university, Germany initiated research into the efficacy of Gayatri Mantra, both on the mental & physical plane of creation, it was broadcasted over the radio in the different cities for a specific period, and the results confirm the findings that this mantra has special spiritual powers.

The chanting of Gayatri Mantra provides Material and Physical benefits and also produces a subtle spiritual benefit. It has been specifically found that chanting this mantra elevates a person’s mind and soul to a higher level. Chanting of Gayatri Mantra, significantly slows down a person’s breathing, which synchronises and regularise the heartbeats, helping the chanter in staying healthy by keeping the heart-healthy.

Gayatri Mantra calms the mind-the chanting starts from OUM. The enunciation, of this sound, creates vibrations through the lips, tongue, palate, back of the throat, and skull which results in releasing the relaxing hormones, causing extreme calmness to the mind. The enunciation of this mantra creates a resonance in and around the head. These vibrations stimulate the Hypothalamus making it function more efficiently. This gland is responsible for the release of Happy Hormones and thus becomes the key player in the mind-body connection-the happier one is, the stronger is the immunity. All these impacts are medically proved as a result of a study conducted and published in the British Medical Journal (a most prestigious medical journal). Since chanting of Gayatri Mantra, regulates breathing, it is also useful in the control of Asthma as well.

Gayatri Mantra is ideally chanted three times a day, viz early morning, mid-afternoon, and in the evening. As this mantra is directly associated with the Sun, the timings of chanting are directly related to the movement of the Sun. The pronunciation of this mantra is very important as each word carries a very deep and powerful meaning into itself. The full impact, therefore, is achieved only when the mantra is chanted clearly and correctly along with complete knowledge and the meaning of each word.

The Complete Gayatri Mantra is

OUM BHUR BHUVAH SVAHA, TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI, DHIYO YO NAH PARCHVODAYAT.

The overall meaning of the mantra is-We mediate on the most adored Supreme Lord, the creator, whose divine light illumines all realms (physical, mental & spiritual). May this divine light illuminate our intellect?

The detailed meaning of each word is given below;

OUM– the primeval sound. It is the supreme name of the GOD, and is also known as the Pranav mantra. It is also known as Parama  (Beej Mantra) because it contains the seeds of all mantras within itself.

BHUR– the physical body/physical realm; it implies the existence of God is eternal and unchanging.

BHUVAH– the life force/mental realm consciousness of God.

SUVAH-the soul/spiritual realm.

TAT- that (God)

SAVITUR– The Sun, creator (source of all life).

VARENYAM– adore

BHARGO– Effulgence (divine light)

DEVASYA– supreme lord

DHIMAHI– Mediate

DHIYO– the intellect

YO– May this light

NAH– our

PRACHODAYAT– illumine/inspire

Regular chanting of this mantra provides the following benefits-

-Calms the unstable mind.

-improves concentration and learning

-Improves breathing pattern

-Keeps heart healthy

-Enhances nerve functioning

-Reduces stress and stress-related damage

-Reduce depression

-gives glow to the skin

-Makes strong

-attracts positive energy

-Successful marriage relationship

-brings prosperity and development in the day to day life.

Every mantra has a combination of some beej aksharas (root words) in them, rendering the mantra sacred and powerful when chanted. They release a wave of energy into the body of the chanter. Gayatri Mantra has all 24 syllables, making it is the most powerful mantra in the universe. It is the only known mantra that has all 24 of its constituent syllables as root words, the chanting of which releases a tremendous wave of energy and shields the devotee from all bad external influence.

In the end, Happy Chanting.

Anil Malik

Mumbai, India

22^nd June 2022.