{"id":2817,"date":"2018-11-08T13:03:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/?p=2817"},"modified":"2018-11-08T13:03:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T13:03:47","slug":"the-gayatri-mantra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/further-information-and-teaching-resources-secondary\/fact-sheets\/the-gayatri-mantra\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GAYATRI MANTRA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Word document download: <a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/FCT-0302.doc\">FCT-0302<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;Mantra&#8217; means &#8220;that which delivers the mind&#8221; and denotes a prayer or phrase consisting of sacred words. Mantras are usually in Sanskrit and are often recited repetitively.<\/li>\n<li>There are numerous Gayatri mantras but the main one, of twenty-four syllables, is sometimes called &#8216;Savitri&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Many Hindus recite the mantra as part of their daily worship (traditionally by the twice-born, three times daily at dawn, noon and dusk). It is first received from the guru who murmurs it in the disciple&#8217;s left ear at the time of initiation (upanayana &#8211; the sacred thread ceremony). The mantra is usually recited with the sacred thread wrapped around the thumb of the right hand.<\/li>\n<li>The mantra reads:<br \/>\nOm bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat (Rig-Veda 3.62.10).<\/li>\n<li>There are many translations, according to tradition and depth of realisation. One is as follows:\n<p>&#8220;Let us meditate on that worshipful effulgence of the divine sun who enthuses our meditation.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>To chant the Gayatri properly the practitioner should be perfectly situated in the quality of goodness (sattva-guna). The chanting helps one gain liberation (moksha).<\/li>\n<li>The Gayatri is said to have emanated from the mouth of Lord Brahma (the creator) as he heard the sound of Lord Krishna&#8217;s flute. It is therefore considered the sound incarnation of Brahman (the Absolute). Gayatri is personified as a goddess (Gayatri Ma), one of the consorts of Lord Brahma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Word document download: FCT-0302 &#8216;Mantra&#8217; means &#8220;that which delivers the mind&#8221; and denotes a prayer or phrase consisting of sacred words. Mantras are usually in Sanskrit and are often recited repetitively. There are numerous Gayatri mantras but the main one, of twenty-four syllables, is sometimes called &#8216;Savitri&#8217;. Many Hindus recite the mantra as part of [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[302,298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fact-sheets-further-information-and-teaching-resources-primary","category-fact-sheets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2817"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2819,"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2817\/revisions\/2819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}