Acquired from Google.com

1. Gayatri Mantra - Sacred Thread Ceremony
Gayatri Mantra is the holiest and foremost
mantra in Hinduism and Goddess Sri Gayatri
Devi is considered as the Mother of the
Vedas and is popularly known in the name
of Vedamata.
Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Geeta (BG 10th
chapter 35th verse) says:
"brihatsama tatha samnam gayatri
chadasamaham"
Translation - "Among the Srutis that can be
sung, I am the hymns in the Sama Veda known
as Brhatsama; while among the Vedic hymns, I
am the hymn known as Gayatri. No mantras in
the world is comparable with Gayatri Mantra".
Divine Form of Goddess Gayatri Devi

2. She was the most Beautiful Mother. Goddess
Gayatri had a five heads and five faces looking
in all directions, whose faces are of five colours
of the pearl, coral, gold, black and white. Her
five face represents the pancha pranas(five
lives). She has a three eyes in each face and
the Gayatri Mantra of 24 syllables represents
truth. In her arms she holds varada, abhaya,
skull, ankusha, kasha, shankha, chakra, two
lotus and khadhayudham. The vedas beautifully
represents Goddess Gayatri is as five shakthi's
as Adhi Shakthi, Paraa Shakthi, Gyana Shakthi,
Iccha Sakthi and Kriya Sakthi.

3. 'Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swaha
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat'
This is the Gayatri Mantra and the translation can be
given as.... 'We adore the Divine Self who enlighten
our intellect and who illuminates the three worlds, We
offer our salutations and our prayers to that Supreme
God who shines like the Sun.' "Om" is the root of all

4. sound emanates at the beginning of creation. The
Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to
Maximum benefits can be obtained by
chanting it 108 times and however it can be recited for
3,9 or 18 times.
Chanting of Gayatri Mantra is believed to remove all
obstacles, which provides greater wisdom and it
fulfills the purpose of birth. When recited daily it
increases memory power and it enlightens one's
intellectual level and gives way to spiritual growth and
in short it gives peacefulness to the heart which
makes the heart itself as a temple.
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