>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>OM
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>GAYATRI MANTRA AND MANTRA'S SCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATION
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>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 swah,Tat savitur varenyam
>>>>>Bhargo
devasya dheemahi, Dhiyo yo nah
prachodayat
>>>>>
>>>>>The literal meaning of the mantra is:
>>>>>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 miles per
second.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The alternative scientific meaning of the mantra ,Line by Line
>>>>>
>>>>>Line 1:
>>>>>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).
>>>>>
>>>>>Line 2: 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:-
>>>>>
>>>>>Line 3:
>>>>>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:
>>>>>
>>>>>Line 4:
>>>>>DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT
>>>>>erpretation 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>The important points hinted in the mantra are
>>>>>
>>>>>1) 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 square of
velocity.)
>>>>>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.
>>>>>So Memorize and Chant Mantra everyday
