The Gujarati Association, Wolverhampton
Maa Gayatri represent Mata Saraswati, Mata Lakshmi and Mata Parvati, all three in one form,. Maa Gayati is also a form of Adi Shakti. She possess the Rajasi Guna and, hence, is the source of Brahma’s power. She is the source of Lord Brahma’s creation power. The Gayatri mantra is one of the most powerful mantra. It is said that a person, who daily repeats the Gayatri hymn 3000 times for one month, shall be freed from guilt, however great. All sects of Hindus accept the importance of this hymn. Those who get performed the Maa Gayatri puja are blessed with knowledge, wealth and happiness. If you are looking to get good marks, clear exams, increase in wealth, better financial position, happiness in life then this puja is the best to be performed. Gayatri is the Mother of all scriptures (Vedas). She is present, wherever Her name is chanted. She is very powerful. The One who nourishes the individual being is Gayatri. She bestows pure thoughts on anyone who worships Her. She is the embodiment of all Goddesses. Our very breath is Gayatri, our faith in existence is Gayatri. Gayatri has five faces, they are the five life principles. She has nine descriptions, they are ‘Om, Bhur, Bhuvah, Swah, Tat, Savitur, Vareñyaṃ, Bhargo, Devasya’. Mother Gayatri nourishes and protects every being and she channelizes our senses in the proper direction. ‘Dhīmahi’ means meditation. We pray to her to inspire us with good intelligence. ‘Dhīyo Yonah Prachodayāt’ – We beseech her to bestow on us everything we need. Thus Gayatri is a complete prayer for protection, nourishment and finally, liberation.
Om: The primeval sound; Bhur: the physical body/physical realm; Bhuvah: the life force/the mental realm Suvah: the soul/spiritual realm; Tat: That (God); Savitur: the Sun, Creator (source of all life); Vareñyam: adore; Bhargo: effulgence (divine light); Devasya: supreme Lord; Dhīmahi: meditate; Dhiyo: the intellect; Yo: May this light; Nah: our; Prachodayāt: illumine/inspire.
Om Bhur Bhuvaḥ Swaḥ Tat-savitur Vareñyaṃ Bhargo Devasya Dhīmahi Dhiyo Yonaḥ Prachodayāt-
ૐ ભુર્ભુવસ્વઃ તત્સ વિતુર વરેનિયમ ભર્ગોદેવસ્ય ઘી મહી ધિયો યો નઃ પ્રચોદયાત ॥