Topic started by sweetlankie (@ hse-kitchener-ppp195164.sympatico.ca) on Sun Jul 14 17:39:27 .
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Hey people! Does any1 knows the meaning of Gayathri?
my mom sayz it's a 'mantra'
my professor sayz it means mother earth in geek and calls me mother earth( gaya= mother earth)..
WUZ THE REAL MEANING OF MY NAME?

Responses:

• From: Sugrutha (@ bgp450202bgs.avenel01.nj.comcast.net) on: Sun Jul 14 23:50:34
  
  It is actually Gaythree - 3 cows.
  
  
• From: sweetlankie (@ hse-mtl-ppp67382.qc.sympatico.ca) on: Mon Jul 15 17:34:26
  
  haha very funny...
  
  
• From: Ram (@ smith.mme.wsu.edu) on: Fri Jul 26 13:56:30
  
  Gayathri-means a name which would that would save from all problems
  
  Vedas says "Gayantham thraayathe ithi Gayathri" meaning the name is a trouble-shooter
  
  
• From: Miss Lanka (@ hse-kitchener-ppp194532.sympatico.ca) on: Fri Jul 26 14:33:50
  
  Wowwwwwww..my name is a troube shooter!!!! COOLLLLLLLL!
  thanz Ram!!!!
  
  
• From: stg (@ 12.151.162.88) on: Sun Jul 28 08:16:26
  
  ram,
  with all problems around us the efficacy of gayathri is indeed amazing.
  
  
• From: gayathri (@ ) on: Tue Aug 5 05:27:49
  
  gayathri means "Mother of Vedas"
  
  
• From: Hemant (@ 203.195.208.26) on: Tue Aug 5 06:57:53 EDT 2003
  
  Though the word `Gayatri'could be said to convey the name of the (Vedic) metre of the composition, it has an exalted level of meaning in the Scriptures (Brihadaranyaka 5-14--4 and Aiteraya Brahmana (13.1). These scriptures explain the word `Gayatri' to mean the protector of the life-breath' (gayan trayati iti gayatri --- gayan vai pranah). This concept is simplified when the word meaning of the mantra--gayantam trayati (protector of the one who sings it) -- is taken.
  
  (From the net)
  
  
• From: Jog (@ 203.200.149.134) on: Wed Aug 6 07:32:25 EDT 2003
  
  it refers to the Mother Goddess who illumines our minds.
  
  
• From: Joe Abraham (@ firewall.atwd.com) on: Mon Apr 19 09:20:15
  
  I am begining to know more about Gayathri can anyone enlighten me how to go about learning about the Gayathri Mantra. We were doing a small project for Gayathri diety, and we went through a trivial test before we could finish her project. Some say, that this was a true test of our sincerety and belief, and we are inclined to believe so. I am a Catholic, the other person is a Muslim convert and the third person is a lady and she is a hindu who was chanting Gayathri Mantra thoughout and we did observe a few changes in ourselves. We are from Malaysia.
  
  
• From: Hari (@ 61.1.252.97) on: Thu Apr 29 02:43:08 EDT 2004
  
  Gayathri means "Gayantham thraayathe ithi gayathri".
  gayantham-one who sings
  thraayathe-saves or rescues from
  ithi-this
  gayathri-gayathri
  
  the name means one who saves the people who sing/chant(here, sing refers to obeissances to the gayathri diety thru gayathri mantra)
  
  
• From: bharadwaz (@ ) on: Wed Sep 8 10:05:18
  
  actually to say in first gayathri is my lover and i am in search of her i had seen her 3months ago and not till yet
  
  
• From: M.S. ESWARAN (@ illchn-static-203.199.205.25.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Sep 10 00:18:57 EDT 2004
  
  Gayathri - in Sanskrit, means those who sing or chant will be saved.
  
  Manthra means any letter or syllable or word or sentence or their multiples, when repeated several times (in thousands) in the same manner, will develope an uniform sound wave. At that stage that letter or syllable or word or sentence and their multiples will become Manthra.
  
  
• From: M.S. ESWARAN (@ illchn-static-203.199.205.25.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Sep 10 00:19:54 EDT 2004
  
  GAYATHRI MAHA MANTHRA
  
  OOM l BHUR BHUVAS SUVAHA : l
  TATH SAVITHUR VARENIYAM I
  BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI l
  DHIYO YO NA : PRACHODAYATH ll
  Meaning : We meditate on that adorable
  light of the divine Supreme who should
  rouse our intellects.
  When you finish chanting Gayathri Manthra, please conclude by chanting the following.
  SARVAM SRI KRISHNARPANA MUSTHU ll
  OOM SHANTHI : SHANTHI : SHANTHI
  
  
• From: M.S. ESWARAN (@ illchn-static-203.199.205.25.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Sep 10 00:21:14 EDT 2004
  
  Manthras were pronounced by ancient saints. There are about seven crore manthras. Gayathri Manthra is the prime most manthra. Without chanting Gayathri Manthra if some one chants other manthras, he will not get the full benefit.
  
  
  In Bhagavath Gita, Krishna has said that among Manthras, HE is The Gayathri Manthra (Chapter - 10, Sloka - 35).
  
  
  Gayathri Manthra is a gist all Vedas. (Veda means knowledge). Hence, chanting Gayathri Manthra is equal to chanting Vedas.
  
  
  Gayathri Manthra when chanted properly, improves physical health, mental health, memory power, knowledge, courage .
  
  In Bhagavath Gita, Krishna has said that among Manthras, HE is The Gayathri Manthra (Chapter - 10, Sloka - 35).
  
  
  
  
• From: M.S. ESWARAN (@ illchn-static-203.199.205.25.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Sep 10 00:22:01 EDT 2004
  
  Gayathri Manthra is the only manthra that destroys our sins (sins of this birth and previous births).
  Once the sins are destroyed, good things will start happening in one's life.
  
  
  Gayathri Manthra is also called Universal Prayer as it means "We meditate .....". "We" represents all human beings on this Universe. Hence, this manthra should be chanted by every one.
  
  
  
  
• From: ccoolguy (@ 62.215.33.73) on: Tue Sep 14 04:22:10 EDT 2004
  
  hi gayatri here i post the meanings of ur name pls read it, if u want more pls mail to my mail id
  
  once upon a time the rishi Kousigar make pray for shivan to get power, he did his pray fro a long time at last he fire his body in the Lantern then the lord shiva come to his place and told for praying towards me you use your body as Thread and fire your body and chanting the mantra. so u get all the power u wish and he said you chanting mantra will call "GAYATHRI MANTRA " (GAYAM means Body in Sanscrit and THRI means Thread to be fired). one who wish to get all the power they wish would chant ur mantra and i will full fill the needs thats Shivas news for People.
  
  

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