All World
Gayatri Pariwar

Ever Since the beginning of Vedic Era chanting of Gayatri Mantra, Gayatri Sadhana and Yagya have been considered the most potent means of invoking divine energies, latent in the deeper consciousness of human beings, for the refinement, upliftment and wellbeing of individuals as well as the society. However, with the passage of time, especially during the dark medieval ages of feudalism and foreign domination, their came about a general all-round decline of ethical, moral and social values. As a result, Vedic rituals, modes of worship and prayer underwent gross distortions at the hands of the priestly class. It was sought to be made out through these perverted interpretations that Gayatri Mantra, Gayatri Sadhana and Yagya were the exclusive prerogatives of the male members of one particular caste, the Brahmans. Women were strictly forbidden to take up Gayatri Sadhana. They pronounced that Gayatri Sadhana, according to the scriptures, was a secret doctrine and the Mantra could not be chanted audibly. Such retrograde orthodoxy and the pomp, pelf and ostentation which were introduced into the modes of worship led to the undermining of faith in Vedic Dharma. It was against this back-drop that there appeared on the scene a pioneer of spiritual renaissance and the guiding spirit behind the reformation programme (Yug Nirman Yojana) for a resurgent society, the seer-saint scholar, Yugrishi Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya. A founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar, he established more than 3000 social reform centers (Gayatri Shaktipeeths) all over the world, translated entire Vedic Vangmaya and accomplished the feat of writing more than 3000 books / booklets on all aspects of life.

Acharyasri writes in the preface to his comprehensive treatise titled ‘Gayatri Mahavigyan’ (Super Science of Gayatri; Publisher Sri Vedmata Gayatri Trust, Shantikunj, Haridwar) – “Gayatri Sadhana bestows extra-ordinary benefits on the devotees. Many persons have performed Gayatri Sadhana under my guidance and I have myself been a witness to the material and spiritual benefits achieved by them through this Sadhana. The reason is that they get true discriminative wisdom as a divine gift in the light of which all infirmities, complications and difficulties, which make people unhappy, worried and miserable, are solved. Darkness has no independent existence of its own. It is nothing but absence of Light. In the same way, unhappiness is nothing but absence of knowledge. …….The Sadhana of Gayatri is worship of supreme knowledge. It is my personal experience and firm belief that those who worship Gayatri will never be lacking in spiritual enlightenment and worldly happiness.”

Therefore, it has been planned to make our readers aware of the philosophy and science, modes and methods, and facts and figures about Gayatri as eulogized by seers of yore and propagated and practiced by saints and great men and their disciples as well as the experiences of common men / women who imbibed its teachings. Though most of material for these articles will be taken from Acharyasri’s book ‘Super Science of Gayatri’, we will try to put facts in the scientific perspective so that this super science does not appear to be mere superstition or a dogma.  We have chosen to begin this serial from this issue (of May- June) as Gayatri Jayanti falls on June 21, 2010. This day also happens to be the Nirvan Day of Poojya Acharyasri, who incessantly strived throughout his life to benefit the society through this Vidya. We hope that the readers will be immensely benefitted by this series of articles.

ACTIVATION OF INTERNAL POWER CENTRES BY GAYATRI SADHANA

The masters of Mantra-Vidya know that words are uttered by different parts of the mouth such as, throat (larynx), tongue, teeth, lips and the root of the tongue. During speech, the nerve-fibres of the particular parts of the mouth from which sound emits stretch upto different parts of the body and put pressure on the corresponding glands. If particular glands of the person concerned are diseased or dysfunctional he starts stammering while uttering the specific words. There are many large and small, visible and invisible glands in the body. The researchers of medical science have been able to locate only the visible glands, which have been classified into two types; namely, endocrine glands that secrete their products through the basal lamina and lack a duct system; and exocrine glands that secrete their products through a duct directly onto the apical surface. However the Yogis of yore had the knowledge of subtle (invisible) glands and that of activating them through appropriate mantras. The utterance of different syllables has its impact on such glands and by such impact the energy of these glands gets activated. Mantras have been composed on this basis. There are twenty-four letters in Gayatri-Mantra which are related to twenty-four such glands located in the body which, on getting activated, awaken the powers of righteous wisdom. By uttering Gayatri Mantra the sitar of the subtle body of the Sadhak  starts playing, tinkling at twenty-four points, creating sound waves which impact important  elements of the invisible world. It is this impact which becomes more and more pronounced and tangible through Gayatri Sadhana.

The masters of Mantra-Vidya know that words are uttered by different parts of the mouth such as, throat (larynx), tongue, teeth, lips and the root of the tongue. During speech, the nerve-fibres of the particular parts of the mouth from which sound emits stretch upto different parts of the body and put pressure on the corresponding glands. If particular glands of the person concerned are diseased or dysfunctional he starts stammering  while uttering the specific words. There are many large and small, visible and invisible glands in the body. Yogis know that some specific energies lie hidden in these glands, Shat-Chakras (six energy centre) related to the Sushumana are quite well-known but there are several other such glands in the body. The utterance of different words has its impact on different glands and by such impact the energy of these glands gets stimulated. Mantras have been composed on this basis. There are twenty-four letters in Gayatri-Mantra which are related to twenty-four such glands located in the body which, on getting stimulated, activate and awaken the powers of righteous wisdom. By uttering Gayatri Mantra the sitar of the subtle (Sookshma) body of the Sadhak  starts playing, tinkling at twenty-four points, creating sound waves which impact important  elements of the invisible world. It is this impact which becomes more and more pronounced and tangible through Gayatri Sadhana.

The flow of sound of these twenty-four letters of the Maha Mantra is of deep significance. The experts of the science of acoustics know the powers hidden in sound and the results which can be achieved by its subtle vibrations. Sound is synonymous with Brahma. It is Brahma from whom the original first creative vibration issues forth resulting in seven-time chanting of OM. Just as the pendulum of a clock keeps on moving by swinging to and fro, in the same way the sound waves of Om create vibrations which regulate this creation. Later, three main waves of Sat, Raj and Tam relating to Hreem, Shreem and Kleem elements respectively flow in this current. It is further divided into branches and sub-branches which are known as Beej-Mantras. The letters, words and clauses of Gayatri Mantra have been seen by a seer vision and emanate from the unified field of creative energy, arranged in a specific and special sequence and inter-relationship. Chanted with sincere devotion, they plug the sadhak’s soul into the supreme and inexhaustible fount of spiritual energy.

The flow of sound of these twenty-four letters of the Maha Mantra is of deep significance. The experts of the science of sound know the powers hidden in sound and the results which can be achieved by its subtle vibrations. Sound is synonymous with Brahma. It is Brahma  from whom the original first creative vibration issues forth resulting in seven-time chanting of OM. Just as the pendulum of a clock keeps on moving by swinging to and fro, in the same way the sound waves of Om create vibrations which regulate this creation. Later, three main waves of Sat, Raj and Tam relating to Hreem, Shreem and Kleem elements respectively flow in this current. It is further divided into branches and sub-branches which are known as Beej-Mantras. The letters, words and clauses of Gayatri Mantra have been seen by a seer vision and emanate from the unified field of creative energy, arranged in a specific and special sequence and inter-relationship. Chanted with sincere devotion, they plug the sadhak’s soul into the supreme and inexhaustible fount of spiritual energy.

It is said that singing of Deepak-rag lights up extinguished lamps; it starts raining when megh-malhar tune is sung. The melody created by playing flute makes the snakes wave their hoods in synchronicity, deer gets swooned and cows start yielding more milk. The warbling of cuckoo incites passion. Even strong iron bridges may collapse by the sound created by the in-step, coordinated and rhythmic marching of a troop soldiers. The army is, therefore, forbidden to march rhythmically, in-step, while crossing a bridge. Dr. Hutchinson of America has achieved success and fame in curing several patients suffering from incurable and painful diseases by different musical sounds. In India, Tantriks keep a Thali (large metallic plate) on a pot and play it in a special rhythm and are capable of curing persons bitten by poisonous snakes, scorpions etc. and those suffering from thyroid goitre, ghosts, mania etc. The acoustics of chanting Gaytri Mantra helps in a similar way. Rhythmically chanting of twenty four letters of Gayatri Mantra activates 24 subtle glands, which have been termed as Granthis by seers. The invoked energy at these glands located at different parts of the body stimulates different personality traits. The names of these granthis related to different letters of Gayatri Mantra, their location inside the body and the related virtues are given in the following table and the sketch.

The factor which makes Gayatri Mantra extremely potent is the sadhak’s confidence coupled with faith. Psychologists are well acquainted with the power of self confidence. Instances have been cited in several of my books and articles to prove that only on account of imaginary fear people met untimely death and persons who were almost dead got new life on account of faith and confidence. Tulsidas has in his Ramayan compared faith and confidence to Bhawani and Shankar and stated, BhawaniShankarovandeshraddhavishvasrupino. It is faith which has the power to turn a bush into a ghost, a rope into a snake and an idol into God. There are people who happily sacrifice money, comfort and even life for defending one’s faith and conviction. Eklavya, Kabeer etc. are examples of persons who acquired Knowledge  not directly from their masters, Gurus, but by dint of their unflinching faith in them. The basis of hypnotism is to get the desired work done by the subject just by infusing faith in him in the words of the physician. The Mantra of the Tantrik works miraculously on the patient only if he has deep faith in it. A Sadhak devoid of faith may utter that Tantrik Mantra hundreds of times but it will not have any effect. This fact applies to Gayatri Mantra also. When the Sadhak takes up Sadhana with faith and confidence Gayatri Mantra becomes much more effective and proves to be extra-ordinarily powerful due to the combined effect of faith and the Mantra’s own instrinsic spiritual energy.

  Letter             Subtle Granthi (Gland)         Invoked energy leading to   
1     tat                       Tapini                                 Success
2     sa                       Saphalta                           Bravery
3      vi                        Vishwa                              Caring attitude
3      vi                        Vishwa                              maintenance (Palan)
4      tur                      Tushti                                Wellbeing of others
5      va                       varda                                 Yog
6      re                       revati                                  Loving kindness6  
7      ni                       Sookshma                        Riches
8      yam                  Gyana                                 Brilliance
9      bhar                  Bharga                               Protection
10    go                     Gomati                               Intellect
11    de                     Devika                                Self-restraint11  
12    va                      Varahi                                 Devotion
13    sya                    Sinhani                              Power of retention
14    dhee                 Dhyana                              Pran (Vitality)
15    ma                    Maryada                             Self-control
16    hi                      Sfuta                                   Tap (Penance)
17    dhi                    Medha                                Far-sightedness
18    yo                     Yogmaya                            Wakefulness18  
19    yo                     Yogini                                 Creativity
20    nah                  Dharini                              Sweetness
21    pra                   Prabhava                          Idealism
22    cho                  Ooshma                           Courage
23    da                    Drashya                            Wisdom
24    yat                    Niranjana                         Service

With the augmentation of these virtues, varied accomplishments (Siddhis) and prosperity start manifesting in the life of the devotees. Most of the people think that some god or goddess is bestowing these gifts because they are unable to see and understand the working of these subtle divine energies and the transformations flowing therefrom. Once they understand that transformations are taking place as a result of their own Sadhana they would realize that it is not by way of some unexpected gift from somewhere but is the result of a well organized scientific process of spiritual growth. Gayatri Sadhana is not based on blind faith but has a solid scientific basis.