Ma Gayatri: In English rhyme

By Munindra Misra

Ma Gayatri in English rhyme, part of the ancient Sanskrit texts, contain its primer, and overview, various Gayatri Mantras, the Gayatri Pavamana, Shanti Mantra, Kavach, Gita, Stuti Stotra, Chalisa, Ashtakam, Atharvashak, Lahari, Shasranama, Upanishad, Jaap and Arti.

These Gayatri mantras are easy to comprehend in English rhyme and are with the original text,

They shows the reader a world for deeper exploration and understanding of the Sanatan Dharma:.

The author has created simple rhyme versions, of some very complex Sanatan Dharma works on Ma Gayatri, to enable the reader to easily comprehend these rare and illusive ancient Hindu scriptures.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Munindra Misra
• Release date: Aug 11, 2022

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Ma Gayatri

In English Rhyme

SWASTIK

Four Swastik Aspects

1) Aims of Life – Strive (Purusharth)

2) Freedom (Mukti)

3) Mental Control (Antahkaran)

4) Devotion (Bhakti)

The four Swastik Aspects are categorically,

The actual Aim of Life – its strive assuredly,

Freedom, Mental control and devotion be,

To realize Brahma – the destination finally.

The Sixteen Senses

Four Senses of Strive (Purusharth)

Dharma, Wealth, Deed, Salvation

(धर्म), (अर्थ), (काम), (मोक्ष)

Four Senses of Freedom (Mukti)

Liberation, Proximity, Uniformity, Merge

(सालोक्य), (सामीप्य), (सारूप्य), (सायुज्य)

Four Senses of Mental Control (Antahkaran)

Mind, Wisdom, Ego, Consciousness

(मन), (बुद्धि), (अहंकार), (चित्त)

Four Senses of Devotion (Bhakti)

Reverence, Belief, Love, Dedication

(श्रद्धा), (विश्वास), (प्रेम), (समर्पण)

The Total Sixteen Senses

The Four senses of Strive – Aim of Life truly,

Dharma, Wealth, Deed and Salvation do be;

The Four Senses of Freedom – true Mukti,

Liberation, Proximity, Uniformity, Merge be;

The Four Senses of Mental Control clearly,

Mind, Wisdom, Ego and Consciousness be;

The Four Senses of Devotion – true Bhakti,

Reverence, Belief, Love and Dedication be;

When these Sixteen senses meet in actuality,

From outside to within, without crossing truly,

At center Brahma realization happens finally,

With multiple benefits of Centralized energy.

MA GAYATRI

The Veda proclaims

न गायत्र्याः परमो मन्त्रः

न मातुः परदैवतम्

Na Gayatri Param mantram,

Na Mathu para devatha"

Meaning

There are no greater mantras than that of Ma Gayatri,

And none of the goddesses equal this mother surely"

Worshipping Ma Gayatri, chanting her Mantra regularly,

Gives prosperity, wisdom, trouble free life, salvation finally

Primer

Ma Gayatri the Goddess of Learning be,

The second consort of Brahma evidently;

Sarasvati, his wife, when late for yagya be,

Gayatri found as alternate by Indra clearly.

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Faced with Devi Sarasvati’s curse clearly,

His worship, apart at Pushkar, stopped fully,

Ma Gayatri combination of all three devi’s,

Lakshmi, Parvati, Sarasvati together truly.

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She portrayed on a red lotus typically,

With a swan or peacock affectionately,

She – the mother of all Vedas does be,

Epithet of universal Para Brahman be.

-3-

She blends all the attributes undoubtedly,

Of Brahman in feminine form completely,

Including the past, present and future truly,

And all three realms of existence certainly.

-4-

She the Trimurti combined as one be,

With ten arms, Vishnu’s weapons surely,

Her five heads and ten eyes see clearly,

In eight directions, earth and sky totally.

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Symbolizing all her reincarnations be,

A pure white swan showing her purity,

As Education Goddess - knowledge be,

She holding cure in the other hand truly.

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Goddess Gayatri the manifestation be,

Of consort of Lord Brahma, Saraswati,

Ma Gayatri regarded as Veda Mata be,

The mother of all Vedas is Ma Gayatri.

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Ma Gayatri portrayed with five faces be,

She is mounted on lotus flower clearly,

Her five faces symbolize Pranas surely,

Also the five elements of universe truly.

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Ma Gayatri venerated as Hindu Trimurti,

Of Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh be,

Epithet of Ma Lakshmi, Parvati, Saraswati.

Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to Veda Deity.

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Overview

World bleeding, engulfed in darkness, war be,

Plagued with strife, dissension, hate, jealousy,

Vandalism, floods, famines, quakes, poverty,

Violence and terrorism – all stalking earth be.

Lost in erosion of values, spiritual bankruptcy,

Dulling of conscience, pollution not physical only,

Its cure is with spiritual resurgence of humanity,

Moral regeneration, cleansing of mortal minds be.

Gayatri-Upasna the most effective instrument be,

For getting mental purity, removing evil tendencies,

Providing generation of spiritual forces within truly,

Thus situation is redeemed with power of Gayatri.

Gayatri disperses clouds of ignorance gradually,

Lets the true devotee see the spiritual Sun finally,

Which is shining behind the dark clouds eternally,

Reaches his goal - oneness with that Sun finally."

Since primeval dawn for Hindus, Mantra Gayatri,

Of orthodox and unorthodox – the divine elixir be,

The philosopher's stone, spiritual food for hungry,

Key to life's golden secrets and enlightening surely.

With sovereign powers for ambition fulfilment be,

Both the temporal as well as spiritual undoubtedly,

The seeker of worldly success has a walk-over easy,

Enter kingdom of heaven and unites with Him finally.

Mother Gayatri’s grace showers happiness surely,

And the devotee faces the vision of God eventually,

By repeating of this mantra the mind surcharged be,

For the spiritual flight into the divine light ultimately.

Gayatri occurs in all the four Vedas unquestionably,

And is referred in superlative terms by many Rishis,

Gayatri is called the mother of the Four Vedas rightly,

Which in deeper sense the totality of knowledge be.

Gayatri exists on the very higher planes undoubtedly,

With regard to the Manifest and unmanifest surely,

It has been declared that there no mantra or Jaap be,

Which can be comparable to the mantra of Gayatri.

'न गायत्री समो मन्त्रः न गायत्री समो जपः'

She the most excellent and the foremost mantra be,

That the famed Rishis of yore practised on regularly,

She bestower of liberation, the panacea for all ills be,

Mother Gayatri the purifier of all the fallen unfailingly.

In the Sri Devi Bhagwat she is hailed but very clearly,

As a manifestation of Absolute Brahman undoubtedly,

She imparter of salvation and repository of divine glory,

The power dedicated to the Supreme Being universally.

परब्रह्म स्वरूपा च निर्वाणपद दामिनी ।

ब्रह्म तेजोमयी शक्तिस्तदधिष्ठत् देवता ॥

This supreme mantra has been resorted to certainly,

Not only by mortals but by the gods themselves surely,

For attaining the very actual true perfection ultimately,

In Sri Devi Bhagvatam (16/15) it is mentioned explicitly:

सर्ववेदसार भूता गायन्त्र्यास्तु समर्चना ।

ब्रह्यादयोपि सन्ध्यायां तां ध्यायन्ति जपन्ति च ॥

Worship of Gayatri the quintessence of Vedas be,

Even gods like Lord Brahma meditate on Gayatri,

Celebrated work Gayatri Manjari, records clearly,

The talk between Lord Shiv and his consort Parvati:

She asked Him,

"O, adept in Yoga!