Who is Bhagwati Gayatri ?

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Bhagwati Gayatri is considered as one of the five forms of primal power of nature. Their idol is like molten gold. She is called Mother Veda. In fact, Bhagwati Gayatridevi is the Eternal Goddess. At some point she was incarnated as the daughter of Savita, hence her name Savitri.

Origin

It is said that they were infected by Savita’s mouth. Lord Surya dedicated them to Brahmaji. From then on they got the name of Brahmani. Somewhere there is also a description of separate forms of Savitri and Gayatridevi. It was she who sacrificed her life, that’s why her name Gayatri became famous. Upanishads also describe the inseparability of Gayatridevi and Savitri – Gayatrimeva Savitrimanubruyat. Gayatrimaa is the idol of knowledge. This is the Aradhya Devi of only two castes. She is called Parabrahmswarupini. In the Vedas, Upanishads and Puranadis, a detailed description of their glory is found.

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Worship of Gayatri devi


Gayatri is worshiped in three period of time, morning, noon and evening. They have separate attention for the three time.

In the morning, it sits in the middle of the solar system. At that time their body color is red. She holds Akshasutra and Kamandalu in her two hands respectively. Their vehicle is a swan and they are virgins. This form of Brahma Shakti is known as Gayatridevi. Its description is found in the Rigveda.

She have her youthful form in the midday period. They have four arms and three eyes. Conch, Chakra, Gada and Padma adorn their four hands respectively. Her vehicle is Garuda. This form of Gayatri is indicative of Vaishnavite power. This form is also called Savitri. It is described in the Yajurveda.

In the evening, Gayatri’s condition is considered old. Her vehicle is Taurus and their body type is Shukla. She holds Trishul, Damru, Pash and Patra in her four hands respectively. This Rudra Shakti is described in the Samaveda. Brahma Swarupa Gayatri

Gayatri Tapobhumi, Mathura

Thus Gayatridevi, Savitri and Saraswati are names of the same Brahma Shakti. Everything that exists in this world is Gayatridevi in the form of Brahman. Lord Vyasa says- ‘Just as the essence of flowers is honey, the essence of milk is ghrit and the essence of juices is water, in the same way the Gayatrimata Mantra is the essence of all the Vedas. Gayatrimaa is the mother of the Vedas and the destroyer of sins, there is no other holy mantra on earth than the Gayatri mantra. Gayatri-Mantra is found in all Vedic Samhitas like Rik, Yaju, Sama, Kanva, Kapisthal, Maitrayani, Taittiriya etc but the same one is found everywhere. It has twenty four letters. The basic form of the mantra is as follows-

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्।

Gayatri Bhashya


The Gayatri Bhashya composed by the sages Yajnavalkya etc. is a detailed explanation of these twenty four letters. The seer of this Mahamantra is Maharishi Vishwamitra. The twenty-four letters of the Gayatri-mantra are divided into three positions. So this Tripada is called Gayatri. Gayatri is the embodiment of physical, divine, physical triad of Taphantri and Para Vidya.

Although there are many forms of Gayatri. But according to Sharadatilak, their main focus is as follows – Bhagwati Gayatri has five faces, on which the aura of Mukta, Vaidurya, Hem, Neelmani and Dhal Varna is adorned. is the publication of She sits on a lotus seat and wears jewels. His ten hands are adorned with a garland of conch, chakra, lotus, boon and abhaya mudra, whip, ankush, white skull and rudraksha, respectively. We worship Bhagavati Gayatri like this.

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