Thread: Invitation to Gayatri Yagna( A ritual from Ancient India) NJ

Dear Spiritual Friends,

If you are familair with spiritual traditions from ancinet India, You may have seen pictures of saints from Ancient India performing a fire ritual called Yagna ( or homa or Agnihotra). Gayatri Pariwar of NE America has organized a108 Kundi Gayatri Yagna in the divine presence of Respected Dr. Pranav Pandya, MD (Head, All World Gayatri Pariwar ( www.awgp.org ), Chancellor , Dev Sanskriti Viswavidyalaya ( www.dsvv.org ); Chief Editor, Akhand Jyoti spiritual magazine ( www.akhand-jyoti.org )).

This is a unique opportunity for all to participate in the event. No prior reservation is required to attend the function. Also, there is no charge to attend this program. Please come and also forward this invitation to all members of your organization and anyone who may be intersted.

July 16th: Sunday
Parlin, NJ: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM followed by Dinner
Venue: Shree Dwarkadish Temple, 717 Washington Rd; Parlin, NJ 08859
Phone: (732)-254-0061; Website: www.dwarkadhishtemple.org/
Pl ease contact me if you need any additioanl infomration at Vipul Patel ( 610)-871-0559, [email protected]
Also please find enclosed a flyer for the event. Please post it on your notice board if you feel it is appropriate.

Here is some more infomration about Yagana and Gayatri for anyone who may be intersted in the subject:

Relavant Online books and Articles:
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http://www.awgp.org/gamma/LiteratureEnglish ( Online books)
The Integrated Science of Yagna
Eternity of Sound and Science of Mantra
Super Science of Gayatri

http://www.akhand-jyoti.org/ArticlesMarApr...ficAspects.html
This is an article from Akhand jyoti by title :
Some Scientific Aspects of Yagna Environmental Effects

http://www.akhand-jyoti.org/ArticlesMayJun...Yagyopathy.html
This is an article from Akhand jyoti by title :
Applications of Yajna for Healing

http://www.akhand-jyoti.org/julaug05/article6.html
This is an article from Akhand jyoti¨ by title :
Yajna is based not only on faith but also on science

http://www.awgp.org/akhand-jyoti/ArticlesJ...3/YajnaJF3.html
This is an article from Akhand jyoti by title :
Yajna The Foundation of Vedic Culture

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Online vidoes:
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Yagya Science Explanation : The details of the science of Yagya supported by rigrous experiments and evidence.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3...670563451550994 ( English, 3 minutes 14 seconds )

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9...433054930827558 ( Hindi, 6 min 5 sec)


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Super Science of Gayatri
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2...650963730274216 ( English, - 4 minutes 49 seconds )


Gayatri Maha Vidya
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=10...779328614882965 ( Hindi, 58 min 10 sec)


Gayatri Hi Kamdhenu Hai
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=24...695550346930914 ( Hindi, 54 minutes 43 sec)

Oh! Please allow me to extend my endorsement for these people. Often I run off On Line to quickly research subjects which I should know everything about already, and I do, mostly, but more than a few times I have ended up on these above mentioned Sites, where I have found the research to be tirelessly complete. Indeed, there is a breed of Indian Scholarship that considers it a Sacred Duty to leave nothing out. This man has even published a book on Dreams, comprising everything that had ever been written or thought concerning dreams, though his sources are too dated to even include a word on Lucid Dreaming, still, it would show you all that dreaming truly existed before Lucid Dreamings incursion into the Field, and that people trudged on anyway, using various forms of Suggestion to do what people now do with Lucidity. here is the URL... take a look

http://www.awgp.org/english/books/sleep_dreams.pdf

But specifically, now, this fine group of Scholars is telling us of the Gayatri Mantra. It is truly the Mantra of Kings and Brahmins. Since Westerners are considered outside of Caste Restrictions, somehow it has been deemed acceptable that we be allowed to repeat this Highest of complex mantras.

It does take awhile to learn, comprising about 24 sylables. Now, it must be something of an inside joke in India, as every Yogin, Guru and Scholar will absolutely insist that the Gayatri is powerless unless done exactly in the most strigently correct manner. But every time one hears it, depending upon regional accent or individual nuance, it is different. No two Gurus seem to agree. And yet the Gurus each seem empowered and genuine enough. Besides, it has worked for me, a Westerner, with my own odd pronounciations, and so it could not possibly be of critical importance to get every single sound absolutely similar to what we hear. I suppose it is like language, that it only has to be close enough that it be recognized, and in this case, Recognized by the Gods. And in 24 sylables, I suppose that the Gods can eventually discern what it is we are jabbering about, that we are intoning the Royal and Holy Gayatri Mantra, and reward us accordingly.

In my own case, after Religiously chanting the Gayatri morning and night for a year, I had a Lucid Dream in which I was initiated into the White Light of the Order of the Paramahansa Swan. Oh... here let me cut and paste over the essential segment of this Dream: Becoming Lucid, I asked the driver to pull over so I could get out. I noticed that I was not wearing shoes, which, of course, plainly means that I was on Holy Ground, and so I looked around to see what was so special. I was on the outskirts of a City, near the rail yards and gravel pits. Just meters away was an old rusty iron railway overpass. But it was all exquisitely beautiful and so I had no doubt about it being Holy Ground.

In keeping with the sacredness of the moment I decided to Meditate. I intoned an AUM and arose up off the ground to hover a few meters off the ground in quiet serenity. And, true to the Guru’s words, not seconds transpired when the air shimmered in waves and ripples and turned a wonderful shade of violet-pink. I was in a state of curious expectancy about it all when just then the space some 10 meters in front of me simply tore open and out poured the Pure White Light, like magnesium burning before a chromium mirror, bright and real.

The substance of the Light quickly took up a form – a Paramahansa Swan… not a living bird but a very ornate statuesque representation of one. It was large – more than a meter high and wide. And it was amazingly beautiful – in the brightest White Light but still one could discern the textures of the shapes and detail. But there was little time for amazement when the Swan shot across the distance between us and penetrated into my forehead. And then a new one formed up to replace it, and it shot over into my forehead as well… and again and again and again, each time more quickly, but each time the ornate and elaborate Paramahansa Swan became simpler, more streamlined. As they formed up more rapidly, they became plainer and plainer. Finally they were coming at a rate of 8 or 10 per second, and the birds were mere ‘Vees’, like as in the way young children draw birds flying in the sky, as two joining lines tapering outward. And they were all flying into my forehead.

Now, although it takes some time to learn, once one has it, it rattles off easily enough and is easy enough to do 3 times in the morning and 3 times at night.... taking less than a minute. The hardcore Hindus would insist upon 9 times or even 108 times, but I have found that Enthusiasts often exaggerate everything, and one can ordinarily take all recommendations for Meditation Time or Mantra Repetitions and divide them down by almost a factor of 10 and still derive great benefit. Also, as my Dream Gurus have instructed me, any meditation done in a Dream, even for a few seconds, is worth a thousand hours of Waking Practice. So it is that if one gets the Gayatri Mantra down well enough to do during a Dream or while in a deep sleepy trance, then just a few repetitions would be all one could ever need.

Again, my endorsements for these kind and diligent people.

Oh, and let me point out that these kind and diligent people seem to be hailing from New Jersey in the United States. It is a curious fact but New Jersey seems to be transforming itself into some Little India. Already the best Publishing House for Indian Literature is not in India at all but is located in Voorhees New Jersey -- the "Indian Club" it is called. Perhaps I should explain, that India has not just one language native to its soil, but quite a few complete languages along with their patois and dialects. There were some moves to make Hindi a National Language, but all of the various Regions arose up and threatened rebellion if they would have some other regional language forced upon them. But as convenience would have it, English had been something of a Universal Language owing to English Bureaucratic Administration, over the span of some 3 or 4 hundred years. So most scholarly works written for more than local consumption, that is, for the complete audience of all of India, is written in English. yes, some thought was put toward making Ancient Sanskrit a National Language, but we have seen what such a strategy had done for Israel with their Hebrew -- it had cut them off from the rest of the World and insulated them into a violent and hostile provincial enclave. India has decided to be Higher Minded and has chosen for its National Language a tongue whereby the rest of the World would have no difficulty discerning what was on their Mind. But as far as Israel is concerned, nobody but some other well studied Jew has any idea what plots they may be hatching against the rest of the World, though they are not a subtle People and we can fairly guess that they bear for the rest of the World the same Good Will they have shown Palestine.

But this Post concerns India... and New Jersey that has become India's own Colony in the West. And since their National Language is so accessable to us all, we can be relieved to hear that their intentions are most Peaceful and benevolent. They are a wonderful People.

patelvipulk, it is against forum rules to advertise without first gaining approval from the administration of this forum, please stop advertising until you have received such permission.

Originally posted by Seeker
patelvipulk, it is against forum rules to advertise without first gaining approval from the administration of this forum, please stop advertising until you have received such permission.

yes, it is true. He could have simply posted an original and intelligent essay (obviously in his own words... so he could defend it) on the Gayatri, or another of the subjects covered by that Organizations Webpage, and then just left the Organizational URL as a reference footnote, among others. People that really cared would have gotten the point.

You know, it does these Spiritual Organizations absolutely no good at all to be represented by incompetents. Spiritual Organizations need to show that they are Transformative -- that they take Ordinary Idiots and Transform them into Skill, Talent and Intelligence. But then their followers run off and do these lame-ass stunts. And what is the message there? It is that their Organizations takes Ordinary Idiots and turns them into Lame-Asses. Not good at all.

Leo, thank you for your write ups.
Here is the universal meaning of Gayatri mantra.

Gayatri Mantra: Om bhoor bhuvah swah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dheemahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

Its essence:

Om – Brahma or Almighty God
bhur – Embodiment of vital spiritual energy (praña)
bhuvah – Destroyer of sufferings
svah – Embodiment of happiness
tat – That
savituh – Bright, Luminous like the Sun
vareñyam – Best, Most exalted
bhargo – Destroyer of sins
devasya – Divine
dhimahi – May imbibe
dhiyo – Intellect
yo – Who
nah – Our
prachodayat – May inspire
In short it is a prayer to the Almighty Supreme God, the Creator of entire cosmos, the essence of our life existence, who removes all our sins, pains and sufferings and grants happiness; beseeching His divine grace to inculcate within us His Divinity and Brilliance which may purify us and guide our wisdom on the righteous path. (Excerpts from the book in Hindi Yugshakti Gayatri Ka Abhinav Avataran by Gurudev, Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya)

Gayatri Mantra in Religions
The Meaning of Gayatri Mantra Encompasses the Teachings of All Religions

1. Hindu: God is the eternal source of life-force; Supreme embodiment of unalloyed bliss and Almighty destroyer of all worries and vices. Meditate upon the preeminent radiance of His pious inspiring power that will enlighten our intellect and motivate it towards the righteous path of elevation. (Rigveda 3|62|10; Yajurveda 36| 3; Samveda 1462)

2. Jew: ‘O’ Jehova (God) Guide me on the path of religion (righteousness); Show me Thou way which is straight, noble and perfect. (Old Testament-Prayers 5|8)

3. Shinto: ‘O’ Lord! Our eyes might see indecent things and vices, but our hearts (inner minds) should be free from all evils and impurities. Our ears might hear what is immoral and profane, but our hearts should not perceive anything unholy or wrong. (Japanese Preaching)

4. Parsi: That Supreme Master (Ahurmazda – God) is the Supreme King because of His pure intelligence and truth. Executing altruist deeds in His name makes us beloved of God. (Avesta 27|13)

5. Dao (Taoism): Dao (the Supreme-Self: God) is beyond all perceptions and thoughts. Righteous conduct as per His disciplines is an ideal religion. (Dao Treatise)

6. Jainism: Revering salutations to all the Arhantas, the Siddhas, the Acharyas, and the Upadhyays (all of whom are enlightened masters). Revering salutations to all the saintly beings. (Invocation Prayer)

7. Buddhism: (For ultimate peace and joy) Surrender to buddha – the enlightened awareness; Surrender to dhamma – the inner righteousness; Surrender to Sangha – the collective consciousness. (Diksha Mantra | Trisharanam)

8. Confucius: Must I behave not what I like others behave not. (Notable Quotes)

9. Christianity: ‘O’ Father! Please do not put us under test; Save us from all sins and evils. All the infinite power, noble prosperity and greatness is eternally Thine. (New Testament ‘Matte’ 6|13)

10. Islam: ‘Ya Allah!’ We pray to you only and need Thou help alone. Show us the righteous path – the path of those who are blessed with Thou light and grace, and not the (wrong) path of those who are unholy and worthy of Thy punishment. (Quran Sura: Al-Phatiha)

11. Sikh: “Omkar” (God) is one. Thy name is the ultimate Truth. HE is the creator of Nature, HE is Almighty, absolutely bright and brave. HE could be known only by the blessings of a noble Guru (enlightened divine intellect). (Guru Granth Sahib – Japujee)

12. Bhahai: ‘O’ Lord! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. ‘O’ God! I will not longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life. ‘O’ God! Thou are more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to thee O Lord. (Abdu’l-Baha in “The secret of divine civilization”)

Originally posted by Leo Volont


yes, it is true. He could have simply posted an original and intelligent essay (obviously in his own words... so he could defend it) on the Gayatri, or another of the subjects covered by that Organizations Webpage, and then just left the Organizational URL as a reference footnote, among others. People that really cared would have gotten the point.

You know, it does these Spiritual Organizations absolutely no good at all to be represented by incompetents. Spiritual Organizations need to show that they are Transformative -- that they take Ordinary Idiots and Transform them into Skill, Talent and Intelligence. But then their followers run off and do these lame-ass stunts. And what is the message there? It is that their Organizations takes Ordinary Idiots and turns them into Lame-Asses. Not good at all.

Some form of that statement needs to go in the rules post in the announcement forum.

I am sorry.. This event was a free event with no commercial interst and material on all the link is in public domain but it is still and advertisement.
I will take permission next time in Advance before I make such a post..

Vipul Patel, Allentown, PA

Originally posted by Seeker
patelvipulk, it is against forum rules to advertise without first gaining approval from the administration of this forum, please stop advertising until you have received such permission.

Originally posted by patelvipulk

9. Christianity: ‘O’ Father! Please do not put us under test; Save us from all sins and evils. All the infinite power, noble prosperity and greatness is eternally Thine. (New Testament ‘Matte’ 6|13)

Hmm.... never heard that particular translation before. Where did you find it?

Originally posted by patelvipulk
Leo, thank you for your write ups.
Here is the *universal meaning of Gayatri mantra.

*Gayatri Mantra: Om bhoor bhuvah swah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dheemahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat

Its essence:

Om – Brahma or Almighty God *
bhur – Embodiment of vital spiritual energy (praña) *
bhuvah – Destroyer of sufferings *
svah – Embodiment of happiness *
tat – That *
savituh – Bright, Luminous like the Sun *
vareñyam – Best, Most exalted *
bhargo – Destroyer of sins *
devasya – Divine *
dhimahi – May imbibe *
dhiyo – Intellect *
yo – Who *
nah – Our *
prachodayat – May inspire *
In short it is a prayer to the Almighty Supreme God, the Creator of entire cosmos, the essence of our life existence, who removes all our sins, pains and sufferings and grants happiness; beseeching His divine grace to inculcate within us His Divinity and Brilliance which may purify us and guide our wisdom on the righteous path. (Excerpts from the book in Hindi Yugshakti Gayatri Ka Abhinav Avataran by Gurudev, Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya)

Gayatri Mantra in Religions
The Meaning of Gayatri Mantra Encompasses the Teachings of All Religions

1. Hindu: God is the eternal source of life-force; Supreme embodiment of unalloyed bliss and Almighty destroyer of all worries and vices. Meditate upon the preeminent radiance of His pious inspiring power that will enlighten our intellect and motivate it towards the righteous path of elevation. (Rigveda 3|62|10; Yajurveda 36| 3; Samveda 1462) *

2. Jew: ‘O’ Jehova (God) Guide me on the path of religion (righteousness); Show me Thou way which is straight, noble and perfect. (Old Testament-Prayers 5|8)

3. Shinto: ‘O’ Lord! Our eyes might see indecent things and vices, but our hearts (inner minds) should be free from all evils and impurities. Our ears might hear what is immoral and profane, but our hearts should not perceive anything unholy or wrong. (Japanese Preaching)

4. Parsi: That Supreme Master (Ahurmazda – God) is the Supreme King because of His pure intelligence and truth. Executing altruist deeds in His name makes us beloved of God. (Avesta 27|13)

5. Dao (Taoism): Dao (the Supreme-Self: God) is beyond all perceptions and thoughts. Righteous conduct as per His disciplines is an ideal religion. (Dao Treatise)

6. Jainism: Revering salutations to all the Arhantas, the Siddhas, the Acharyas, and the Upadhyays (all of whom are enlightened masters). Revering salutations to all the saintly beings. (Invocation Prayer)

7. Buddhism: (For ultimate peace and joy) Surrender to buddha – the enlightened awareness; Surrender to dhamma – the inner righteousness; Surrender to Sangha – the collective consciousness. (Diksha Mantra | Trisharanam)

8. Confucius: Must I behave not what I like others behave not. (Notable Quotes)

9. Christianity: ‘O’ Father! Please do not put us under test; Save us from all sins and evils. All the infinite power, noble prosperity and greatness is eternally Thine. (New Testament ‘Matte’ 6|13)

10. Islam: ‘Ya Allah!’ We pray to you only and need Thou help alone. Show us the righteous path – the path of those who are blessed with Thou light and grace, and not the (wrong) path of those who are unholy and worthy of Thy punishment. (Quran Sura: Al-Phatiha)

11. Sikh: “Omkar” (God) is one. Thy name is the ultimate Truth. HE is the creator of Nature, HE is Almighty, absolutely bright and brave. HE could be known only by the blessings of a noble Guru (enlightened divine intellect). (Guru Granth Sahib – Japujee)

12. Bhahai: ‘O’ Lord! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. ‘O’ God! I will not longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life. ‘O’ God! Thou are more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to thee O Lord. (Abdu’l-Baha in “The secret of divine civilization”)

Good! This is so much better. It has the hallmarks of originality, both well-researched in sections (the Translation of Sanskrit to some notion as to what the words mean), and just idiotic enough to not suspect it of plagiarism (where we are lead to suppose that the Ancient authors of the Gayatri Mantra had given a Rat's Ass about Foreign Religions that had not even been conceived of yet).

Originally posted by Amethyst Star

patelvipulk wrote: *

9. Christianity: ‘O’ Father! Please do not put us under test; Save us from all sins and evils. All the infinite power, noble prosperity and greatness is eternally Thine. (New Testament ‘Matte’ 6|13)

Hmm.... never heard that particular translation before. Where did you find it?[/b]

Sometimes it is just the way language works. You see, not everybody speaks English as a first language. If they had first encountered the Lord's Prayer in some Venacular Language or Patois besides what we understand as King Jame's English, and then freely translated the Lord's Prayer back into their understanding of English, then, his rendering is rather very good.

Indeed, I do it all the time. One needs to not only express the language of the Scriptures but also one's understanding of it. That might get us closer to the Truth. Afterall, we must take into consideration that there was first the Truth, and then it was written by somebody with a personal agenda, and then transcribed and edited by another set of agendas, and then translated into other languages by more agendas. After all of that, then one needs to apply one's Understanding to it. And if one has the Faculty of True Discernment, then a good healthy paraphrase is likely to be closer to the Truth then the shuffled stack of published Agendas.

Originally posted by Leo Volont
Sometimes it is just the way language works. You see, not everybody speaks English as a first language.

I am fully aware of that, thank you very much. Over the past few years I've learned the value of reading foreign works in their origonal language. I'm particularly fond of the flow and rhythm of Gogol.

I was merely wondering who's translation he was using, if it was his own, Gayatari's, or someone else's.

Originally posted by Amethyst Star


I am fully aware of that, thank you very much. *Over the past few years I've learned the value of reading foreign works in their origonal language. *I'm particularly fond of the flow and rhythm of Gogol.

I was merely wondering who's translation he was using, if it was his own, Gayatari's, or someone else's.

Often such question can come across as interrogations. Gratuitous interrogations if you give no particular reason for asking what you are asking.

I am always asked such questions with no explanation and I am left to wonder what trap is being set for me.

If you have a problem with his translation, then maybe instead of setting a trap and waiting for this poor man to be caught in your didactic webs, perhaps you could be fair and give him some hint of what argument you want to spring upon him.

But if it is only idle curiousity, then why bother him about his choice of words?

Originally posted by Leo Volont
But if it is only idle curiousity, then why bother him about his choice of words?

Because that's what it is: curiosity.

And it was a harmless question where a short, concise answer would be sufficient. Why should he feel interrogated or threatened?

Originally posted by Amethyst Star


Because that's what it is: curiosity.

And it was a harmless question where a short, concise answer would be sufficient. Why should he feel interrogated or threatened?

One person's curiosity is another person's meaningless and in explicable intrusion.

In an atmosphere of adersarial debate there is seldom any harmless question totally free of any shade of agenda bearing some degree of malice. and so it is that even a truly harmless question still manage to evoke the same anxieties -- WHAT COULD THEY POSSIBLY SEE WRONG WITH MY RENDITION OF THE LORD'S PRAYER?

And you admit that the answer is not really important to you at all.

You are willing to make somebody jump through your anxiety laden hoops when you really don't care much of a rat's ass anyway what he replies. .

Then why are you bothering the poor guy?

Maybe you should consider that your idle curiosity is not worth the trouble it causes those whom you inflict it upon.

yes, what a difficult and almost inexplicable Lesson for you young people to learn -- that the Universe is not all centered around yourselves.

Thank you, Leo. This is the first post you have made that has caused me to laugh.

As a generally light-hearted person by nature, I do my best not to intrude upon other people; in fact, I often go out of my way to avoid it! That is why my question was simple, requested (not demanded) a simple answer, and included no subtext. I have no reason to interrogate him nor trap him in any way.

And you are putting words in my mouth when you say that I don't find the answer important. On the contrary, I am curious who wrote that translation in case I come across someone in the future who also has used that translation, so that I know where they are coming from. I like to know where people are coming from and why they say what they say. But if he doesn't want to answer then that is his choice and I will by all means respect it. I have no "didactic webs;" neither do I want to start an arguement.

Though I don't always agree with what many people say, I don't feel it is my role to try and change them. I'm more than willing to share what I believe with someone who is genuinely interested (and I hope that others are willing to do the same), but it is up to them to decide what to believe, not me.

I apologize, patelvipulk, that this turned into more than you designed.

P.S. (If you haven't read this already) I will be out of town for a few days. My services are on loan..... somebody needs to clean and update computers.

Originally posted by Amethyst Star


Thank you, Leo. This is the first post you have made that has caused me to laugh.

Well, good!

Yes, I do in fact write these things on several levels. Yes, as far as content goes, I am indeed serious, I don't intentionally adopt opinions that will 'write better' than other opinions that I actually realize to be more correct. I limit myself to those things that I actually believe.

But on Another Level I DO try to be entertaining, clever, and amusing.

I'm glad you discerned that.

Indeed, it is good that you have shown yourself able to discern anything. It may sound severely condescending, but many people are at a total loss about everything they read. They miss the Intellectual Content, as well as the subtexts of mood and intent. Satirical and sarcastic double entendras... well I might as well be reading Aristotle to my cats.

So, there is hope for you... once you grow a few years older...