Scientific meaning of Gaytri Mantra

Gayatri mantra has been bestowed the greatest importance in Vedic dharma.This mantra has also been termed as Savitri and Ved-Mata, the mother of the Vedas. 

Ombhur bhuvah swah 

Tat savitur varenyam 

Bhargo devasya dheemahi 

Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat 

The literal meaning of the mantra is:

O God! You are Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Almighty. You are all Light. You are all Knowledge and Bliss. You are Destroyer of fear, You are Creator of this Universe, You are the Greatest of all. We bow and meditate upon Your light. You guide our intellect in the right direction. The mantra, however, has a great scientific import too, which somehow got lost in the literary tradition. The modern astrophysics and astronomy tell us that our Galaxy called Milky Way or Akash-Ganga contains approximately 100,000 million of stars. Each star is like our sun having its own planet system. We know that the moon moves round the earth and the earth moves round the sun along with the moon. All planets round the sun. Each of the above bodies revolves round at its own axis as well. Our sun along with its family takes one round of the galactic center in 22.5 crore years. All galaxies including ours are moving away at a terrific velocity of 20,000 miles per second.

And now the alternative scientific meaning of the mantra step by step: (A) OM BHUR BHUVAH SWAH:

Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations Per minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great noise would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000 miles per second. This is what this portion of the mantra explains that the sound produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and galaxies is Om. The sound was heard during meditation by Rishi Vishvamitra, who mentioned it to other colleagues. All of them, then unanimously decided to call this sound Om the name of God, because this sound is available in all the three periods of time, hence it is set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first ever revolutionary idea to identify formless God with a specific title (form) called upadhi. Until that time, everybody recognized God as formless and nobody was prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita also, it is said, "Omiti ekaksharam brahma", meaning that the name of the Supreme is Om, which contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om heard during samadhi was called by all the seers nada-brahma a very great noise), but not a noise that is normally heard beyond a specific amplitude and limits of decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called this sound Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven. They also noticed that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of 20,000 miles/second was generating a kinetic energy = 1/2 MV2 and this was balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named it Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or store house of energy (prana).

B. TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM: Tat that (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or respect. Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us, we may locate the specific person.Hence the two titles (upadhi) provide the solid ground to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra suggested. He told us that we could know (realize) the unknowable formless God through the known factors, viz., sound Om and light of suns (stars). A mathematician can solve an equation x2+y2=4; if x=2; then y can be known and so on. An engineer can measure the width of a river even by standing at the riverbank just by drawing a triangle. So was the scientific method suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in the next portion as under:- C) BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI: Bhargo the light, devasya of the deity, dheemahi we should meditate. The rishi instructs us to meditate upon the available form (light of suns) to discover the formless Creator (God). Also he wants us to do japa of the word Om (this is understood in the Mantra). This is how the sage wants us to proceed, but there is a great problem to realize it, as the human mind is so shaky and restless that without the grace of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled. Hence Vishvamitra suggests the way to pray Him as under: D) DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT: Dhiyo (intellect), yo (who), nah (we all), prachodayat (guide to right Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path. Full scientific interpretation of the Mantra: The earth (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy of bowing/respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate (dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat) our(nah) intellect dhiyo.

 So we notice that the important points hinted in the mantra are:-

1) The total kinetic energy generated by the movement of galaxies acts as an umbrella and balances the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence it was named as the Pranavah (body of energy). This is equal to 1/2 mv2 (Mass of galaxies x velocity2). 

2) Realizing the great importance of the syllable OM, the other later date religions adopted this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and Ameen.

Think Out Of Box

"THINK OUT OF BOX"

 

 

Question 1: 

You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, 

it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see 

three people waiting for a bus: 

An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. 

An old friend who once saved your life. 

The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. 

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that 

there could only be one passenger in your car? 

This is a moral/ethical dilem ma that was once ac tually used as part of a 

job application. 

* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus 

you should save her first;

* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and 

this would be the perfect chance to! pay him back. 

* However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again. 

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming 

up with his answer. Guess what was his answer? 

He simply answered: 

"I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to 

the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner 

of my dreams." 

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought 

limitations. Never forget to "Think Outside of the Box." 
 






Question 2:

What will you do if I run away with your sister?" 

The candidate who was selected answered " I will not get a better match 

for my sister than you sir" 

  

 

 

Question 3: 

Interviewer (to a student girl candidate) - What is one morning you woke 

up & found that you were pregnant. 

Girl - I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate with myhusband. 

Normally an unmarried girl will be shocked to hear this, but she managed 

it well. Why I should think it in the wrong way, she said later whenasked 

  

 

 

Question 4:

Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived 

kept before the candidate, then he asked what is before you? 

Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea" 

He got selected. 

You know how and why did he say "TEA" when he knows very well that coffee 

was kept before. 

(Answer: The question was "What is before you (U - alphabet) Reply was 

"TEA" ( T - alphabet) 

Alphabet "T" was before Alphabet "U" 

  

 

 

Question 5: 

Where Lord Rama would have celebrated his "First Diwali"? 

People will start thinking of Ayodya, Mitila [Janaki's place], Lanka 

etc... 

But the logic is, Diwali was a celebrated as a mark of Lord Krishna 

Killing N arakasura. In Dusavata ar, Krishnavatha ar comes after 

Raa mavatha ar. 

So, Lord Rama would not have celebrated the Diwali At all! 

  

 

Question 6: 

The interviewer asked to the candidate "This is your last question of the 

interview. Please tell me the exact position of the center of this table

where u have kept your files."

Candidate confidently put one of his finger at some point at the table 

and told that this was the central point at the table. 

Interviewer asked how did u get to know that this being the central point 

of this table, then he answers quickly that 

"sir u r not likely to ask any more question, as it was the last question 

that u promised to ask....." 

And hence, he was selected as because of his quick-wittedness. ....... 

This is What Interviewer expects from the Interviewee. ...

Life.....

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top, rocks about 2" diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full?  They agreed that it was. 


So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students laughed. He asked his students again if the jar was full?  They agreed that yes, it was. The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.  Of course, the sand filled up everything else. 


"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. 


The Rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. 


The Pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles represent things like your job, house, or car. 


The Sand is everything else, the small stuff." 


"If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the things that are truly most important.  
Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life.


Play with your children. 


Take time to get medical checkups. 


Take your partner out. 


There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.  


Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter.


Set your priorities, the rest is just pebbles and sand. 


May there always be work for your hands to do; may your purse always hold a coin or two; may the sun always shine on your windowpane; may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; may the hand of a friend always be near you; may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.  (An Irish Blessing)