[Advaita-l] Gayatri?

[Sunil Bhattacharjya]

Dear Shri Chelakaraji,
 
Nice to know about your interest in Srividya. You can probably start reading about it. Adi Sankaracharya's paramguru Gaudapadacharya had two works, ie. Subhaagodaya and SrIvidyaaratnasutra on Srividya but they are not easily available. A few years ago I received a copy of the Subhaagodaya as gift. I down loaded the Srividyaratnasutra from the Internet. I have these in India and I am now in Australia. Adi Sankaracharya wrote the Lalita Trishati Bhashya and that is in Sanskrit only. A friend was very kind to send me a photocopy of the same and that too is in India. You may also read the book Saundaryalahari. There is unceratinty about the author of this work but it is a good work and the edition published by the Theososphical Society has a very useful introduction. Another good work on it is Varivashyarahashya of Shri Bhaskararaya Makhin.
 
However the main problem may be to find a guru for that.
 
Sincerely,
 
Sunil K. Bhattacharjya
 

--- On Wed, 7/15/09, Chelakara Sarma <csp_sarma at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Chelakara Sarma <csp_sarma at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Gayatri?
To: "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 5:17 PM


Dear Mr.Sunilji,
I would like to know more on Srividya.What is your contact number? Kindly advise.Thanks.

With best regards,Yours sincerely,C S Parameswara Sarma14112 Big Branch DriveDayton MD. 21036-1255Phone 410-531-6497

--- On Thu, 7/16/09, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Gayatri?
To: "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 4:50 AM

Namaskar,
 
"Gayantan trayate it Gayatri", ie. it is called Gayatri as it protects the one who recites it. One can pray to Mother Sri Lakshmi or Sri Ganeshji by reciting the respective Gayatris and the deities will protect. The Vedic Gayatri of three padas,which is recited commonly and also by the Aryasamajis is the Veidc Gayatri and it is the essence of the Vedas. It is effective and the Arya samaja booklet explains its meaning. There is a fourth pada used for certain purposes and that is more for the Sanyashis. There is also an esoteric Gayatri called "Srividya-pancadasaakshari", which is only for those initiated to Srividya.
 
Sincerely,
 
Sunil K. Bhattacharjya
 
 
 

--- On Wed, 7/15/09, geeta armstrong <geetaawadhwa at yahoo.co.in> wrote:


From: geeta armstrong <geetaawadhwa at yahoo.co.in>
Subject: [Advaita-l] Gayatri?
To: "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 8:52 AM


Namaskar,
I was browsing and have come across 'Ganesh Gayatri, Laksmi Gayatri etc....very puzzling for me.....
Born in an Arya Samaj family all I knew of was normal Gayatri and as a devotee of ramakrishna/vivekananda never heard of any other gayatri....
could some one please enlighten me if these are true gayatri mantras?????
thanks
love
geet
 
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