[Advaita-l] Gayatri?

[anupam srivatsav]

Dear Sri Bhaskar,

> taittireeya mahAnArAyaNa upanishad has some gAyatri maNtra-s including
> ganesha, nandi, garuda, narasimha, shaNmukha, brahma etc.  And in shree
> sUkta lakshmi gAyatri & in durgA sUkta, durga gayatri  also mentioned..But
> I dont think commentary on this has been traditionally ascribed to Sri
> shankara bhagavatpAda.

Namaste.  Yes, you are right.  The Gayatri mantras are not from
taittiriya.  They are from Mahanarayana Upanishad only.  As you said,
there is no Sri Shankara's commentary upon them.  But, as Upanishads,
these Gayatri Mantras are as old as the Upanishads itself.

Namaste,
Anupam.