[Advaita-l] Chanting Gayatri overseas

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

My aunt has travelled to almost all holy places in India and she has also
stayed in USA with her daughter for many months. She said the positive
environment and positive vibrations of energy in holy places like Kashi
Ghats, Haridwar, Badrinath and so on are very great for Meditation. It is
her experience. In USA she could not get the same positive vibrations
trying to do Meditation. Naturally India is a Tapo Bhoomi because many many
Rishis have done Tapas here and many many Kings have performed so many
great Yajnas here in this Land. Because of this the positive energy Sakti
is still circulating here. Because of this we are still safe from dangers.
It is the Punya of our ancestor Rishis, ancient Kings and Yogis we are
enjoying today even though there is so much corruption and Adharmic
activities. We have that Punya protecting us.

When you go to USA what is the Punya of that Land? They drove away the
Native people and captured all the lands and resources. What Rishis did
Tapas there? What Yajnas were performed there? Which Yogis lived there?

On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 8:33 PM, Gopal via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> in the same line of info given by sri chandramouli, please visit:
> http://ananthsvedagroup.org/ from the DC area.  Sri Anantha Krishnan, an
> ardent shishya of Sri Sringeri mutt Mahaswamins of 3 generations can be
> contacted from the 'contact' link with any questions. He has been
> practicing vaideeka dharma and more specifically veda paata, for around 5
> decades in this "mlecchaa, non-varna ashrama-installed, decadent, adharmic,
> rap-listening-pizza-eating-unrestrained" country (sarcasm intended with in
> quotes for humor!).  HOpe you would get some pointers.  Another  source
> would be  Sri Vidyashanker of this list.    In addition, Sri Sadaji, an
> acharya resident of DC area and associated with chinmaya mission who leads
> many discussions on this list, could be of a personal source of
> clarifications..
>
> I would also like to quote from an article (
> https://ruthaavaree.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/musings-
> on-rig-veda-mantras_final.pdf)
> that I wrote based on writings from Sri Aurobindo,Sri Kapali Sastry and Sri
> Kashyap a temple souvenir.  In any of the texts quoted here that I have
> read and also the mula mantra samhita paata, that I have (with my miniscule
> knowledge and intelligence) come across qualifications of a vidhyaarthi
> based on geography!   Like  Vidhya devi tells the rishi as quoted by
> Yakshaacharya and later by Sayana,  the qualifications for veda  mantra
> artha anubhava are more subtler and psychological  not liked to GPS..  just
> my humble thought on your query. Forgive me for any imprudence:
>
> 1)    .."Brhat Devatā –  compendium of vedic gods by rishi Shaunaka -
> states the qualifications of such a rishi who has the mantra drishti : “a
> mantra is not perceptible to one who is not a rishi. He who knows Gods
> knows the riks. They are  to be approached through Yoga (yogena) with -
> clear understanding (daakshyena), selfcontrol (damena), skill and general
> knowledge (baahu shruthyena) and above all with tapasyā ” (Brihat Devatā
> 8:129-130 as  translated by Sri Kapali Sastry). Only to such a sādhaka – a
> rishi - a drishtā, that Mother vāk chooses to reveal the Truth :   uto
> tvasmai tanvaṃ visasre jāyeva patya uśati suvāsāḥ - (she) reveals to the
> one she chooses to, just as a loving wife, beautifully dressed, reveals her
> body (only) to her husband (RV 10:71:4b)”.
>
> 2)  ....These mahāpurushās should be considered as rishis to whom vāk chose
> to reveal Her Truths so that the glory and eternity of mantras can be
> re-invigorated for the Man to call and invoke the devatās for worship
> without any doubt or exaggeration. There is a cue to this earlier in Rig
> Veda:“ rÉÑaÉå devānāṃ nu vayaṃ jānā pra vocāma vipanyayā /
> uktheśuśasyamāneśu yaḥ paśyāduttare yuge – Let us proclaim with Light the
> Hosts of Gods That one may see them when these hymns are chanted in the
> future ages” declared a rishi in RV 10:72.1. Obviously the devatās are to
> be seen  – pashyema, as one trains the inner faculties to sense their
> Presence during worship – whether by the shores of river Saraswathi in Rig
> vedic times or by the river Potomac much later.
>
> thanks
> ..gopal Gopinath
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 9:22 AM, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > Namaste Santosh Ji,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Under the auspicies of the Sringeri Mutt, several vedic rituals are
> > > regularly being conducted at their temple in Strautsberg. These include
> > > Homas, Japa yagnas like Gayatri Japa Yagna etc.   These are being
> > conducted
> > > with the blessings of the Jagadgurus of Sringeri Mutt. There is no bar
> on
> > > carrying on with the nitya karmas and other karmas abroad. Please go
> > ahead.
> > > If you still have any doubts, please check with your Guru ( at the
> > highest
> > > level) directly and follow His instructions. Please do not come to a
> > > conclusion based on the opinions expressed here. All the best.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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