Re: Periya Thirumozhi- 4.6- KannA! You alone are my rakshakan!, Commentary on this paasuram : Part 2
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• July 29, 1999
Dear BhakthAs : A very perceptive reader of my posting on the above subject had the following question relating to the Gayathri chandas . Please read first the query from the Member before perusing my response .The query is at the bottom of this posting . **************************************************** ***************************************************** It is a very important question and is most welcome one . Let me clarify it thru the following comments: (1) First of all GayathrI Manthram is a Vedha manthram . It is recited as part of the SamhithAs and it is also used in daily japam during SandhyA vandhanam .The aksharams are different in Vedhic recitation and Japam usage: VarENiyam japE prOktham VarENyam Vedha PaatakE ( VarENiyam should be the use for Japam tiomes and VarENyam is during Vedha PaarAyanam ). Thus , The Japya GaayathrI (GaaythrI manthram used for Japam) has "varENiyam " with an extra aksharam and the total counts up to 24 aksharams . The other one with " VarENyam " becomes 23 in count and is permitted as Gaayathri Chandhas in Veda PaarAyaNam . There is no need to add the "i" ( uyir Yezutthu ) to the "N" (meyyezutthu)here to form "Ni" for Veda PaarAyanam , where as it is an absolute must to add"i" to "N" to form "Ni" to get the 24 lettered GayathrI for japam . (2) GaayathrI has three paadhams.Eac paadham during Japam has 8 aksharams. Gaayathri can also be split into Four Paadhams with 6 aksharams each for archanai alone : JapE thu thripadhA prOkthA ArchanE thu ChathushpadhA . (3) There are other sookshmams such as "dhIrga gaayathri" (i-e)., the japam of this sacred manthram with five stops using the Vedha Svarams ( PanchAvasAnaI). The number and timing of the dhIrga GaayathrI should be learnt from those , who are familiar with these anushtAnams . (4) There is yet another GaayathrI manthram revered as "ThurIya GaayathrI " , which one can receive only through special UpadEsam from great anushtAthAs ( great souls ). That has its own nyAsam .That Gaayathri manthram has 32 aksharams .Even an additional YajnOpaveetham has ben recommended for those , who perform Japam of the ThurIya Gaayathri. It is not much in vogue. (5)The well known statement is " ChathurvimsathyaksharA GaayathrI " ( There should be 24 aksharams in GaayathrI). The rules of Chandas permit one less or more or for variations that add up to the total of 24 (6 times 4 or 8 times 3).When it is 23 , it is called nicruth GaayathrI. *************************************************** *************************************************** >>the member's question was : > >>From what I received from my father, and Sri Kozhiyalam >Swami's Ahnikam, the gAyatrI that I recite during japa >also has 24 syllables. This is accomplished by the 'Ni' >in vareNyam being pronounced as 'vareNiyam'. > >Is this different from what you are saying? ********************************************* ********************************************** Hope the above comments help to clarify the points of interest .I am very happy for the excellent question . V.Sadagopan
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