For so many people around the world, chanting a mantra as soon as they wake up is a habit. Either Gayatri mantra or a simple ‘Om Namah Shivaay’ are the first words to come out of their mind and mouth.
The Gayatri Mantra, a 24-syllable prayer from the Rig Veda, invokes the divine light for wisdom and enlightenment. Lord Krishna identifies himself with this mantra in the Bhagavad Gita. Chanting it, ...
This is not a rhetorical question. It is a gateway into one of the most profound, misunderstood, and yet widely practised spiritual traditions of the world — the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra.