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 Sri Siva Sudha, a spiritual association to
preserve our culture and heritage, based at NATCO Colony,
Kottivakkam, in association with
Om Sri Arthanareeswarar Aanmeega Margam, a social and spiritual
organisation, along with Sri Valliyur Joshier Trust, all based at
Kottivakkam, organised a Samesti Gayatri Maha Mantra Japa-Homam on
August 29, 2007.
Sri Gayatri is the mother of the Vedas as is
evident from the chant 'Gayatreem Sandasaam Maatha' - Sandas meaning
Veda.
The efficacy of chanting Gayatri mantra is that
those who chant it in 'Gaana Roopa', with love and devotion, shall
be protected by Sri Gayatri Mother.
The Gayatri maha mantram has 24 aksharas divided
into three parts and each part contains eight letters, referring to
the Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas in a condensed form. The Atharvana
Veda has a separate Gayatri mantra, which can be chanted only after
obtaining Brahmopadesam a second time.
 'Dhripya Yevathu Vedhebya Paanam Paamadhudhu
Ham'. The essence of Gayatri mantra is evidently found to be the
preamble of Vedas and a protector from evil spirits and shall not be
given up.
On August 29, the Gayatri maha mantra japam was
chanted 25,000 times by a group of persons, followed by the Gayatri
homam at NATCO Colony. Rajan Aiyer, country manager, @Road, Tidel
Park, Chennai, and the executive trustee of the
Sri Appayya Dikshitar Foundation, and Kottivakkam TAMBRAS unit
office-bearers S Ravi, president, K Venkatraman, general secretary,
and V S Krishnamurthy, treasurer, were present on the occasion.
S Srinivasan, in whose house the elaborate homam
and japam were conducted, proposed a vote of thanks.
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