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'''''Gayatrii chanda''''' is a ''chanda'' (metre) mentioned in the Vedas. There are few other ''chanda''s like gáyatrii, anust́upa, triśt́upa, jagatii, mahatii. This metre has 3 lines, and there are 8 syllables in each line.<ref name="WFYW9">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|chapter=What Do You Want?|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | '''''Gayatrii chanda''''' is a ''chanda'' (rhythm<ref name="The Importance of Diikśá">{{cite book|title=Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 25|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=The Importance of Diikśá}}</ref> or metre) mentioned in the Vedas. There are few other ''chanda''s like gáyatrii, anust́upa, triśt́upa, jagatii, mahatii. This metre has 3 lines, and there are 8 syllables in each line.<ref name="WFYW9">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1|chapter=What Do You Want?|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> | ||
According to [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]— | According to [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]]— | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 15 November 2014
Gayatrii chanda is a chanda (rhythm[1] or metre) mentioned in the Vedas. There are few other chandas like gáyatrii, anust́upa, triśt́upa, jagatii, mahatii. This metre has 3 lines, and there are 8 syllables in each line.[2]
According to Shrii Shrii Anandamurti—
<bloccquote>Gáyatrii is that which, when sung, leads a person to the path of liberation. Gáyatrii can be used till a person gets Iśt́a mantra sádhaná. Once a person gets the Iśt́a mantra sádhaná, he or she would not need gáyattii.