Gayatrii chanda

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.

References

^ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "The Importance of Diikśá" Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 25
^ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "What Do You Want?" Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1

[The_Importance_of_Diikśá-1] Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "The Importance of Diikśá" Ánanda Vacanámrtam Part 25

[WFYW9-2] Shrii Shrii Anandamurti "What Do You Want?" Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 1

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