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the Chdndogrda Upanisad These three bijas (mahavydhrtis) are said to have been derived from OM as three primary colors are contained in a ray of white light. Prajapati came to the realise that "OM" pervades all sound. Therefore the rshis (sages) have concluded that OM (the seed) is to be uttered at the beginning and the end of brahma-gagatri. Om, when uttered at the beginning and end of brahma-gayatri, is the Vedic standard by which one should perform gayatri japa (gayatri repetition). When the personified form of Brahma gayatri is manifest she appears with five faces. These five faces correspond with the five principle features of the brahma-gayatri: |
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(the seed) The
three pancaratrika-gayatris given are the |
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