Welcome,
Beautiful soul.
So glad you're here.
Welcome to session five of learn and chant the savitri kayatri mantra today with the long form of the mantra.
The last four sessions,
We explored the classical form of the mantra,
OM BHUR BHUVA SVAHA.
You can't do that.
BHARGO DEVASYA DHI MAHI D.
O.
U.
Na Prachodaya.
And how sound breath and awareness come together through this ancient practice.
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In today's session,
We will take a step beyond the classical form of the mantra and explore the extended version of this Savitri Gayatri Mantra.
We will focus on the seven sacred syllables OM BHUU Boo-wa-ha.
Suvaha.
MAHAHA.
JANGAHA TAPAHA and Satyam and explore how they open the mantra into a wider field of awareness.
We will start by connecting to the mantra and context of the extended form.
Then we will explore key sounds and pronunciation of these additional syllables.
And finally,
We will chant together,
Letting the mantra settle into a steady luminous flow.
Many people know the classical form of the Savitri Gayatri mantra beginning with Aum Bhur Bhuvah Svaha.
Yet,
In several Vedic traditions,
A longer form is also used.
The Wolver.
BHUVAHA!
Suvaha.
MAHAHA.
JANAHA Dharapaha.
Sat Yam,
To begin.
These are known as the Seven Vyartis.
Some of these sounds may already be familiar,
While others may be completely new.
So,
Wherever you are,
You're welcome to explore them with curiosity and ease.
Let's explore what they stand for.
OM is often understood as the primordial sound.
A symbol of wholeness and underlying reality from which all experience arises.
Is often associated with the earthly realm.
Bhuvaha stands for the supple or atmospheric realm.
Suvaha for the luminous or celestial realm.
MAHAHA.
For the great expanse and vastness Jnana Ha.
Is often associated with higher levels of awareness or being.
Tapaha.
Is often associated with transformation,
Refinement,
And spiritual practice?
And Satyam,
With Truth,
Reality,
Or the Highest Truth.
Let me share the words of the full extended mantra with you.
You can also find them in the description.
So you can follow along during our pronunciation practice and while we chant together.
You are welcome to simply listen,
Quietly read the words,
Or softly chant along in whatever way feels comfortable for you.
The rest of the mantra can be understood as a meditation on the radiant light of Savitr,
The solar creative principle.
The second line that Savitur Varenyam points toward that most radiant and birthy light.
The third line,
BHARGO DEVASYA DHI MAHI invites us to meditate upon its purifying brilliance.
And the fourth line,
DI YO YO NA,
PRACHODAYA.
Is often understood as a prayer that this light may inspire and guide our understanding,
Insight,
And inner wisdom.
To gather these sounds and words.
Invite us into a practice of clarity,
Contemplation and connection with something greater than ourselves.
Let's continue by listening.
Receiving the sound of the full extended mantra before we explore the Vyartis more deeply?
I'll chant the full mantra slowly.
You can simply listen or follow inwardly,
Allowing the breath to remain natural.
So please,
Find a comfortable position.
If you like,
Place a hand on your chest.
And gently close your eyes.
Whatever feels supportive for you right now.
Om.
Om.
Aum Move out Om Subaha Om Namah Om Shanti.
Aum Buh-bye!
Aum Satyam That's a victory.
Satsang with Mooji The yo-yo now Prachodayat Beautiful.
Take a moment to notice what is present for you right now.
Perhaps you can still sense the vibration of the mantra.
The movement of the breath.
Or simply the quality of being here.
There is nothing to achieve.
Just an invitation to listen,
Receive and explore.
Let's dive a little deeper into the viartis now as we explored in the previous sessions the deeper meaning of a sanskrit mantra is not found only in its translation It also lives in the sounds themselves,
The way they are spoken,
Felt and experienced.
So today I'd like to offer a few pronunciation hints just as we did in the previous sessions.
I'd also like to mention that some modern teachers relate the 7 Vyartis to the 7 chakras While this connection does not appear in the earliest Vedic sources,
Many practitioners find it a helpful contemplative map,
And so do I.
I will occasionally mention the chakras as one possible way of exploring these sounds,
But you are welcome to experience them in whatever way feels meaningful to you.
We begin with Aum,
The primordial sound.
Om is not a single vowel,
It is traditionally understood as a gentle blending of ah and oo.
Gradually resolving into Mmm,
The soft nasal resonance at the end.
So,
I invite you to let the aah arise softly from the throat.
Allow it to flow into the rounded OO at the lips.
And then gently settle into the humming resonance of MMM,
The Anusvara.
There is no need to force or lengthen the sound.
Let it unfold naturally and then dissolve into silence.
Let's chant Aum together a few times.
Take a soft,
Deep inhale Om.
Beautiful.
Now blue,
Traditionally associated with the earthly realm,
The world of embodied life and physical existence,
In some contemporary teachings,
It is also contemplated as the realm of the body,
Matter,
And grounding.
Begins with a soft labial brassy sound at the lips.
Let's make a few lip trills to soften the lips.
I'm And now again.
Yes.
The next is a long uu sound,
Followed by visarga,
The H with the dot,
A soft,
Gentle outward breath,
Like a soft release at the end of the sound.
Repeat it a few times with me.
Soft breathy B sound long O.
And Visarga at the end.
Bye.
.
.
Boo-hoo once more.
Oh.
.
.
Beautiful.
In some modern chakra-based approaches.
Bhu is associated with Muladhara,
The root chakra at the base of the spine.
And if you like,
You might bring your awareness there as you chant.
Let's chant it once more.
Boo!
Yes.
Now.
BHUVAHA!
Traditionally associated with the subtle or atmospheric realm,
The realm between earth and heaven.
Some teachers also relate it to the world of becoming,
Movement,
Breath,
And life force,
And bhuvaha,
As before in bhuhu,
Begins with a soft labial,
Brassy bruh sound at the lips,
This time followed by a short OO sound.
Than a labial V sound in the short A sound and again ending with Vissarga,
A soft,
Gentle outward breath.
Dhruvaha.
Let's say it a few times together.
Bhuvaah.
Bhuvaah.
Yeah,
Relaxed lips,
Relaxed belly.
Once more.
Bhuvaah.
Beautiful.
In chakra-based contemplations,
Bhuvaha is often linked with svadhisthana chakra,
The sacral chakra below the navel.
You are welcome to notice that area of the body as you sound the mantra BHUVAHA.
Let's say it once more.
Bhuvah!
Yes.
Now the next is スヴァハ or スヴァハ.
It is traditionally associated with the luminous or celestial realm.
And some teachings related to the mental realm,
Inner illumination and the awakening of latent spiritual energy.
Suvaha starts with a soft dental sss sound,
Tip of the tongue is just behind the upper front teeth,
Not touching but allowing the breath to touch the teeth.
Followed by a short OO sound,
Again a warm labial V sound.
Then a short ah sound,
And again visarga,
The outward breath.
Let's repeat it together.
Suvaha.
Suvaha.
Once more.
SU-VA-HA Yes.
And when Suvaha is connected with the chakra system,
It is often associated with the Manipura,
The solar plexus center.
So perhaps notice the quality of energy or warmth in this region as you chant Suvaha.
Let's say it once more.
Suvaha.
Beautiful.
Now,
Mahaha.
Traditionally associated with Mahaloka,
The great realm beyond the three worlds named before,
And some teachers contemplate Mahaha as a realm of expansion,
Openness,
And the qualities of the heart,
Including compassion and divine love.
Maa-haa-haa starts with the labial M sound and the short A.
It continues with a breathy H sound and ends with visarga.
Let's say together.
MAHAHA.
MA-HA-HA once more.
MA-HA-HA Yes,
That's it.
In chakra-based approaches,
Maha is often linked with anahata,
The heart chakra,
In the center of the chest.
So you might gently bring awareness there as you chant MAHAHA.
Let's say it once more.
MAHAHA Yes.
Now,
Janaha.
Traditionally associated with Gianna Luca,
A higher realm of consciousness and creative intelligence.
Some teachers related to the creative power of the divine mind and the emergence of inspired expression.
Janaha starts with the soft ch sound in your throat followed by a short a sound and a dental n sound,
So the tip of the tongue right behind the upper front teeth for the n.
And then a short ah sound and again visarga.
Let's say JANAHA together.
JANAHA JANAHA Yes,
Once more.
Jai Naha.
Associated with Vishuddha,
The throat chakra,
Is the heart chakra.
You may wish to notice the throat area as you chant Janaha.
Let's feel and say it once more.
Shanaha.
Yes.
Almost done.
Tapaha.
Traditionally associated with Tappaloka,
The realm of spiritual practice,
Refinement and transformation.
And in contemplative practice,
It is sometimes related to inner discipline,
Insight,
And the fire of transformation.
The word tapaha starts with the dental t sound.
Tip of your tongue,
Tapping lightly right behind the upper front teeth.
Then a short ah sound and a plosive p sound form the lips.
Again a short ah sound followed by the sarga at the end.
Let's say it together.
TAPAHA.
TAPAHA.
Yes.
TAPAHA And in chakra-based approaches,
Tapaha is often linked with Ajna,
The third eye center between the eyebrows.
You're welcome to bring your awareness there as you chant DAPAHA.
Let's feel and say it once.
TAPAHA.
Yes.
Now,
Number seven,
Satyam.
Traditionally associated with Satyaloka,
The realm of truth and ultimate reality,
Some teachers contemplate it as the experience of truth,
Unity,
And connection with the highest reality.
Satyam starts with the soft dental S sound,
So tip of the tongue again just behind the upper front teeth,
Not touching but allowing the breath to touch the teeth,
Followed by a short A sound.
Then a dimple T sound with the tip of your tongue right behind the upper front teeth.
And a short ah,
A short ah.
Ee,
And again,
Short ah and the labial mm sound,
Sa-pyam.
That say it together.
Sat Yam.
Sat Yam.
Yes.
Satyam is associated with Sahasrara,
The crown chakra at the top of the head.
Inviting contemplation on truth,
Spaciousness,
And connection,
And you might simply rest your awareness there as you chant Sat Yam.
Let's say it once more.
Sat Yam.
Beautiful.
Now,
After all these theoretical parts,
Let's bring these sounds together with the simple Vedic melody of the mantra.
Rather than thinking about the meanings.
See if you can simply experience them.
Each Vyarti carries its own vibration,
Its own quality,
Its own feeling.
And as we move from Bhu-Bhu to Sat-Yam,
You might notice a sense of expansion.
From the tangible and embodied toward the subtle,
Spacious and luminous.
There is no need to imagine anything in particular.
Simply allow the sounds to guide your experience.
We will begin by chanting each Vyarti individually in call and response.
Before bringing them together as one continuous flow.
Within the full mantra.
I will chant first.
And then you can repeat with me if you like.
I miss her.
NAMASTE Aum Aum Bhuvah Together.
Aum Bhuvah Aum Suvaha together.
Aum Suvah Omba Om Namah Aum Yana Together.
Om Yamaha Om Tapah.
Together.
Om Dapah Om Sat Yam Aum Sat Yam Beautiful.
As you chant let the breath lead and the sound follow.
Smooth,
Unforced.
Let each sound arise,
Resonate and gently dissolve.
Humber Om Buddha.
Aum Bhuvah Om Bhuvana.
Aum Suvaha.
Did you get it?
Om Suvaha.
Aum Baha Aum Baha' Om Janaha Om Dhanah Om Dapah Aum.
Duh-duh Aum Sat Yam Aum Sat Yam We will move through them once more and this time if you wish you can also explore the chakra connections we spoke about earlier.
Starting with the root chakra at the base of the spine.
Onward!
Aum Bhava the sacral chakra below the navel.
Aum Bhuvah Aum Bhuvah Manipura Chakra above the navel.
Aum Subaha together.
Aum Suvaha.
The heart chakra.
The middle of the chest.
Aum Maha Together.
Aum Maa Srot Chakra.
Aum Ghana.
Together.
Aum,
Jannah The third eye chakra,
Middle of the forehead.
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Da ba ha.
Aum Da-bah!
And now the crown chakra,
Top of the head.
Aum Sat Yam together.
OM SHAKYAM That's the one word vowel.
Aum Bhuvana home.
Booh-wah-wah home.
Survive Aum So what?
Aum Maha home.
Bye.
Aum Janaha Together,
Oh I'm done now Aum Dap-ba-ham Together,
More.
TAPAHA home.
Fuck yeah!
Home.
Fuck y'all Beautiful.
Take a moment in silence before we continue.
Feeling the after vibrations of these sacred syllables.
Maybe take a sip of water.
Make sure you are feeling really comfortable and at ease.
Now we will chant the full extended mantra together,
Allowing everything we've explored to settle into a gentle,
Steady flow.
We will continue in a simple call and response.
I will chant first,
And then you're welcome to repeat with me or simply listen if that feels right for you today.
As we chant,
You might connect with the qualities of light,
Clarity,
Presence,
And inner wisdom.
And if you wish,
You can also explore the chakra connections we touched on earlier.
So,
Allow the mantra to carry you.
Listen first.
Ombud.
Wombo Aum Bhuvah Om Bhuvana.
Aum,
Sova Together.
Aum Sovah NAMASTE Together.
Aum Maha Om Janah Aum Janah Aum Dapah I.
.
.
Bye-bye.
Aum Sat Yam Satyagraha Tatsavitur Varenyam Satsa vitur varengam Argo Devasya Di Mahe Bhargo devasya dhimahi Ni yo yo na Prachodayat Diyo Yona Prachodayat On the high Bomber Aum Bhuvah together.
Aum Thova Hai Aum It's over Aum Ah-Ah-Ah Om Namah Aum Janaha Om Janaha.
Om Tapah.
Aum Dappah!
Aum Sat Yam Together.
Aum Sat Yam That Savitur Varenga Datsavitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Di Mahe Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi The yo-yo now Prachodayat Diyo Yona Prachodayat Allow the sound to move through you Simply connecting and resting in the vibration.
Breath.
Sound awareness.
Allow the mantra to unfold in its own way.
One more round in colon response.
Aum.
.
.
Amber Aum Bhuvah Aum Bhuvah Om Suvaha.
Aum Suvah Aum Maa Aum Baha' Aum Jannah Together.
Om Jana.
Om Tapah.
Aum Tattva Aum Sat Yam.
Together.
Aum Sat Yam Tatsa Vitor Varenya Tat Savitur Daringam Bhargo devasya dhimahi Satsang with Mooji yo yo na Prachodayat together.
Diyo Yonah Prachodayat Beautiful.
Let's go over to unison gem.
Let the chant become effortless.
As if the mantra is chanting itself chant with me or simply listen and receive.
Aum.
Om Bhuvah.
Om Svaha.
Am I?
Aum Janaha Aum Dapah Aum Satya Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Di Mahe Niyo Yona Prachodayat on the Om Bhuvah.
Om Suvah Aum Maha Aum Gyan Naha Aum Dapah Aum Sat Yam Tatsavitur Varengam Bhargo devasya dheemahi Dio Iona Prachodayat all around.
On the high Om Bhuvana.
Aum Thuvah Oh,
My heart Om Ganga Om Dapah Aum Satya Satsa Viktor Varenyam Bhargo devasya dhimahe Ni yo yo na Prachodayat Allow the sound to gently settle.
Feel how the vibration continues.
Even when the chanting has stopped.
You may notice a quiet clarity.
A soft openness or a sense of connection.
Rest in silence for a few more moments,
Resting in the subtle field that the sound has created.
Notice what remains.
Perhaps a sense of spaciousness.
Stillness.
Simply the echo of the sound within.
Whatever is present is welcome.
Take a few easy breaths here.
When you're ready,
Gently let your awareness widen again.
You can keep your eyes closed.
Gently place your hands on your chest or bring your palms together at the heart.
Let's complete our practice with one Aum and a Purnam mantra,
Followed by Aum Shanti,
Shanti,
Shanti for peace.
After exploring the seven Vyartis and the vastness they point toward,
The Purna mantra reminds us of wholeness.
The wholeness that is already present within us and around us.
The words of the Purna Mantra can be translated as,
That is whole.
This is whole.
From wholeness,
Only wholeness arises.
When wholeness is taken from wholeness?
Wholeness alone remains.
So let's jump it together or just listen.
Picks off the deep breath for Aum.
Purnamada Or let me down Ur-na Guru Nanak Udhachyate urn ashyam Guru Namah Dayah Urdhva Meva But she shut it.
You Shanti Shanti Shambhi May the light of clarity and wisdom reflected through these mantras continue to guide you in your thoughts.
Your actions and your daily life.
Namaste.
