Source; Mani.S. Thiruvalla.
As shown in the figure in the OP, and as chanted usuallly by brahmins, it does not even conform to the gāyatrī metre of vedic metres.
Gayatri is a chandas with three padas with each pada having eight syllables.Dear Sangom ji,
The Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah part as we know is not included in the Gayatri Chanda and the Gayatri Chanda starts at Tat Savitur Varenyam onwards..so why do you say that the Gayatri Mantra recited does not conform to the Gayatri metre?
All we need to remember is Gayatri meter portion is:
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT”
Gayatri is a chandas with three padas with each pada having eight syllables.
In the Gayatri mantra the first pada contains only 7 syllables. TAT-SA- VI- TUR- VA- REN- YAM;
The other two padas contain 8 syllables each. Totally there are 23 syllables only. So it is called rcat gayatri chandas.
As Sri Sangom observed, much has been made out of it. Thus there is a story that the valmiki ramayana contains 24000 slokas to represent the 24 aksharas of the gayatri and hence ramayana is nothing but the explanation of gayatri. Neither gayatri nor the ramayana has the said numbers.
Dear Vikrama Ji,
Since you mentioned rcat gayatri chanda..I would like to know is it the same as नृचत्( nRcat) gayatri chanda?
Cos ... Ekadantaya vidmahe vakratundaya dhimahi,
Tanno dantih prachodayat
is considered नृचत् gayatri chanda.
So is the rcat you mentioned the same as नृचत् ?
Dear Vikrama Ji,
Since you mentioned rcat gayatri chanda..I would like to know is it the same as नृचत्( nRcat) gayatri chanda?
Cos ... Ekadantaya vidmahe vakratundaya dhimahi,
Tanno dantih prachodayat
is considered नृचत् gayatri chanda.
So is the rcat you mentioned the same as नृचत् ?