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Sanskrit Letters, Transliterations, and the Siri Gayatri Mantra

In the last blog, we undertook a in depth exploration of the the last part (So Hung), of the mantra Ra Ma Da Sa, Sa Say So Hung in light of the Upanishads and other topics. Now that we have laid all that out we will explore the Siri Gayatri mantra and how it can be viewed in light of Sanskrit alphabet. In this blog we will explore the connections as well as the mismatches with how Yogi Bhajan expressed the Siri Gayatri Mantra and how other sources do as well. 

Ra, Ma, Da, and Sa are consonants in the Sanskrit alphabet. The meaning of these letters according to Dr. David Frawley’s in his book Mantra Yoga and Primal Sound is mostly congruous with the Siri Gayatri Mantra as Yogi Bhajan taught it, although not 100%.

I have tremendous respect for Dr. Frawley's body of work and teachings.  That being said, and this is not to discredit him,...