AHAVANI MULLEN

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    Gayatri Mantra № 2
    78 x 78"
    Acrylic and graphite on canvas
    2022

    Imprinted with the Gayatri Mantra, considered the most hallowed mantra of the Vedas and "mother of all the mantras“.


    Aum bhur bhuvah svah 

    tat savitur varenyam 

    bhargo devasya dhimahi 

    dhiyo yo nah pracodayat 


    We meditate on the transcendental glory of the Deity Supreme, who is inside the heart of the earth, inside the life of the sky and inside the soul of the Heaven. May He stimulate and illumine our minds.


    This Vedic mantra was envisioned by the great Rishi, Vishwamitra. Sri Chinmoy writes: “The Gayatri Mantra is the most hallowed mantra of the Vedas. It is the mother of all the mantras…[It] can offer to the sincere seeker the Light of the Infinite, the Delight of the Eternal, and the Life of the Immortal.”


    This musical composition was created and recorded by Sri Chinmoy, using this audio excerpt.


    All images © Ahavani Mullen 2023