Can women chant the Gayatri mantra?
A friend asked:
Why is there controversy over whether females can recite the Gayatri? Also, why do some people believe that you must have a "pure" body to recite the Gayatri i.e you must not eat meat, etc?
I am asking because I had discussed with a Hindu priest at the temple here that I like the Gayatri mantra (this was sometime last year) and he seemed to be shocked, and he said that it was not advisable for women to chant this mantra, and that it has adverse effects if they do. I then Googled it, and there were alot of conflicting information on the Web.
1 comment:
can a boy wear churidhar and girl wear just underwear and go in road?
why it is restricted?
same reason.Gayatri mantra is specially dedicated for holy cross thread and I think girls wont wear holy cross thread.
So this is the reason why it is restricted to female.
Secondly female can chant
Morning : suprabatham
Hanuman chalisa
Vishnu sahasranamam
Lalitha sahasranamam
Kanda sashti kavasam
Namavali
108 of any god
Do all these things first.
Nothing like male chavunism.It is told in vedas that this mantra is for men and especially women shouldnt chant this because in Vedas it is said that if there is any loss of life, we should not chant powerful mantras and biologically in female body during periods there is a loss of life so it is considered like death of a small baby and that is the reason it is restricted.I am not sure but I guess this as reason.
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