gAyatrI mantra: tradition

• To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
• Subject: gAyatrI mantra: tradition
• From: dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu (Dhruba Chakravarti)
• Date: 10 Apr 1996 02:03:31 -0500
• Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
• Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

Dear Friends:

I have been looking for an explanation of the tradition of secrecy around 
the gAyatrI mantra. I have been told by many people that it should not be 
said loudly, lest others can hear it.  

The problem is, the gAyatrI mantra itself is in plural (dhImahi).  Why 
should it be secret ?

With best regards,

Dhruba.

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