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Is why it cannot be later or af-no, uh, before? Because this Gayatri Mantra, according to the scriptures, is an offering and a thanksgiving to the sun god. That's why Savitur Varenyam. Savitur, Savita means Surya. Surya mean the sun in the sky, in astronomy, right? The sun gives you the energy, not to the, uh, humans alone. For all eighty-four lakh creatures that are created, that survive on this planet Earth, they draw all energy from Savitur. That's why we have to offer our early morning prayer to Savitu, that is sun, to say that, "Oh sun god, please release your energy to the extent we bear and need so that the whole universe moves very smoothly." [outro music]
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The Prayer of Illumination
The Prayer of Illumination
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