Did the Gayatri mantra vanish? Or it was hidden? -Thirumoolar

Mostly all of must be aware of this gayatri mantra. But this post is not about it, please read the title once again.

         

When we keep on repeating the same words or letters in a particular sequence continuously for many number of times then it turns into a power and protects the body and life of the one who chants it. This is the fundamental criteria of mantras.    

Out of such mantras gayatri mantra is the superior one. The one who chants it will attain all good only. Also no bad things will come to them is the belief.

It is also told that those who chants the gayathri mantra, they will be relieved from all the sins they did through mind, speech and body and they will attain the supreme being. As it lead us to reach the most higher state of wisdom i.e., reaching the supreme being (Brahmam), this gayatri mantra is called as ‘Brahmopadhesam'.

Another example to quote about the greatness of the gayatri manta is that the situation in Bagavat Gita where Lord Krishna has told the following:“In Vedas, I am living as the gayathri”.

Such a great gayatri mantra has been given to the world by Saint Viswamitra. He is the one with a great fame. In Gayatri mantra, kaayam (Gaya) refers to body, thiri (tri) refers to the tip of a lamp which means he has attained a body that brightly looks like a lamp. Due to the gayatri mantra and by worshipping of the Lordess Gayatri, mother of Vedas, Viswamitra attained all the theurgies and got the title as Brahmarishi. This is the gayatri mantra told by Viswamitra and it is told in Sanskrit.

"ஓம் பூர்: புவ: ஸுவ:

om poor: buva: suva:

தத் ஸவிதுர் வரேண்யம்

thath savithur varaenyam

பர்கோ தேவஸ்ய தீமஹி

pargo devasya theemahi

தியோ: யோந: ப்ரசோதயாத்

thiyo: yoana: prasoathayaath"

 Thirumoolar has told about this gayatri mantra in Tamil.

"காயத்திரியே கருது சாவித்திரி

kaayaththiriyae karuthu saaviththiri

ஆய்தற்க்குவப்பவர் மந்திரமாங்குன்னி

aaitharkuvappavar manthiramaangunni

நேயத்தேர்ரேறி நினைவுற்று நேயத்தாய்

naeyaththaerraeri ninaivutru naeyaththaai

மாயத்துள் தோயா மறையோர்கள் தாமே!

maayaththul thoayaa maraiyoarkal thaamae!"

- திருமூலர் (Thirumoolar)

Here begins the controversy. Almost all the Siththars have told all the mantras in Tamil. If that is the case, the gayatri mantra told by Thirumoolar is the one told in sanskrit? Did Siththars define a different gayatri mantra for themselves? For further details wait till the next post.