I am not a very religious person in the ’strictest’ sense of the word. But I am a proud Hindu and consider all religions to be equal. I am a staunch believer of HETHAY [HETHE] Amma, the Badaga Godess. I pray to Her everyday. Recently I came across ‘GAYATRI CHALISA’, supposed to be the most powerful 40 verses of prayer along with GAYATRI MANTRA. It is in Sanskrit and I do not understand most of them.The English translation makes a lot more sense.
The similarities of HETHAY and GAYATRI MATA are striking and too numerous to list, elaborate and explain. For one, BOTH are clad in spotless white and formless
GAYATRI CHALISA
HRIM SHRIM KLIM MADHYA PRABHAA
JEEVANA JYOTI PRACHAND
SHAANTI, KRANTI, JAGRUTA, PRAGATI,
RACHANAA, SHAKTI AKHAND
Oh holy Mother Gayatri, you are the first to relieve pain, the first to satisfy and the first to bestow bliss. You are the super-intelligent, bright light of life. You are peace, awakening change, progress and incessant creative power………..
SHAASHWATA SATOGUNI SATAROOPAA
SATYA SANATANA SUDHA ANOOPAA.
HAMSAAROODHA SITAAMBER DHAARI
SWARNA KAANTI SHUCHI GAGANA BIHAARI.
Having a swan as her vahana [carrier] Holy Mother Gayatri is clad in spotless white. Her lustrous form dazzles like gold. Betaker of the heavenly route, O Mother, you are the embodiment of everlasting ‘satwa guna’ [noble qualities] as well as truth incarnate [noble form] and dispenser of unique nectar like bliss…………
Go here to read and listen to the complete GAYATRI CHALISA and GAYATRI MANTRA go here
to the page Hethay
When you listen to Gayatri Chalisa and Mantra, they have a divine, calming effect on you.
Gayatri Mantra
OM BHOOR BHUWAH SWAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM |
BHARGO DEVASAYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT ||
ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेन्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो न: प्रचोदयात् ।।
ஓம் பூர் புவ ஸவ | தத் ஸவிதூர் வரேண்யம் |பர்கோ தேவச்ய தீமஹி | தியோ யோன பிரசோதயத் ||
to the page Hethay
Most of the information has been taken from the net and may Goddess Gayatri bless all those authors who have put so much info on the net so that they are freely available to any one.
I will try and explain the similarities and attempt to make a HETHAY Chalisa [Prayer to Hethay] soon.
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A prayer to Hethe in Badaga
[since Badaga language does not have a script, it is given in English and Tamil]
beththu dhadiya heguluga eththi…..heththe
nee saththiyadha vaakka hEgi, santhOshadha maaththa thOri
seemega siri thOra baa….seemega siri thOra baa
haa haa heththE O O heththE aanandha maadiniyo Odi baa heththE
bettadha jana ellaa bandhidhEga bEragaNiya maasi ammaa thaLadhO indhu
bevarakaaththi puNNiyakaaththi baali ammaa:
beLLiya kodaya naala engaga thaali ammaa
harasidhe endhu hegali ammaa
maayadha kanni ammaa madhippuLLa heththe ammaa
eera maasi ammaa, oLLiya varava thaali ammaa
ninna muththuna paadhaga morE budhdhiyO ammaa
nee kaththuva jOthi aagi thOrali ammaa
aanandha raagava manasuga thandhu, ninna gEnava engaga thandhu
saamandhi hoovuna pasundha thOri, seemEga singaara aagali endhu
haa haa heththE O O heththE aanandha maadiniyo Odi baa heththE
singaarakaaththi sridhEvi baali ammaa,
sinnadha kodeya naala engaga thaali ammaa
haaluna mE hoodhu, aarambu oLLenge bEdhu,
arasaanaiya engaga thaali ammaa
engaga oththumaiya thaali ammaa
ii boolOgava aaNdu bappa puNNiya kaaththi
ii boolOgava thaangi ibba booma thaaii
haa haa heththE O O heththE aanandha maadiniyo Odi baa heththE
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