Guru and Mantra
A mantra must be ideally received from a fully enlightened master.
If not possible, it must be received from a guru who has completed axara laxa of the specified mantra. ( that is one who has repeated the mantra laxam times the number of syllables, for Gayatri it is 24 lakh)
If not possible, it must be recived from a guru who has done axara laxa of the Gayatri Mantra, which is the king of all mantras.
If not possible, it must be recieved from a practioner of the mantra or a regular practitioner of the Gayatri mantra.
If not possible, one can learn it from a medium and accept God as the guru for the time being, and obtain regular initiation as soon as available.
Guru not only transmits the mantra, but divine energy along with it - it is not the same as learning from a book. The distinction must always be remembered. One mantra should be sufficient for anybody if the sole aim is the final goal and all time should be devoted on it, instead of chanting several mantras at random. ( it also depends on the specific practice, some forms of Yoga require different mantras at different levels or plexuses)
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