Gayatri in fact is a chandas or metre, which is given the status of a Goddess Symbolically

Gayatri in fact is a chandas or metre, which is given the status of a Goddess Symbolically.. her facets are Savitri, Sarasvathi, and so on . Regarding depicting of the chandas or metre and the Savitru Gayatri , the one we chant. as a female goddess, . theories of varied hues abound in Purnas, Itihasas, etc..

In a nutshell, Gayatri is a chant which has been given the status of the Mother Goddess, and since it is the invocation to the Supreme and Manifest Godhead to directly kindle our intellect, it is of ultimate in importance..

I think even some upanishads have been coined in the name of Gayatri..

And there are so many regional and sectorian interpretations on the chant..Vaishnavites, Shivites, Smarthas... and subsects in each variety have different views..

But the Varnis consider Gayatri as the mother, the mother or metres too

" Gaayatree Chandasaam maatha.." That can be the best common meeting point for all Gayatri worshippers..

The number of syllables, the number of faces, colour, weapons, dress etc for the personified deity are all subject to variations according to many beliefs..

The rigveda gives Gaadhina Viswamitra as the rishi for Gayatri.. that is Visvamitra the son of Gaadhi, as we all know..

In the modern management parlance Gayatri is a potent self-improvement and motivational mantra... since... we see the source of all energy and growth in the glowing and almost eternally undiminished potency of Savita.. in its apparent form the Sun and is wishing that such a source may kindle, repair and make our mental system perfect and efficient.. This is all to Gayatri from a layman..