Is it beneficial to chant the Gayatri mantra? The Gayatri mantra is considered as the best among all the mantras. The message conveyed by the mantra, the tones used in the mantra, the vibrations of sound while chanting the mantra, the result on respiration, the effects on the brain and health- considering all these facts, it is considered as the supreme mantra. In the Rig Veda composed by Maharshi Vishwamitra, this mantra is in the Gayatri metre. Hence it came to be called the Gayatri mantra. This mantra is a prayer to Lord Surya, the Sun. So it is also