John was using the formal Sanskrit pronunciation, possibly because it fit the tune better.
Maharishi always used the Hindi pronunciation, "jai guru dev." Jay Leno's name, incidently, has always been pronounced the same way. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In Beatles' Across the Universe John(?) pronounces > Jai Guru Deva(h) so that IMO "jai" rhymes with "eye". > I wonder when was it that the pronunciation changed > to "jay" (as in Jay Leno?)? >
