gayatri

[ gah-yuh-tree ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. a Vedic mantra expressing hope for enlightenment: recited daily by the faithful and repeated in all religious rites and ceremonies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gayatri¹

1835–45; < Sanskrit gāyatri, derivative of gāyatra song, hymn

Example Sentences

In this position every pious Hindu must mentally repeat a certain verse, which is called the Gayatri.

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One should next proceed to the tirtha known as Gayatri celebrated over the three worlds.

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When Brahma took for a second wife Gayatri, the milkmaid, she cursed him so that he could only be worshipped once a year.

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By repeating the Gayatri (a certain verse of the Rigveda addressed to the sun) a man is saved.

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After we had attained full brahminhood I became72 very keen on repeating the gayatri.

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