gayatri

gayatri
/gah"yeuh tree'/, n. Hinduism.
a Vedic mantra expressing hope for enlightenment: recited daily by the faithful and repeated in all religious rites and ceremonies.
[1835-45; < Skt gayatri, deriv. of gayatra song, hymn]

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  • Gāyatrī — 1. name of the goddess the gāyatrī mantra is personified as a goddess, the wife of Brahmā and mother of the four Vedas ✍ He has married my daughter, who is equal to Gāyatrī 3. name of the metre an ancient metre of twenty four syllables (variously …   The Bhaktivedanta encyclopedia

  • gāyatrī — 1. term a sacred mantra repeated by brāhmaṇas at the three junctures of the day ✍ by chanting the gāyatrī mantra ✍ you should chant gāyatrī in the morning see dīkṣā mantra 2. name see Gāyatrī …   The Bhaktivedanta encyclopedia

  • Gayatri — Ilustración de Raya Ravi Varma (1848 1906). En las ilustraciones, la diosa a menudo se sienta sobre una flor de loto y aparece con cinco cabezas y cinco pares de manos, en representación de las encarnaciones de la diosa como Párvati, etc. Es… …   Wikipedia Español

  • gayatri — ˈgäyə.ˌtrē noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit gāyatrī, from gāyatra song, hymn, from gāyati he sings more at chough 1. : an ancient Vedic meter of 24 syllables generally arranged in a triplet 2. : a composition in this meter (as a noted Hindu mantra… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gayatri Devi — (Bengali: গায়ত্রী দেবী) The Princess in her early years. Rajmata of Jaipur Tenure 1939−1970 …   Wikipedia

  • Gayatri Devi — Gayatri Devi, (Londres, 1919 Jaipur, India, 29 de julio de 2009), nacida princesa de Cooch Behar, fue la tercera maharaní de Jaipur desde 1940 a 1970 tras su matrimonio con el maharajá Sawai Man Singh II. Tras la independencia de la India y la… …   Wikipedia Español

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