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gayatri
[ gah-yuh-tree ]
noun
, Hinduism.
- a Vedic mantra expressing hope for enlightenment: recited daily by the faithful and repeated in all religious rites and ceremonies.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gayatri1
1835–45; < Sanskrit gāyatri, derivative of gāyatra song, hymn
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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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