English Explanatory Dictionary

Gayatri Mantra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. a popular mantra in Hinduism, dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr.

Word forms

Gayatri Mantra

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī). Thе mantra is named after Gayatri, the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.

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