Gayatri Mantra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री मन्त्रः (gāyatrī mantraḥ). Tha mantra was named after the goddess Gayatri, the goddess of the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.

Proper noun

Gayatri Mantra

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