Definitions for "Gayatri"
Keywords:  verse, veda, sacred, hindus, sanctity
A poetic metre. A most celebrated sacred verse in the Rigveda, which it is the duty of every Brahman to repeat mentally in his morning and evening d... more
A sacred verse of the Vedas, recited daily by Hindus of the three upper castes after their investiture with the sacred thread.
A three line verse of Rig Veda of great sanctity to Hindus.
a prayer chanted silently by brahmanas at sunrise, noon, and sunset.
Keywords:  yatra, hymn, sanskrit, feminine, song
Gayatri (, ) is the feminine form of gāyatra, a Sanskrit word for a song or a hymn.