gayatri

[ gah-yuh-tree ]

/ ˈgɑ yəˌtri /

a Vedic mantra expressing hope for enlightenment: recited daily by the faithful and repeated in all religious rites and ceremonies.

Origin of gayatri

1835–45; < Sanskrit gāyatri, derivative of gāyatra song, hymn

gay-lussac, gay-lussac's law, gaya, gaya maretan, gayal, gayatri, gaydar, gaye, gayety, gayle, gaylord

In this position every pious Hindu must mentally repeat a certain verse, which is called the Gayatri.

From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan |Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
After we had attained full brahminhood I became72 very keen on repeating the gayatri.

My Reminiscences |Rabindranath Tagore
When Brahma took for a second wife Gayatri, the milkmaid, she cursed him so that he could only be worshipped once a year.

Indian Myth and Legend |Donald Alexander Mackenzie
By repeating the Gayatri (a certain verse of the Rigveda addressed to the sun) a man is saved.

New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century |John Morrison

One should next proceed to the tirtha known as Gayatri celebrated over the three worlds.

Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 |Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa