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| '''Gayatri''' (''gāyatrī'') is the feminine form of ''gāyatra'', a ] word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is the name of a poetic ] of 24 syllables (three couplets of eight syllables each), or any hymn composed in this meter. | |||
| In ], the goddess '''Gayatri''' is the personification of the all pervading ], the ultimate, unchanging reality that lies behind all phenomena. She is the ''Veda mata'', the mother of all ]s and the consort of the God ]. | |||
| The ] (also called Savitri) is the most revered ] in ]. Its personification, the goddess Gayatri is considered the ''veda mata'', the mother of all ]s and the consort of the God ] and also the personification of the all-pervading ], the ultimate, unchanging reality that lies behind all phenomena. | |||
| ⚫ | Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. She has five heads with the ten eyes looking in the eight directions plus the earth and sky and ten arms holding all the weapons of ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. She has five heads with the ten eyes looking in the eight directions plus the earth and sky and ten arms holding all the weapons of ]. | ||
| The ] is the most revered ] in Hinduism. | |||
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Gayatri (gāyatrī) is the feminine form of gāyatra, a sanskrit word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is the name of a poetic meter of 24 syllables (three couplets of eight syllables each), or any hymn composed in this meter.
The Gayatri Mantra (also called Savitri) is the most revered mantra in Hinduism. Its personification, the goddess Gayatri is considered the veda mata, the mother of all Vedas and the consort of the God Brahma and also the personification of the all-pervading Parabrahman, the ultimate, unchanging reality that lies behind all phenomena.
Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. She has five heads with the ten eyes looking in the eight directions plus the earth and sky and ten arms holding all the weapons of Vishnu.
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