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  2. Gayatri Mantra - Wikipedia

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    The Gayatri mantra is cited widely in Hindu texts, such as the mantra listings of the Śrauta liturgy, and classical Hindu texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, [5] [6] Harivamsa, [7] and Manusmṛti. [8] The mantra and its associated metric form was known by the Buddha. [ 9 ]

  3. Gayatri - Wikipedia

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    Gayatri was the name initially applied to a metre of the Rig Veda consisting of 24 syllables. [10] In particular, it refers to the Gayatri Mantra and the Goddess Gāyatrī as that mantra personified. The Gayatri mantra composed in this triplet form is the most famous.

  4. Lata Mangeshkar - Wikipedia

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    Lata Mangeshkar (Hindi pronunciation: [ləˈt̪aː məŋˈɡeːʃkəɾ] ⓘ; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) [8] was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent.

  5. Vedic metre - Wikipedia

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    One of the best known verses of Gāyatrī is the Gayatri Mantra, which is taken from book 3.62.10 (the last hymn of the 3rd book) of the Rigveda. When the Rig-Veda is chanted, performers traditionally recite the first two padas of Gāyatrī without making a break between them, in accordance with the generally used saṃhitā text. However ...

  6. Vishvamitra - Wikipedia

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    Vishvamitra is said to have written the Gayatri Mantra. It is a verse from a sukta of Rigveda (Mandala 3.62.10). It is a verse from a sukta of Rigveda (Mandala 3.62.10). Gāyatrī is the name of the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.

  7. Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa - Wikipedia

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    Ghurye notes that the text identifying Ganesa with the Brahman and is of a very late origin, [7] while Courtright and Thapan date it to the 16th or 17th century. [8] [9]While the Ganapati Atharvaśīrṣa is a late text, the earliest mention of the word Ganapati is found in hymn 2.23.1 of the 2nd-millennium BCE Rigveda. [10]

  8. Sandhyavandanam - Wikipedia

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    This Upāsanā mantra is also referred as Dhyānam part in Sandhyāvandanam by the smritis. However, few smritis such as by Manu and Āśvalāyana consider Gāyatrījapaḥ as the principle one. [9]: 69 The 5 uttarāṅgas are: Gāyatrījapaḥ (गायत्रीजपः, Deep meditation with the chanting of Gayatri mantra)

  9. Savitr - Wikipedia

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    The latter verse is the celebrated Savitri, now termed as the Gayatri mantra, with which Savitr was in later times invoked at the beginning of Vedic study. Mitra Savitr is also said to become Mitra by reason of his laws. Bhaga Savitr seems sometimes to be identified with Bhaga also, unless the latter word is here only an epithet of Savitr. The ...