Gāyatrī
object · 3 works · 4 mentions · 4 anchored passages
also in the atlas: Gāyatrī the idea
Gāyatrī named Drupadā · Gāyatrī verses · mother of the Vedas · sacred mother of the Vedas · the Gāyatrī
in the texts
Parāśara Smṛti
A revered Vedic mantra prescribed for recitation in a purification rite.
A *dvija* of the highest order who is bitten by wolves, dogs, jackals, or the like, should bathe and recite the Gāyatrī, the sacred mother of the Vedas.
the Gāyatrī, repeated ten thousand times, is the supreme purification.
While reciting the Gāyatrī, one should perform the *Sāṃtapana Kṛcchra* (सांतपन कृच्छ्र).
Rigveda
Named Vedic verse-meter used in the magnifying of Indra.
With arkas, with sāmans, with Gāyatrī verses, the settled peoples — the dwelling places magnify Indra.
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
A sacred mantra (the Gāyatrī) prescribed repeatedly across multiple penitential procedures.
A complete recitation of the *Śruti*, or a recitation of the *Vyāhṛtis*, or a recitation of the Gāyatrī, or else a recitation of the Mahārudra, // Ang_1.
For neglecting the death anniversary out of delusion, one should perform two *kṛcchra* penances, a recitation of the Gāyatrī ten thousand times, and the gift of a cow.
and the Gāyatrī named Drupadā, and the Gāyatrī, mother of the Vedas, reciting them a thousand times at the three junctures of the day, and performing the auspicious penance called Tapta, // Ang_1.