Gayayatra, Gayāyātrā: 2 definitions
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Gayayatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGayāyātrā (गयायात्रा).—Pilgrimage to Gayā; preliminaries; performance of Śrāddha, going round the village, travel to another village and so on, every day without begging food, etc.: purity and selflessness to be maintained; reaching Gayā, bathing and performance of Śrāddha according to his Veda śākha; the next day visit to Pretaparvata, bath in Brahmakuṇḍa and the offer of piṇḍas in other places. See gaya.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 110. 1-9.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Gayāyātrā (गयायात्रा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—K. 172. Ben. 52.
—by Vācaspatimiśra. Np. I, 86.
2) Gayāyātrā (गयायात्रा):—[dharma] Ak 348.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Gayayatraprayoga, Gayayatravidhana.
Full-text: Vacaspati-mishra.
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