HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Gayatri
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Indra
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Savitri
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Aditi
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Gāyatrī Mantra, also known as the Sāvitri Mantra, is a highly revered mantra from the Rig Veda (Mandala 3. 62.10), dedicated to the Vedic deity Savitr. Gāyatrī is the name of the Goddess of the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gayatri (Sanskrit: , IAST:Gāyatrī) is the personified form of the Gayatri Mantra, a popular hymn from Vedic texts. She is also known as Savitri, and bears the epithet of Vedamata (mother of the Vedas). Gayatri is often associated with Savitr, a solar deity in the Vedas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Of these only 3.62. 10 has become identified as the Gayatri Mantra. It is dedicated to the Rig Vedic deity Savitur; hence for a long time this mantra was known as Savitri.