Gayatri
(Nakatukdo hali sa Savitri)
Si Gayatri (Sanskrito: गायत्री, IAST: Gāyatrī) an personipikasyon na porma kan Gayatri Mantra, sarong popular na himno gikan sa mga tekstong Vedic.[1] Midbid man siya sa apod na Savitri, asin nagdadara kan epithet kan Vedamata (ina kan mga Vedas). Parating asosyado si Gayatri kay Savitr, sarong dios kan saldang sa Vedas.[2][3] Segun sa Skanda Purana, si Gayatri saro pang ngaran ni Saraswati, asin iyo an konsorte ni Brahma.[4] An mga teksto sa Shaivite nagpapamidbid na si Mahagayatri an konsorte ni Shiva, sa saiyang pinakahalangkaw na porma nin Sadasiva, na may limang payo asin sampulong kamot.[5][6]
Toltolan
[baguhon | baguhon an source]- ↑ Bradley, R. Hertel; Cynthia, Ann Humes (1993). Living Banaras: Hindu Religion in Cultural Context. SUNY Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780791413319. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ↑ Constance Jones, James D. Ryan (2005), Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Infobase Publishing, p.167, entry "Gayatri Mantra"
- ↑ Roshen Dalal (2010), The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths, Penguin Books India, p.328, entry "Savitr, god"
- ↑ Dalal, Roshen (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide (in English). Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- ↑ Margaret Stutley (2006). Hindu Deities: A Mythological Dictionary with Illustrations. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 9788121511643. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ↑ Omacanda Hāṇḍā (1992). Śiva in art: a study of Śaiva iconography and miniatures. Indus Publication House.
