(p. 308) gāẏatrī the personified female energy worshipped in the Vedas; Brahma's wife; Goddess Durga; a Vedic incantation which is recited musingly by a Brahman at prayers; a Vedic metre of versification. গায়ত্রী জপ করা v. to recite musingly the prescribed Vedic incantation at prayer. 19)