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Words on the Way - Muz Murray Mantra Yoga Master

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G—WORDS <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> WAY<br />

Gadå<br />

(gad-daah)<br />

Var:<br />

Sense: ‘A cattle goad.’<br />

In <strong>the</strong> hand of a god or deity, it symbolises anger, impatience, or<br />

<strong>the</strong> perturbed psyche, over which <strong>the</strong> deity has c<strong>on</strong>trol.<br />

Gånas<br />

gar-naz) (gar<br />

Var: Gaanas<br />

Syn<strong>on</strong>:<br />

Sense: ‘Groups, genus, species, senses, or <strong>the</strong> deities<br />

corresp<strong>on</strong>ding to human faculties.’<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r: Gåna — ‘a certain musical style.’<br />

Ganapatti (See (<br />

Ganesha)<br />

Gandhåra (gan-dhaar-rah)<br />

Var: Gandaara<br />

Syn<strong>on</strong>:<br />

Sense: ‘A musical metre.’<br />

Quotes:<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r:<br />

Bib:<br />

Refs:<br />

Gandharvas (gan-dhaar-vaz)<br />

Var:<br />

Sense: ‘Celestial male fairies.’<br />

Gandharvas are a class of beings c<strong>on</strong>nected with <strong>the</strong> sun, who<br />

are invoked for attracting c<strong>on</strong>cepti<strong>on</strong> and are said to impregnate<br />

women even before marriage. They are <strong>the</strong> male counterparts of<br />

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