गऊ मुख gaū mukh
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
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- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
'Cow's mouth'.
The chasm in the Himālaya mountains through which the Ganges flows (erroneously conceived to be shaped like a cow's mouth).
A cloth bag containing a rosary (the beads of which are counted by the hand thrust inside).
Gomukh is a temple near Mount Abu. People drink the water flowing from Gomukh as holy Ganges water with devotion.
(Bābā) Baba says that the true cow-mouth is Brahma Baba, from whose lotus mouth Shiv Baba sheds the Ganges of knowledge. Soul can become pure only by consuming this Ganga of knowledge.
Usual translation
- Gaumukh
- mouth of the cow
Origin of the definition
A cow.
A bull, an ox, a bullock.
गऊमुख. Gomukh is a temple near Mount Abu. People drink the water flowing from Gomukh as holy Ganges water with devotion. Baba says that the true cow-mouth is Brahma Baba, from whose lotus mouth Shiv Baba sheds the Ganges of knowledge. Soul can become pure only by consuming this Ganga of knowledge.
go-mukh, or gau-mukh, s.m. A kind of musical instrument (a sort of horn or trumpet); — a hole in a wall (of a peculiar shape), made by thieves, &c.; a breach (syn. seṅdh): — go-mukhī, or gau-mukhī, s.f. The chasm in the Himālaya mountains through which the Ganges flows (erroneously conceived to be shaped like a cow's mouth); — a cloth bag containing a rosary (the beads of which are counted by the hand thrust inside).
The mouth, beak, snout, muzzle.
Face, countenance.
Front, fore-part.
Opening, aperture, entrance, exit.
Commencement.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
74 occurrences
In 49 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
5 occurrences
In 3 on 1112 murlis
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