That Gayatri rests on that fourth, apparently visible, supramundane foot. And that, again, rests on truth. The eye is truth, for the eye is indeed truth. Therefore, even today, if two persons come disputing, one saying: I saw it, and another: I heard of it, we should trust the one who says: I saw it. That truth rests on strength. The vital breath (prana) is strength. Hence truth rests on the vital breath. Therefore they say that strength is more powerful than truth.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad V, XIV-The Sacred Gayatri, 4<\/p>\n
Thus the Gayatri is based on the vital breath within the body. That Gayatri protected the gayas. The organs are the gayas; therefore the Gayatri protected (tatre) the organs. Because it protected the organs, it is called the Gayatri. The Savitri verse, which the teacher communicates to the pupil, is no other than this. It saves the organs of the pupil to whom it is imparted by the teacher.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad V, XIV-The Sacred Gayatri, 4 (cont)<\/p>\n
Some impart to the pupil the Savitri which is in the Anushtubh metre, saying: The goddess of speech is Anushtubh; so we shall impart it to him. But one should not do that. One should impart only that Savitri which is Gayatri. Verily, if one who knows this accepts too much as a gift, as it were, it is not enough for even one foot of the Gayatri.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad V, XIV-The Sacred Gayatri, 5<\/p>\n
O resplendent Night, may you lead us sinless to Dawn, from Dawn to day, and from day back to you!<\/p>\n
Atharva Veda XIX, 50, 7<\/p>\n
Of one heart and one mind I make you, devoid of hate. Love one another, as a cow loves the calf she has borne.<\/p>\n
Atharva Veda III, 30, 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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