yā vai sā gāyatrīyaṃ vāva sā yeyaṃ pṛthivī |
asyāṃ hīdaṃ sarvaṃ bhūtaṃ pratiṣṭhitam |
etām eva nātiśīyate ||
3. That earth again is the body in man, for in it the vital airs (pranas, which are everything) rest, and do not go beyond.
yā vai saivaṃlakṣaṇā sarvabhūtarūpā gāyatrī, iyaṃ vāva sā yeyaṃ pṛthivī | kathaṃ punariyaṃ pṛthivī gāyatrīti, ucyatesarvabhūtasambandhāt | kathaṃ sarvabhūtasambandhaḥ, asyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ hi yasmātsarvaṃ sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ ca bhūtaṃ pratiṣṭhitametāmeva pṛthivīṃ nātiśīyate nātivartata ityetat | yathā gānatrāṇābhyāṃ bhūtasambandho gāyatryā evaṃ bhūtapratiṣṭhānādubhūtasambaddhā pṛthivyato gāyatrī pṛthivī || 2 ||