Chānd-Mül, 1879-845. That Gayatri has four feet and is sixfold. And this is also declared by a Rik verse (Rig-veda X, 90, 3) :-
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.yadva tatpuruṣe śarīraṃ gāyatrīdaṃ vāva tat | yadidamasminnantarmadhye puruṣe hṛdayaṃ puṇḍarīkākhyametadgāyatrī | kathamityāha-asminhīme prāṇāḥ pratiṣṭhitā ataḥ śarīravadgāyatrī hṛdayam | etadeva ca nātiśīyante prāṇāḥ | "prāṇo ha pitā | prāṇo mātā | "iti,"ahiṃsansarvabhūtāni"iti ca śruterbhūtaśabdavācyāḥ prāṇāḥ || 4 ||
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Prapāṭhaka 1
