Chānd-Mül, 1879-847. The Brahman which has been thus described (as immortal with three feet in heaven, and as Gayatri) is the same as the ether which is around us;
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.tāvānasya gāyatryākhyasya brahmaṇaḥ samastasya mahimā vibhūtivistāraḥ | yāvāṃścatuṣpātṣaḍvidhaśca brahmaṇo vikāraḥ pādo gāyatrīti vyākhyātaḥ | atastasmādvikāralakṣaṇādgāyatryākhyādvācārambhaṇamātrāttato jyāyānmahattaraśca paramārthasatyarūpo ’vikāraḥ pūruṣaḥ puruṣaḥ sarvapūraṇātpuri śayanācca | tasyāsya pādaḥ sarvā sarvāṇi bhūtāni tejobannādīni sasthāvarajaṅgamāni | tripāttrayaḥ pādā asya so ’yaṃ tripāt | tripādamṛtaṃ puruṣākhyaṃ samastasya gāyatryātmano divi dyotanavati svātmanyavasthitamityartha iti || 6 ||
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