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Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.1
(गायत्रब्रह्मोपासनाब्राह्मणम् )
भूमिरन्तरिक्षं द्यौरित्यष्टावक्षराणि ।
अष्टाक्षरं ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदम् ।
एतदु हैवास्या एतत् ।
स यावदेषु त्रिषु लोकेषु तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद ॥ ५.१४.१ ॥
Earth, atmosphere, and heaven — these are eight syllables. One foot of the Gāyatrī is of eight syllables. This indeed is its form. Whoever knows this foot of the Gāyatrī in this way conquers as much as there is in these three worlds.
Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.2
ऋचो यजूषि सामानीत्यष्टावक्षराणि ।
अष्टाक्षरं ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदम् ।
एतदु हैवास्या एतत् ।
स यावतीयं त्रयी विद्या तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद ॥ ५.१४.२ ॥
Verses, sacrificial formulas, and chants — these are eight syllables. One foot of the Gāyatrī is of eight syllables. This indeed is its form. Whoever knows this foot of the Gāyatrī in this way conquers as much as this threefold knowledge (trayī vidyā) contains.
Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.3
प्राणोऽपानो व्यान इत्यष्टावक्षराणि ।
अष्टाक्षरं ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदम् ।
एतदु हैवास्या एतत् ।
स यावदिदं प्राणि तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद ।
अथास्या एतदेव तुरीयं दर्शतं पदं परोरजा य एष तपति ।
यद्वै चतुर्थं तत्तुरीयम् ।
दर्शतं पदमिति ददृश इव ह्येषः ।
परोरजा इति सर्वमु ह्येवैष रज उपर्युपरि तपति ।
एवं हैव श्रिया यशसा तपति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद ॥ ५.१४.३ ॥
Prāṇa, apāna, and vyāna — these are eight syllables. One foot of the Gāyatrī is of eight syllables. This indeed is its form. Whoever knows this foot of the Gāyatrī in this way conquers all these living beings. Then there is its fourth, visible foot, which is beyond the dust (paro-rajā), which shines forth. The fourth is indeed the turīya. 'Visible foot' means it seems to be seen. 'Beyond the dust' means it shines above all the dusts. Whoever knows this foot of the Gāyatrī in this way shines with splendour and fame.
Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.4
सैषा गायत्र्येतस्मिंस्तुरीये दर्शते पदे परोरजसि प्रतिष्ठिता ।
तद्वै तत्सत्ये प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
चक्षुर्वै सत्यम् ।
चक्षुर्हि वै सत्यम् ।
तस्माद्यदिदानीं द्वौ विवदमानावेयातमहमदर्शमहमश्रौषमिति ।
य एवं ब्रूयादहमदर्शमिति ।
तस्मा एव श्रद्दध्याम ।
तद्वै तत्सत्यं बले प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
प्राणो वै बलम् ।
तत्प्राणे प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
तस्मादाहुर्बलं सत्यादोगीय इति ।
एवं वेषा गायत्र्यध्यात्मं प्रतिष्ठिता ।
सा हैषा गयांस्तत्रे ।
प्राणा वै गयाः ।
तत्प्राणास्तत्रे ।
तद्यद्गयांस्तत्रे तस्माद्गायत्री नाम ।
स यामेवामूं सावित्रीमन्वाहैषैव सा ।
स यस्मा अन्वाह तस्य प्राणांस्त्रायते ॥ ५.१४.४ ॥
This Gāyatrī is established in this fourth, visible foot, which is beyond the dust (paro-rajas). It is established in truth. The eye is truth, for the eye is indeed truth. Therefore, when two come disputing, saying 'I saw' and 'I heard,' we trust the one who says 'I saw.' It is established in strength. Breath is strength, and it is established in breath. Therefore people say that strength is greater than truth. Thus this Gāyatrī is established in the self (adhyātman). She protects the gayas, that is, the breaths, for the breaths are the gayas and they are protected by her. Because she protects the gayas she is named Gāyatrī. The Sāvitrī which one recites is indeed this same one. For whomever one recites it, she protects that person's breaths.
Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.5
तां हैतामेके सावित्रीमनुष्टुभमन्वाहुः ।
वागनुष्टुप् ।
एतद्वाचमनुब्रूम इति ।
न तथा कुर्यात् ।
गायत्रीमेव सावित्रीमानुब्रूयात् ।
यदि ह वा अप्येवंविद्बह्विव प्रतिगृह्णाति न हैव तद्गायत्र्या एकं चन पदं प्रति ॥ ५.१४.५ ॥
Some recite this Sāvitrī in the anuṣṭubh metre, saying, 'Speech is the anuṣṭubh; we recite this speech.' One should not do so. One should recite the Sāvitrī as the Gāyatrī itself. Even if one who knows thus receives much, it is not equal to even one foot of the Gāyatrī.
Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.6
स य इमांस्त्रींल्लोकान् पूर्णान् प्रतिगृह्णीयात्सोऽस्या एतत्प्रथमं पदमाप्नुयात् ।
अथ यावतीयं त्रयी विद्या यस्तावत्प्रतिगृह्णीयात्सोऽस्या एतद्द्वितीयं पदमाप्नुयात् ।
अथ यावदिदं प्राणि यस्तावत्प्रतिगृह्णीयात्सोऽस्या एतत्तृतीयं पदमाप्नुयात् ।
अथास्या एतदेव तुरीयं दर्शतं पदं परोरजा य एष तपति ।
नैव केन चनाप्यम् ।
कुत उ एतावत्प्रतिगृह्णीयात् ॥ ५.१४.६ ॥
Whoever should receive these three full worlds would obtain the first foot of this (Gāyatrī). Then, whoever should receive as much as this triple knowledge, would obtain its second foot. Then, whoever should receive as much as these living beings, would obtain its third foot. Then, this very fourth, visible foot of it is that which shines beyond the paroraja. It is never attainable by anyone at all. How could one receive even this much?
Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.7
तस्या उपस्थानम् ।
गायत्र्यस्येकपदी द्विपदी त्रिपदी चतुष्पदि ।
अपदसि ।
न हि पद्यसे ।
नमस्ते तुरीयाय दर्शताय पदाय परोरजसे ।
असावदो मा प्रापदिति ।
यं द्विष्यादसावस्मै कामो मा समर्धीति वा ।
न हैवास्मै स कामः समृध्यते यस्मा एवमुपतिष्ठते ।
अहमदः प्रापमिति वा ॥ ५.१४.७ ॥
Its approach (worship) is this: 'O Gāyatrī, you are one-footed, two-footed, three-footed, four-footed; you are footless, you are not reached. Homage to your fourth, visible foot, beyond the paroraja. May that far one come to me.' Or, 'May that desire come to the one I hate, or may my desire be fulfilled.' For one who worships thus, that desire is not fulfilled merely by this. Or, 'May I reach that far one.'
Bṛhadāraṇyaka 5.14.8
एतद्ध वै तज्जनको वैदेहो बुडिलमाश्वतराश्विमुवाच यन्नु हो तद्गायत्रीविदब्रूथाः ।
अथ कथं हस्तीभूतो वहसीति ।
मुखं ह्यस्याः सम्राण्न विदां चकरेति होवाच ।
तस्या अग्निरेव मुखम् ।
यदि ह वा अपि बह्विवाग्नावभ्यादधति सर्वमेव तत्संदहति ।
एवं हैवैवंविद्यद्यपि बह्विव पापं कुरुते सर्वमेव तत्संप्साय शुद्धः पूतोऽजरोऽमृतः संभवति ॥ ५.१४.८ ॥
Indeed, Janaka, king of Videha, said this to Buḍila Āśvatarāśvi: 'Whatever you know of the Gāyatrī, tell it. Then, having become an elephant, how are you carrying it?' He said: 'Sovereign, we do not know its mouth.' He said: 'Its mouth is indeed fire. Just as, if one places a great deal of fuel into fire, it burns it all up, so too one who knows thus, even if he commits a great deal of evil, burns it all up and becomes pure, purified, ageless, and immortal.'