This Gayatrl is based upon that fourth, sightly foot, the one above-the-darksome. That is based upon truth (satya). Verily, truth is sight, for verily, truth is sight. Therefore if now two should come disputing, saying ' I have seen! ' c I have heard! ' we should trust the one who would say c I have seen/ Verily, that truth is based on strength (bald). Verily, strength is life (prand). It is based on life. Therefore they say, s Strength is more powerful than truth. contents. s Similarly referring to the Sama-Veda. Thus is that Gayatii based with regard to the Self (adky- atmam). It protects the house-servants. Verily, the house- servants are the vital breaths (prand). So it protects the vital breaths. Because it protects (V ' tra) the house-servants (gaya\ therefore it is called Gayatri. That Savitrl stanza which one repeats is just this. For whomever one repeats it, it protects his vital breaths.

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