Gayatri Meter — Why It Is Most Sacred
Chandas Shastra (Pingala) / Brihadaranyaka Upanishad · 1 · Verse 3
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Sanskrit Original
गायत्र्यां सर्वे देवाः प्रतिष्ठिताः। गायत्री सर्वासां छन्दसां माता। गायत्र्या गीयते ब्रह्म — इति प्राचीनाः॥
gāyatryāṃ sarve devāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ | gāyatrī sarvāsāṃ chandasāṃ mātā | gāyatryā gīyate brahma — iti prācīnāḥ ||
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All the gods are established in/through the Gāyatrī meter. Gāyatrī is the mother of all meters. "Brahman is sung through Gāyatrī" — so say the ancient teachers. The Gāyatrī Mantra (RV 3.62.10 — Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ...) is in this meter and is considered the essence of all Vedic wisdom.