The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (pañcākṣara-māhātmya) - Verse 50
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 85.50
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Sanskrit Original
छन्दो ऽनुष्टुप ऋषिश्चात्री रुद्रो दैवतमुच्यते। शिकारो धूम्रवर्णो ऽस्य स्थानं वै पश्चिमं मुखम।।
chando 'nuṣṭup ṛṣiścātrī rudro daivatamucyate| śikāro dhūmravarṇo 'sya sthānaṃ vai paścimaṃ mukham||
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The lord said: The metre is Daivī Gāyatrī and the great Ātman is the presiding deity; the first, second and fourth letters are Udātta (high). The fifth is Svarita (neither high nor low), the middle one is Niṣāda.