The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

too much as a gift, as it were, it is not enough for even
one foot of the Gayatri.
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If he (the knower of the Gayatri) accepts as a gift the
three worlds full of wealth, he will be receiving the fruit
of knowing only the first foot of the Gayatri. If he
accepts as a gift as much as this treasury of knowledge,
the Vedas, has to confer, he will be receiving the fruit of
knowing only the second foot of the Gayatri. And if he
accepts as a gift as much as is covered by all living
creatures in the world, he will be receiving the fruit of
knowing only the third foot of the Gayatri. While the
fruit of knowing its fourth, apparently visible,
supramundane foot- yonder sun that glows-is not to be
counterbalanced by any gift received. Indeed, how could
anyone receive so much as a gift?
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The salutation to the Gayatri: "O Gayatri, thou art onefooted,
two-footed, three-footed and four-footed. And
thou art without any feet, for thou art unattainable.
Salutation to thee, fourth foot, apparently visible and
supramundane! May the enemy never attain his object!"
Should the knower of the Gayatri bear hatred towards
anyone, he should either use this mantra: "May his
desired object never flourish!"-in which case that object
of the person against whom he thus salutes the Gayatri
never flourishes-or he may say: "May I attain that
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