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Chapter XI<br />

Meditation on the Gayatra Saman<br />

<strong>The</strong> syllable Him is the mind, the Prastava speech, the<br />

Udgitha sight, the Pratihara hearing, the Nidhana breath<br />

(the prana). This is the Gayatra Saman, as interwoven<br />

in the five pranas.<br />

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He who thus knows this Gayatra Saman interwoven<br />

in the pranas preserves his sense-organs intact,<br />

reaches the full length of life, lives brightly,<br />

becomes great in children and cattle, great in fame.<br />

For him who meditates on the Gayatra Saman the<br />

injunction is: "Be high-minded."<br />

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