Shloka 50
Brahmacārin-Dharma: Guru-Sevā, Daily Vedic Study, Gāyatrī-Japa, and Anadhyāya Regulations
गायत्रीं चैव वेदांश्च तुलयातोलयत् प्रभुः / एकतश्चतुरो वेदान् गायत्रीं च तथैकतः
gāyatrīṃ caiva vedāṃśca tulayātolayat prabhuḥ / ekataścaturo vedān gāyatrīṃ ca tathaikataḥ
பிரபு தராசில் காயத்ரீயையும் வேதங்களையும் எடைபோட்டார்; ஒரு பக்கத்தில் நான்கு வேதங்களையும், மறுபக்கத்தில் ஒரே காயத்ரீயையும் வைத்தபோது—இரண்டும் சம எடையெனத் தெரிந்தது।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the Lord’s demonstration of scriptural essence)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By showing the Gāyatrī as equal to the four Vedas, the verse implies that realized wisdom is concentrated in a single luminous mantra—pointing to the one inner Reality (Ātman/Brahman) that the Vedas ultimately teach.
The verse highlights mantra-yoga through disciplined Gāyatrī-japa: a focused, daily contemplative practice that condenses Vedic study into direct internalization of sacred knowledge and purity of mind.
Though not naming Śiva directly, the teaching reflects the Purāṇa’s synthesis: the one Prabhu (Lord) establishes a universal, non-sectarian core practice (Gāyatrī) honored across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions as Vedic essence.