गायत्र्येव परं विष्णुर्गायत्र्येव परःशिवः । गायत्र्येव परोब्रह्मा गायत्र्येव त्रयी ततः
gāyatryeva paraṃ viṣṇurgāyatryeva paraḥśivaḥ | gāyatryeva parobrahmā gāyatryeva trayī tataḥ
గాయత్రీయే పరమ విష్ణువు, గాయత్రీయే పరమ శివుడు; గాయత్రీయే పరమ బ్రహ్మ—అందుచేత గాయత్రీయే త్రయీ (త్రిదేవులు మరియు త్రివేదము).
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims (contextual)
Scene: Gāyatrī as a radiant central form from whom Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Brahmā emanate or are shown as her aspects; the three Vedas appear as luminous scrolls or flames merging into her aura.
Gāyatrī is presented as the unified divine principle underlying the major deities and Vedic revelation.
The verse functions as mantra-mahātmya within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; it supports Kāśī’s sanctity indirectly through its spiritual doctrine.
No direct prescription; it supplies theological grounding for Gāyatrī worship and japa.