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Shloka 14

Adhyaya 23: श्वेत-लोहित-पीत-कृष्ण-विश्व-कल्पेषु रुद्रस्वरूप-गायत्री-तत्त्ववर्णनम्

मत्प्रसूता च देवेशी पीताङ्गी पीतलोहिता पीतवर्णा तदा ह्यासीद् गायत्री ब्रह्मसंज्ञिता

matprasūtā ca deveśī pītāṅgī pītalohitā pītavarṇā tadā hyāsīd gāyatrī brahmasaṃjñitā

“Ang Diyosa na isinilang mula sa akin, ang Maharlikang Ginang ng mga deva—may mga sangkap na dilaw, dilaw na may pamumula, at kumikislap na ginto—noon ay si Gāyatrī, na tanyag bilang ‘Brahma’, ang kapangyarihan ng Brahman.”

mat-prasūtāborn from me
mat-prasūtā:
caand
ca:
deva-īśīGoddess, ruler of the gods
deva-īśī:
pīta-aṅgīhaving yellow limbs
pīta-aṅgī:
pīta-lohitāyellow-reddish in complexion
pīta-lohitā:
pīta-varṇāof yellow/golden color
pīta-varṇā:
tadāthen
tadā:
hiindeed
hi:
āsītwas
āsīt:
gāyatrīGayatrī (Vedic meter/mantra as Devi)
gāyatrī:
brahma-saṃjñitāknown by the name ‘Brahma’/identified with Brahman (creative sacred power)
brahma-saṃjñitā:

Suta Goswami (narrating a received account of Brahma’s emanation of Gayatri)