Shloka 303
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
अब्राह्मणस्य सावित्रीं पठतस्तु प्रणश्यति । जो सर्वथा ब्राह्मण नहीं है, ऐसा मनुष्य यदि वहाँ गायत्रीमन्त्रका पाठ करे तो वहाँ वह मन्त्र लुप्त हो जाता है; अर्थात् उसे भूल जाता है
abrāhmaṇasya sāvitrīṁ paṭhatas tu praṇaśyati |
Wika ni Pulastya: “Kung ang isang taong hindi tunay na brāhmaṇa ay bumibigkas ng Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī), ang mantra ay sinasabing ‘napaparam’ para sa kanya—ibig sabihin, hindi ito umuugat sa alaala ni sa bisa nito.”
पुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
That mantra-recitation is tied to adhikāra—proper qualification expressed through discipline, initiation/training, and conduct; without this grounding, the recitation is considered fruitless and even unstable (the mantra is ‘lost’ to the reciter).
Pulastya is giving a normative instruction about Vedic practice, stating that when an unqualified person recites the Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī, it does not remain effective for him and is said to ‘perish,’ i.e., it fails to be retained or to yield its intended spiritual result.