गायत्रीमंत्रतोयाढ्यं दत्तं येनांजलित्रयम् । काले सवित्रे किं न स्यात्तेन दत्तं जगत्त्रयम्
gāyatrīmaṃtratoyāḍhyaṃ dattaṃ yenāṃjalitrayam | kāle savitre kiṃ na syāttena dattaṃ jagattrayam
Sinumang sa takdang oras ay maghandog kay Savitṛ ng tatlong dakot na tubig na puspos ng Gāyatrī-mantra—ano ang hindi niya makakamtan? Para bang naihandog na niya bilang dāna ang tatlong daigdig.
Skanda
Tirtha: Sandhyā-arghya to Savitṛ in Kāśī
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee offers three shimmering handfuls of water; within the water arcs appear subtle symbolic ‘three worlds’ (earth, mid-sky, heaven) as luminous spheres, all directed to Savitṛ’s radiance.
Small daily offerings done with mantra and right timing carry immense merit, equated here with the highest form of giving.
Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, emphasizing mantra-upāsanā as a hallmark of life in Kāśī.
Arghya: offering three handfuls of water to Savitṛ at Sandhyā, infused with the Gāyatrī mantra.