[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa) › 52.2 # Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 52.2 Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 52.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [52.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.52.2) prāyaśo gāyatratvāt prātaḥsavanasya tadubhayaṃ praśaṃsati— prāṇo vai gāyatrī | prajāpatiḥ svaraḥ | prajāpatimevāpnoti ### [52.2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.52.2.p1) gāyatrī prāṇa eva | prāṇāpānavyānaiḥ trivṛtprāṇaḥ | gāyatryapi tripadā ### [52.2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.52.2.p2) ato gāyatryāḥ prāṇasāmyam | athavā mukhe prāṇo gāyatryapi mukhādutpanneti ### [52.2.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.52.2.p3) prāṇasāmyaṃ draṣṭavyam | tasmāt tena cchandasā yajamānaḥ sarvamāyuretīti śeṣaḥ ## Commentaries (1) - [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.52.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.52.2) · Pramāṇa