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The sacred Gāyatrī/Sāvitrī mantra, central to the upanayana rite and treated as the spiritual mother of the twice-born.

> For a Brāhmaṇa, the Sāvitrī verse is not lost up to the sixteenth year;

There, his mother is the Sāvitrī verse, and his father is the *ācārya* (spiritual preceptor).

The Durgāsāvitrī.

A sacred Vedic verse recited daily at twilight, central to the initiation and discipline of the twice-born.

At the morning twilight, one should stand and recite the *Savitri* until the sun appears;

By standing and reciting at the morning twilight, he removes the sin committed during the night;

The three great imperishable *vyāhṛtis*, preceded by `Om`, and the three-footed *Savitri* verse, are to be known as the mouth of Brahma.