PLATE FOUR

“Then Gayatri, mother of the Vedas, having been
manifested by the divine sound of S1i Krsna’s flute, en-
tered the lotus mouth of Brahma, the self-born,
through his eight earholes. The lotus-born Brahma
received the gayatri-mantra, which had sprung from the
song of Sri Krsna’s flute. Thus he attained twice-born
status, having been initiated by the supreme spiritual
preceptor, Godhead Himself. Enlightened by the
recollection of that gayatri, which embodies the three
Vedas, Brahma became acquainted with the expanse of
the ocean of truth. Then he worshiped Sri Krsna, the
essence of all the Vedas, with a hymn.” (p. 772)
