Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa
217 - Dharmashastra
Brahma said:
1. I Shall mention, in brief, the process of Sandhya for the twice-born, Whether he is pure or impure, whether he is in any plight or not, whoever remembers the lotus-eyed Lord Vishnu is pure internally and externally,
2-6. Om, the metre is Gayatri. The sage is Vishvamitra. It has three feet. The ocean is its belly. The moon and the sun are its eyes. The fire is its mouth, Vishnu is its heart, Brahma is its head. Rudra is its tuft. Its use is in the investiture of sacred thread. Om Bhuh Nyasa on the foot, Bhuvah on the knees, Svah on the chest, Mahah on the head, Janah on the tuft, Tapah on the throat, Satyam on the forehead. Om obeisance to the heart. Om Bhuh Svaha to the head. Om Bhuvah Vaushat to the tuft. Om Svah Hum to the Kavacha. Om Bhurbhuvah Svah Phat to the Astra. Om Bhuh Om Bhuvah Om Svah Om Mahah Om Janah Om Tapah Om Satyam. Then the three-footed Gayatri Mantra "Apo Jyotiraso 'mrutam Brahma Bhurbhuvasvar Om.''1 Then the Mantras "Suryashcha2" in the morning "Apah punantu3" etc. in the midday and "Agnishcha4" etc. in the evening.
1. TA. 10.15.1.
2. Ibid. 10.25.1.
3. Ibid. 10.23.1.
4. Ibid. 10.24.1.
7. O you, the grantress of Boons, you are of white hue in the forenoon. You the great goddess of Gayatri wearing white cloth, You are seated on the Shoulders of a bull. You hold the excellent trident.
8. May the goddess of Gayatri of dark hue come at midday, like the flower of Atasi, Vishnu’s deity seated on Garuda, wearing yellow cloth and holding Shankha, Chakra, Gada and Padma.
9. She is of white hue, seated in the solar sphere on a white lotus. She is decorated with white flowers. May Sarasvati the form of Gayatri in the evening, the goddess granting boons come hither.
10-11. The various mantras–Om Apohishtha"1 etc. "Om Tasma aranga mamavo"2 etc. "Om sumitriya na" etc. "Om Drupadadiva''3 etc "Om rutancha satyancha”4 etc are to be repeated duly.
1. RV. 10.9.1
2. Ibid. 10.9.3
3. AV. 6.115.3
4. RV. 10.190
12. The Mantras to be repeated thereafter-Om, the sage of Gayatri is Vishvamitra; the metre is Gayatri. Savitr is the deity. Its use is in Japa "Om udu tyam." etc, "Om chitram devanam”5 etc. "Om tacchakshuh"6 etc. "Om Vishvataschakshuh"7 etc. are to be repeated.
5. Ibid. 1.115.1
6. Ibid. 7.66.16
7. Ibid. 10.81.9
13. Born of the excellent summit, residing on the mountain on the surface of the Earth and permitted by Brahma O Goddess I be pleased to depart according to convenience.
Summary of chapter 217 of the Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa is as follows:
Bhagavān Vishṇu presents classical poetics, Kāvya Shāstra, defining literary aesthetics, emotional rasas, structural ornaments, and noble themes. As it happens, literary art is elevated into a sacred medium for expressing divine love and devotion.