Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 12.1

gāyatrīvicāraḥ
nārada uvāca
sadācāravidhirdeva bhavatā varṇitaḥ prabho /
tasyāpyatulamāhātmyaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam

śrutaṃ bhavanmukhāmbhojacyutaṃ devīkathāmṛtam /
vratāni yāni coktāni cāndrāyaṇamukhāni te

duḥkhasādhyāni jānīmaḥ kartṛsādhyāni tāni ca /
tadasmātsāmprataṃ yattu sukhasādhyaṃ śarīriṇām

devīprasādajanakaṃ śubhānuṣṭhānasiddhidam /
tatkarma vada me svāmin kṛpāpūrvaṃ sureśvara

sadācāravidhau yaśca gāyatrīvidhirīritaḥ /
tasminmukhyatamaṃ kiṃ syātkiṃ vā puṇyādhikapradam

ye gāyatrīgatā varṇāstattvasaṃkhyāstvayeritāḥ /
teṣāṃ ke ṛṣayaḥ proktāḥ kāni chandāṃsi vai mune

teṣāṃ kā devatāḥ proktāḥ sarvaṃ kathaya me prabho /
mahatkautūhalaṃ me ca mānase parivartate

śrīnārāyaṇāya uvāca
kuryādanyanna vā kuryādanuṣṭhānādikaṃ tathā /
gāyatrīmātraniṣṭhastu kṛtakṛtyo bhaved‌dvijaḥ

sandhyāsu cārghyadānaṃ ca gāyatrījapameva ca /
sahasratritayaṃ kurvansuraiḥ pūjyo bhavenmune

nyāsānkarotu vā mā vā gāyatrīmeva cābhyaset /
dhyātvā nirvyājayā vṛttyā saccidānandarūpiṇīm

yadakṣaraikasaṃsiddheḥ spardhate brāhmaṇottamaḥ /
hariśaṅ‌karakañjotthasūryacandrahutāśanaiḥ

athātaḥ śrūyatāṃ brahman varṇaṛṣyādikāṃstathā /
chandāṃsi devatāstadvatkramāttattvāni caiva hi

vāmadevo'trirvasiṣṭhaḥ śukraḥ kaṇvaḥ parāśaraḥ /
viśvāmitro mahātejāḥ kapilaḥ śaunako mahān

yājñavalkyo bharadvājo jamadagnistaponidhiḥ /
gautamo mud‌galaścaiva vedavyāsaśca lomaśaḥ

agastyaḥ kauśiko vatsaḥ pulastyo māṇḍukastathā /
durvāsāstapasāṃ śreṣṭho nāradaḥ kaśyapastathā

ityete ṛṣayaḥ proktā varṇānāṃ kramaśo mune /
gāyatryuṣṇiganuṣṭup ca bṛhatī paṅ‌‌ktireva ca

triṣṭubhaṃ jagatī caiva tathātijagatī matā /
śakvaryatiśakvarī ca dhṛtiścātidhṛtistathā

virāṭprastārapaṅ‌‌ktiśca kṛtiḥ prakṛtirākṛtiḥ /
vikṛtiḥ sakṛtiścaivākṣarapaṅ‌ktistathaiva ca

bhūrbhuvaḥ svariticchandastathā jyotiṣmatī smṛtam /
ityetāni ca chandāṃsi kīrtitāni mahāmune

daivatāni śṛṇu prājña teṣāmevānupūrvaśaḥ /
āgneyaṃ prathamaṃ proktaṃ prājāpatyaṃ dvitīyakam

tṛtīyaṃ ca tathā saumyamīśānaṃ ca caturthakam /
sāvitraṃ pañcamaṃ proktaṃ ṣaṣṭhamādityadaivatam

bārhaspatyaṃ saptamaṃ tu maitrāvaruṇamaṣṭamam /
navamaṃ bhagadaivatyaṃ daśamaṃ cāryameśvaram

gaṇeśamekādaśakaṃ tvāṣṭraṃ dvādaśakaṃ smṛtam /
pauṣṇaṃ trayodaśaṃ proktamaindrāgnaṃ ca caturdaśam

vāyavyaṃ pañcadaśakaṃ vāmadaivyaṃ ca ṣoḍaśam /
maitrāvaruṇidaivatyaṃ proktaṃ saptadaśākṣaram

aṣṭādaśaṃ vaiśvadevamūnaviṃśaṃ tu mātṛkam /
vaiṣṇavaṃ viṃśatitamaṃ vasudaivatamīritam

ekaviṃśatisaṃkhyākaṃ dvāviṃśaṃ rudradaivatam /
trayoviṃśaṃ ca kauberamāśvinaṃ tattvasaṃkhyakam

caturviṃśativarṇānāṃ devatānāṃ ca saṅ‌grahaḥ /
kathitaḥ paramaśreṣṭho mahāpāpaikaśodhanaḥ /
yadākarṇanamātreṇa sāṅ‌gaṃ jāpyaphalaṃ mune

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvādaśaskandhe gāyatrīvicāro nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ