Maheśa-Mantra-Kathana—The narrative of the Mantra of Maheśa

प्रयच्छ ठद्वयान्तो ऽयं द्वाविंशत्यक्षरो मनुः। मुनिश्चतुर्मुखश्छन्दो गायत्री देवतोदिता।।

prayaccha ṭhadvayānto 'yaṃ dvāviṃśatyakṣaro manuḥ| muniścaturmukhaśchando gāyatrī devatoditā||