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ग्राम्याणां पुरुषः श्रेष्ठः सिंहश्चारण्यवासिनाम् । सर्वेषामेव भूतानामन्योन्येनाभिजीवनम्॥६-५-१६॥
Among domestic beings, the human is regarded as foremost; among forest-dwellers, the lion. And for all beings, subsistence proceeds through mutual dependence.
english translation
उद्भिज्जाः स्थावराः प्रोक्तास्तेषां पञ्चैव जातयः । वृक्षगुल्मलतावल्ल्यस्त्वक्सारास्तृणजातयः॥६-५-१७॥
The immobile beings are said to be those that sprout from the earth; of these there are five classes: trees, shrubs, creepers, climbers, plants with bark or pith, and the various kinds of grasses.
english translation
एषां विंशतिरेकोना महाभूतेषु पञ्चसु । चतुर्विंशतिरुद्दिष्टा गायत्री लोकसंमता॥६-५-१८॥
Among these, within the five great elements, nineteen are indicated; and the Gāyatrī—acknowledged by common tradition—is taught as consisting of twenty-four (units/syllables).
english translation
य एतां वेद गायत्रीं पुण्यां सर्वगुणान्विताम् । तत्त्वेन भरतश्रेष्ठ स लोकान्न प्रणश्यति॥६-५-१९॥
O best of the Bharatas, one who truly knows this Gāyatrī—meritorious and endowed with all excellences—does not fall away from the worlds (does not lose auspicious standing).
english translation
भूमौ हि जायते सर्वं भूमौ सर्वं प्रणश्यति । भूमिः प्रतिष्ठा भूतानां भूमिरेव परायणम्॥६-५-२०॥
Indeed, everything arises on the earth, and on the earth everything comes to dissolution. Earth is the foundation of beings; earth alone is their ultimate resort.
english translation