

Taittirīya Sandhya Bhāṣyam of Sri Krishna Pandita mentions that the three feet of Gayatri is supposed to represent the first 3 vedas (Ṛk, Yajus, Sāma). of Krishna Yajurveda, Gayatri is described as white-colored ( Sanskrit: श्वेतवर्णा, śvetavarṇā), having the gotra of sage viswamitra ( Sanskrit: सान्ख्यायनस गोत्रा, sānkhyāyanasa gotrā), composed of 24 letters ( Sanskrit: चतुर्विंशत्यक्षरा, caturviṃśatyakṣarā), three-footed ( Sanskrit: त्रिपदा, tripadā), six-bellied ( Sanskrit: षट्कुक्षिः, ṣaṭkukṣiḥ), five-headed ( Sanskrit: पञ्चशीर्षः, pañcaśīrṣaḥ) and the one used in Upanayana of dvijas ( Sanskrit: उपनयने विनियोगः, upanayane viniyogaḥ). Īśvarī kevalā śaktistattvatraya samudbhavāĭhyātvā'rkamaṇḍalagatāṃ sāvitrīṃ vai japedbudhaḥ Description of Gayatri Yā sandhyā sā jagatsūtirmāyātītā hi niṣkalā Ī praise of sandhya devata is given below Sir Monier-Williams offer the meaning of saṃdhyā as juncture of the two divisions of the day (morning and evening) and also defined as "the religious acts performed by Brahmans and twice-born men at the above three divisions of the day". These rituals are performed three times a day - at morning ( prātassaṃdhyā), noon ( mādhyāhnika) and evening ( sāyaṃsaṃdhyā). Thus, the Sandhyāvandanam consists of recitation from the Vedas, accompanied by ritual. Sarasvatī ca sāyāhne saiva sandhyā trishu smṛtā Gāyatrī nāma purvāhne sāvatrī madhyame dine Ī definition from scriptures is given below

