मनो हिंकारो वाक्प्रस्तावश्चक्षुरुद्गीथश्रोत्रं प्रतिहारः प्राणो निधनमेतद्गायत्रंप्राणेषु प्रोतम् ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
General meditation on the fivefold and sevenfold sāman has already been explained without specific naming. Now, other forms of sāman meditation associated with names like Gāyatrī and yielding specific results are explained. In exact accordance with ritual practice, the mind is the hiṃkāra because it precedes all other sense functions. Following it closely, speech is the prastāva. The eye is the udgītha because of its supreme excellence. The ear is the pratihāra because it receives sound. The breath is the nidhana because all these merge into breath during sleep. Thus, this Gāyatrī sāman is woven within the vital breaths because the breath is praised through Gāyatrī.
Close to the Sanskrit
Without taking names, meditation on the fivefold and sevenfold sāman has been stated. Now, other sāman meditations bearing specific fruits along with names like Gāyatrī are spoken. Just as the application in ritual, similarly mind is hiṃkāra, because of the primacy of the mind's functions. From its sequence, speech is prastāva. The eye is udgītha, because of excellence. The ear is pratihāra, because of being responded to. Prāṇa is nidhana, because of the resting of the aforementioned in prāṇa at the time of sleep. This Gāyatrī sāman is woven in prāṇas, because prāṇa is praised by Gāyatrī.