योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-12

गायत्री गायनात्मत्वात्सावित्री प्रसवस्थितेः ।
सरणात्सर्वदृष्टीनां कथितैषा सरस्वती ॥ १२ ॥

gāyatrī gāyanātmatvātsāvitrī prasavasthiteḥ ,
saraṇātsarvadṛṣṭīnāṃ kathitaiṣā sarasvatī 12

12. She is called the gaytri (hymn) from its being chanted by every body, and Savitri also from her being the progenitrix of all beings; she is named sarasvati likewise, for her giving us an insight into whatever appears before our sight.

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