Gayatri is Brahmin's Kamdhenu (heavenly Cow)

Pt. Sriran used to sleep in his own house. He would reach school by seven in the morning and study in school till late in the evening. This routine continued for 5-5-6 years and after that he went on his tour to Kashi with his father. It was decided that during the inaugural ceremony of Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya, Sri Malaviyaji will himself invest Shrira, with the sacred thread. With this pain in mind, Shriram's father had not conducted his "Thread ceremony" even at the age of 8. On reaching Kashi, Shriram was invested with sacred thread in a simple ceremony held at Malaviyaji's residence. During the samskar ceremony, Malaviyaji taught him that Gayatri is the deity of all the Vedas and is the embodiment of Brahma - the supreme spirit. These words kept echoing in the ears of Shriram on his way back from Kashi. for a boy of 10-12 years, these teachings were occult in nature and not easily comprehensible. When comprehended a few years later, they defined and determined the direction for the entire life.

Based on his level of understanding Shriram asked various questions from his father about what Malaviyaji taught him. why is Gayatri called as a Brahmin's Kamadhenu? Who is a Brahmin? Who can realizw Gayatri? If a Brahmin can realize Gayatri, What is the reason for the sad state of affairs of this caste? Who cursed Gayatri? How could one revoke the Course? All sucnh questions were answered in the return journey itself.. Later Gurudev wrote about the answers that he received from his father. They give a clear explanation about the secret of Gayatri Sadhana. Continuing the story, after the Yagyopaveet Samskar, Shriram begin to do Gayatri Jap at dawn and dusk. It was lodged firmly in his mind that not doing sandhyavandan violated Yagyopaveet and led to the downfall of the person; also that the new life that was bestowed during Yagyopaveet would come to a standstill and he would lose the privilege of calling himself a Dwij (Twice born).