Dwijah (twiceborn) - In Samskritam the word dwija is used to indicate a bird or a brahman. A bird is twice born, once from its mother as an egg, and a second time when it comes out of its shell. Similarly, brahmans are called dvijas, the twice born ones, since they have their first birth as babies from their mother's womb and their second birth when they receive instruction on the Gayatri mantra. The true meaning of dvija is one who was born as a baby and is reborn later when he realizes that he is none other than Brahman.
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To them who have realized the Supreme Brahman, the entire world is like a garden, all the trees are wish-giving trees, all waters are the water of Ganga, and all their actions are pure and blessed, whatever they speak in their mother-tongue or in Sanskrit are the summary of Vedas, the entire world is a Varanasi (Kashi), and all objects and subjects are the part of Para Brahman itself (i.e., they see Truth everywhere).
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