Madhudviṣa: . . . Bhāgavatam you say that we should greet the sun with the verse from Gāyatrī mantra. Does that means we should wait for sunrise to say our Gāyatrī? Just as the sun is rising, we should say the Gāyatrī.
Prabhupāda: No. Early in the morning. (gurukula boys chanting in background)
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Sometimes we take bath before sunrise and put on tilaka. Should the mantra be said at that time, after putting on tilaka? Or should we wait and then say it . . .
Prabhupāda: No, no.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: . . . when the sun rises? After tilaka?
Prabhupāda: No, no. Tilaka should be done after bathing.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: And then when should the Gāyatrī be said? Right after . . .
Prabhupāda: After tilaka. Gāyatrī mantra is description of the sun.