BG 9.17
I am the father, mother, guardian, and grandfather of this universe. I am the object of knowledge, the purifying syllable Om, and the sacred scriptures.
वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च
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pitāham — I am the father
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pitā — father
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aham — I
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asya — of this
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jagato — universe
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mātā — mother
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dhātā — sustainer
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pitāmahaḥ — grandfather
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vedyaṁ — the goal of knowledge
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pavitram — the purifier
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oṁkāra — the sacred syllable Om
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ṛik — the Rig Veda
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sāma — the Sama Veda
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yajur — the Yajur Veda
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eva — also
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cha — and
I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, and I am the offering. I am the medicinal herb and melted butter that is offered to the fire. I am the father, mother, guardian, and grandfather of this universe. I am the object of knowledge, the purifying syllable Om, and the sacred scriptures. I am the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the home, the shelter, and the trusted friend. I am the creation and I am the destruction. I am the basis of everything and the eternal seed. I give heat and withhold rain. I am death and immortality, being and non-being.
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