Word meanings
- pitā
- Father
- aham
- I
- asya
- of this
- jagataḥ
- universe
- mātā
- Mother
- dhātā
- Sustainer
- pitāmahaḥ
- Grandsire
- vedyam
- the goal of knowledge
- pavitram
- the purifier
- om-kāra
- the sacred syllable Om
- ṛk
- the Rig Veda
- sāma
- the Sama Veda
- yajuḥ
- the Yajur Veda
- eva
- also
- ca
- and
Translations
I am the father of this world, the mother, the dispenser of the fruits of actions, and the grandfather; the one thing to be known, the purifier, the sacred monosyllable (Om), and also the Rik, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.
I am the Father of the universe, its Mother, Nourisher, and Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om, and I am the Sacred Scriptures.
Of this world, I am the father, mother, ordainer, and grandfather; I am the knowable, the sanctifier, the syllable Om, as well as the Rk, Sama, and Yajus.
।।9.16 -- 9.18।। क्रतु मैं हूँ, यज्ञ मैं हूँ, स्वधा मैं हूँ, औषध मैं हूँ, मन्त्र मैं हूँ, घृत मैं हूँ, अग्नि मैं हूँ और हवनरूप क्रिया भी मैं हूँ। जाननेयोग्य पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ। इस सम्पूर्ण जगत् का पिता, धाता, माता, पितामह, गति, भर्ता, प्रभु, साक्षी, निवास, आश्रय, सुहृद्, उत्पत्ति, प्रलय, स्थान, निधान तथा अविनाशी बीज भी मैं ही हूँ।Commentary
Dhata Supporter or sustainer by dispenser of the fruits of actions. Isvara or the Saguna Brahman is the father. Mula-Prakriti or the primordial Nature is the mother. The pure Satchidananda Para Brahman (Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute) is the grandfather. Vedyam The one thing to be known. This is the Supreme Being. Pavitram Purifier. I am of the form of a bath in the holy river Ganga and the Gayatri Japa which purify the aspirants externally and internally. Cha and. This includes the Atharvana-Veda also.
(Cf.XIV.3)