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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 17

The Royal Secret

पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः। वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च

pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛik sāma yajur eva cha

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.17 mean?

I am the father of this universe, the mother, the sustainer, and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier, the sacred syllable Om, and also the Rig Veda, the Sama Veda, and the Yajur Veda.

Word-by-word meaning

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 · ṛik—the Rig Veda · sāma—the Sama Veda · yajuḥ—the Yajur Veda · eva—also · cha—and

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