Chapter 9 · The Royal Knowledge
Verse 17
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 9, Verse 17
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः। वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
Transliteration (IAST)
pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛik sāma yajur eva cha
Translation
I am the father, mother, creator, and grandfather of the universe; I am the purifier. I am the syllable Om, as well as Rk, Saman, and Yajus.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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