Bhagavad Gita 9.17 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“I am the father and mother of the world. I am the sacred sound Om.”
What it means
“I am the father of this world, its mother, its support and its grandfather. I am what is worth knowing, what purifies, the sacred sound Om and all the scriptures.”
The original Sanskrit
पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः । वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च ॥
pitāhamasya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ vedyaṃ pavitramoṃkāra ṛksāma yajureva ca
Translations
Literal translation
Of this world I am the father, mother, ordainer, (and the), grand-father; I am the knowable, the sancitifier, the syllable Om as also Rk, Sama and Yajus.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
मैं ही इस जगत् का पिता, माता, धाता (धारण करने वाला) और पितामह हूँमैं वेद्य (जानने योग्य) वस्तु हूँ, पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, स ामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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