pitÄham asya jagato mÄtÄ dhÄtÄ pitÄmahaḥ vedyaá¹ pavitram oá¹kÄra á¹›k sÄma yajur eva cha [17]

  1. aham pitÄ–I am the father; asya jagataḥ–of this universe; mÄtÄ–the mother; dhÄtÄ–the ordainer of the living beings’ fruits of actions; pitÄmahaḥ–the grandfather; vedyam–the object of all knowledge; pavitram oá¹kÄraḥ–the purifying praṇava monosyllable; á¹›k–the Ṛg-veda; sÄma–SÄma-veda; yajuḥ eva cha–and [17]


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I am the father and the mother of the universe, the ordainer of the living beings’ fruits of actions, the forefather, and the object of all knowledge. I am the purifying Om, the Ṛg-, SÄma-, and Yajur-vedas.

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