Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 17
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 17
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।
वेद्यं पवित्रमोङ्कार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च॥१७॥
Transliteration
Pita-Aham-Asya Jagato Mata Dhata Pitamahah.
Vedyam Pavitram-Omkara Rik-Sama Yajur-Eva Cha.||17||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
पिताpitathe father
अहम्ahamI am
अस्यasyaof this
जगतःjagatahuniverse
माताmatathe mother
धाताdhatathe sustainer/creator
पितामहःpitamahahthe grandfather
वेद्यम्vedyamthat which is to be known
पवित्रम्pavitramthe purifier
ओङ्कारःonkarahthe syllable Om
ऋक्rikthe Rig Veda
सामsamathe Sama Veda
यजुःyajuhthe Yajur Veda
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
मैं इस जगत का पिता हूँ, माता हूँ, धाता (विधाता/पालनकर्ता) हूँ, पितामह हूँ; जानने योग्य (वेद्य) हूँ, पवित्र करने वाला (ओंकार) हूँ; ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ।
English Translation
I am the father of this universe, the mother, the sustainer, and the grandfather. I am the object of all knowledge, the purifier, the sacred syllable Om, and I am the Rig, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna declares Himself as both father and mother of the universe — combining both masculine and feminine aspects of the Divine. He is the purifier (through Om, the primordial sound), and the embodiment of all sacred knowledge (the three Vedas). This verse establishes the absolute comprehensiveness of God's relationship with creation.