Bg. 9.17
Devanāgarī
पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामह: । वेद्यं पवित्रम् ॐकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च ॥ १७ ॥
Synonyms
pitā—father;aham—I;asya—of this;jagataḥ—universe;mātā—mother;dhātā—supporter;pitāmahaḥ—grandfather;vedyam—what is to be known;pavitram—that which purifies;oṁ-kāra—the syllableoṁ;ṛk—theṚg Veda;sāma—theSāma Veda;yajuḥ—theYajur Veda;eva—certainly;ca—and.
Translation
I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.
Purport
I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable oṁ. I am also the Ṛg, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas.
The entire cosmic manifestations, moving and nonmoving, are manifested by different activities of Kṛṣṇa’s energy. In the material existence we create different relationships with different living entities who are nothing but Kṛṣṇa’s marginal energy; under the creation ofprakṛtisome of them appear as our father, mother, grandfather, creator, etc., but actually they are parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa. As such, these living entities who appear to be our father, mother, etc., are nothing but Kṛṣṇa. In this verse the worddhātāmeans “creator.” Not only are our father and mother parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, but the creator, grandmother and grandfather, etc., are also Kṛṣṇa. Actually any living entity, being part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, is Kṛṣṇa. All theVedas,therefore, aim only toward Kṛṣṇa. Whatever we want to know through theVedasis but a progressive step toward understanding Kṛṣṇa. That subject matter which helps us purify our constitutional position is especially Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, the living entity who is inquisitive to understand all Vedic principles is also part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa and as such is also Kṛṣṇa. In all the Vedicmantrasthe wordoṁ,calledpraṇava,is a transcendental sound vibration and is also Kṛṣṇa. And because in all the hymns of the fourVedas – Sāma, Yajur, ṚgandAtharva– thepraṇava,oroṁ-kāra,is very prominent, it is understood to be Kṛṣṇa.
The entire cosmic manifestations, moving and nonmoving, are manifested by different activities of Kṛṣṇa’s energy. In the material existence we create different relationships with different living entities who are nothing but Kṛṣṇa’s marginal energy; under the creation ofprakṛtisome of them appear as our father, mother, grandfather, creator, etc., but actually they are parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa. As such, these living entities who appear to be our father, mother, etc., are nothing but Kṛṣṇa. In this verse the worddhātāmeans “creator.” Not only are our father and mother parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, but the creator, grandmother and grandfather, etc., are also Kṛṣṇa. Actually any living entity, being part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, is Kṛṣṇa. All theVedas,therefore, aim only toward Kṛṣṇa. Whatever we want to know through theVedasis but a progressive step toward understanding Kṛṣṇa. That subject matter which helps us purify our constitutional position is especially Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, the living entity who is inquisitive to understand all Vedic principles is also part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa and as such is also Kṛṣṇa. In all the Vedicmantrasthe wordoṁ,calledpraṇava,is a transcendental sound vibration and is also Kṛṣṇa. And because in all the hymns of the fourVedas – Sāma, Yajur, ṚgandAtharva– thepraṇava,oroṁ-kāra,is very prominent, it is understood to be Kṛṣṇa.
The entire cosmic manifestations, moving and nonmoving, are manifested by different activities of Kṛṣṇa’s energy. In the material existence we create different relationships with different living entities who are nothing but Kṛṣṇa’s marginal energy; under the creation ofprakṛtisome of them appear as our father, mother, grandfather, creator, etc., but actually they are parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa. As such, these living entities who appear to be our father, mother, etc., are nothing but Kṛṣṇa. In this verse the worddhātāmeans “creator.” Not only are our father and mother parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, but the creator, grandmother and grandfather, etc., are also Kṛṣṇa. Actually any living entity, being part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, is Kṛṣṇa. All theVedas,therefore, aim only toward Kṛṣṇa. Whatever we want to know through theVedasis but a progressive step toward understanding Kṛṣṇa. That subject matter which helps us purify our constitutional position is especially Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, the living entity who is inquisitive to understand all Vedic principles is also part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa and as such is also Kṛṣṇa. In all the Vedicmantrasthe wordoṁ,calledpraṇava,is a transcendental sound vibration and is also Kṛṣṇa. And because in all the hymns of the fourVedas – Sāma, Yajur, ṚgandAtharva– thepraṇava,oroṁ-kāra,is very prominent, it is understood to be Kṛṣṇa.
The entire cosmic manifestations, moving and nonmoving, are manifested by different activities of Kṛṣṇa’s energy. In the material existence we create different relationships with different living entities who are nothing but Kṛṣṇa’s marginal energy; under the creation ofprakṛtisome of them appear as our father, mother, grandfather, creator, etc., but actually they are parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa. As such, these living entities who appear to be our father, mother, etc., are nothing but Kṛṣṇa. In this verse the worddhātāmeans “creator.” Not only are our father and mother parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, but the creator, grandmother and grandfather, etc., are also Kṛṣṇa. Actually any living entity, being part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, is Kṛṣṇa. All theVedas,therefore, aim only toward Kṛṣṇa. Whatever we want to know through theVedasis but a progressive step toward understanding Kṛṣṇa. That subject matter which helps us purify our constitutional position is especially Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, the living entity who is inquisitive to understand all Vedic principles is also part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa and as such is also Kṛṣṇa. In all the Vedicmantrasthe wordoṁ,calledpraṇava,is a transcendental sound vibration and is also Kṛṣṇa. And because in all the hymns of the fourVedas – Sāma, Yajur, ṚgandAtharva– thepraṇava,oroṁ-kāra,is very prominent, it is understood to be Kṛṣṇa.