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BG 9.17 — 9.17 I am the father of this world, the mother, the dispenser of the fruits of actions and the grandfather; the (one) thing to be known, the purifier, the | Live Gita
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पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः |
वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च ||९-१७||

pitāhamasya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ . vedyaṃ pavitramoṃkāra ṛksāma yajureva ca ||9-17||


।।9.17।। मैं ही इस जगत् का पिता, माता, धाता (धारण करने वाला) और पितामह हूँमैं वेद्य (जानने योग्य) वस्तु हूँ, पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ।।

Word-by-word meanings

9.17 पिता father? अहम् I? अस्य of this? जगतः world? माता mother? धाता the dispenser of the fruits of actions? पितामहः grandfather? वेद्यम् the (one) thing to be known? पवित्रम् the purifier? ओंकारः the Omkara? ऋक् Rik? साम Sama? यजुः Yajus? एव also? च and.Commentary Dhata Supporter or sustainer by dispenser of the fruits of actions.Isvara or the Saguna Brahman is the father. MulaPrakriti or the primordial Nature is the mother. The pure Satchidananda Para Brahman (ExistenceKnowledgeBliss Absolute

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।9.17।।तथा --, मैं ही इस जगत्को उत्पन्न करनेवाला पिता और उसकी जन्मदात्री माता हूँ तथा मैं ही प्राणियोंके कर्मफलका विधान करनेवाला विधाता और पितामह अर्थात् पिताका पिता हूँ तथा जाननेके योग्य? पवित्र करनेवाला? ओंकार? ऋग्वेद? सामवेद और यजुर्वेद सब कुछ मैं ही हूँ।

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Swami Gambirananda

9.17 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.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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