Chapter 9 • Verse 17

Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret

Sanskrit Verse

Pitaham asya jagato mata dhata pitamahah, vedyam pavitram omkar riksama yajur eva ca

Translation & Meaning

I am the father, mother, sustainer and grandfather of this universe, the object of knowledge, the purifier, the syllable Om, and the Rig, Sama and Yajur Vedas. The Lord reveals Himself as the cosmic parent and the very foundation of all scriptural knowledge.

Key Teachings

  • •God is the cosmic parent — father, mother, and grandfather of creation
  • •The sacred syllable Om is a direct expression of the Divine
  • •All Vedic wisdom ultimately points to and originates from the Lord

Topics

cosmic parentOmVedasdivine knowledgesustainer
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