पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामह: |
वेद्यं पवित्रमोङ्कार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च || 17||
pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ
vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛik sāma yajur eva cha
pitā—Father; aham—I; asya—of this; jagataḥ—universe; mātā—Mother; dhātā—Sustainer; pitāmahaḥ—Grandsire; vedyam—the goal of knowledge; pavitram—the purifier; om-kāra—the sacred syllable Om; ṛik—the Rig Veda; sāma—the Sama Veda; yajuḥ—the Yajur Veda; eva—also; cha—and
Translation:
I am the Father of this universe, the Mother, the Sustainer, and the Grandsire. I am the knowable, the purifier, and the syllable Om. I am also the Rik, the Sāman, and the Yajus.
Commentary:
One’s relationship with mortals is very temporary. So long as the body lasts, the relationship exists, and soon after the body falls, it is all over. This is experienced by all every day. The Lord is is the e eternal Father, Mother, and Grandfather. At all times whether in this life or beyond, He is with us always. When one is under the protecting power of the Divine Parents, there cannot be any fear in life or death. So the love that one has for his earthly relations should be sublimated into divine love for the Lord who confers Moksha as the highest reward of devotion.
The one thing to be known in this world is the Lord. All other knowledge is of no use if it does not lead to an understanding of the Lord. Knowing Paramatma, man knows everything. Not knowing Him, man knows nothing even if he has read all the books in the world.
Omkarah: It has already said that the syllable OM (Pranava) is most sacred and contains the very essence of all the Vedas.
Sri Ramakrishna Says —
MASTER: “Say to God with a guileless heart, ‘O God, reveal Thyself to me.’ And weep. Pray to God, ‘O God, keep my mind away from “woman and gold”.’ And dive deep. Can a man get pearls by floating or swimming on the surface? He must dive deep.
“One must get instruction from a guru. Once a man was looking for a stone image of Siva. Someone said to him: “Go to a certain river. There you will find a tree. Near it is a whirlpool. Dive into the water there, and you will find the image of Siva.’ So I say that one must get instruction from a teacher.”
ISHAN: “That is true, sir.”
MASTER: “It is Satchidananda that comes to us in the form of the guru. If a man is initiated by a human guru, he will not achieve anything if he regards his guru as a mere man. The guru should be regarded as the direct manifestation of God. Only then can the disciple have faith in the mantra given by the guru. Once a man has faith he achieves all. The sudra Ekalavya learnt archery in the forest before a clay image of Drona. He worshipped the image as the living Drona; that by itself enabled him to attain mastery in archery.
“Don’t mix intimately with brahmin pundits. Their only concern is to earn money. I have seen brahmin priests reciting the Chandi while performing in the swastyayana. It is hard to tell whether they are reading the sacred book or something else. They turn half the pages without reading them. (All laugh.)
“A nail-knife suffices to kill oneself. One needs sword and shield to kill others. That is the purpose of the sastras.
“One doesn’t really need to study the different scriptures. If one has no discrimination, one doesn’t achieve anything through mere scholarship, even though one studies all the six systems of philosophy. Call on God, crying to Him secretly in solitude. He will give all that you need.” (Source: Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna)
Question: What is the state of Paramatma?
Answer: He is the father, mother and grand-father of the world.
Question: What is the one thing to be known?
Answer: Paramatma.
Question: What is the purest?
Answer: Paramatma.
Question: What are the other manifestations of Paramatma?
Answer: He is Pranava, He is all the Vedas.
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 9 
(34 Verses)
