अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च । अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः ॥ १०-३३॥ akṣarāṇāmakāro’smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ Among letters I am the letter ‘A’ ; among all compounds I am the dual (co-ordinates) ; I am verily, the inexhaustible, or the everlasting time; I am the (All-faced) dispenser (of fruits of actions) having faces in all directions. akṣarāṇāṃ = of letters; akāraḥ = the first letter; asmi = I am; dvandvaḥ = the dual; sāmāsikasya = of compounds; ca = and; ahaṃ = I am; eva = certainly; akṣayaḥ = eternal; kālaḥ = time; dhātā = the creator; ahaṃ = I am; viśvatomukhaḥ = Brahma.;