पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः । वेद्यं पवित्रमोङ्कार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च ॥ ९-१७॥ pitāhamasya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ vedyaṃ pavitramoṅkāra ṛksāma yajureva ca I am the Father of this world, the Mother, the supporter and the grandsire; the (one) Thing to be known, the Purifier, (the syllable) OM, and also the RIK, the SAMA and the YAJUH also. pitā = father; ahaṃ = I; asya = of this; jagataḥ = universe; mātā = mother; dhātā = supporter; pitāmahaḥ = grandfather; vedyaṃ = what is to be known; pavitraṃ = that which purifies; oṃkāra = the syllable om; ṛk = the Rg Veda; sāma = the Sama Veda; yajuḥ = the Yajur Veda; eva = certainly; ca = and.;