
Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 9, Verse 17
Verse 17
The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable om. I am also the Rig Veda, Sama Veda and the Yajur Veda.
Context & Meaning
The Divine is not a distant monarch but the most intimate presence imaginable: father, mother, grandfather, foundation of life. And simultaneously the ultimate object of all knowing, the purifier of everything, the sacred syllable Om, and the very scriptures themselves. Close as family, vast as eternity.