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Chapter 9
Vedyam pavitramonkara rksama yajureva ca:—The Lord, is the knowledge, of the method of sacrificial worship, which should be performed systematically, in order to satisfy desires or to get rid of them.
Acts of sacrifice, rewards and penance, are purifying to the wise (Gita 18/5). In them the articles of oblations, which are offered without expecting a fruit and the action, which is performed without expecting its fruit, are also purified. That purity, is the Lord's manifestation.
Act of sacrifice, gifts and penance, as enjoined by scriptures, are always begun, with the utterance of the sacred syllable, 'Om' (Gita 17/24). So the Lord is, Om.
The Vedas, deal with methods of Vedic rituals, and sacrificial worship etc. The Rgveda, is the collection of aphorisms of sacred formulas, with a regular order of words, the Samaveda, is a collection of sacred formulas, and prayers, which are sung with a rhythm during sacrifices, and the Yajus, consists of sacred formulas with irregular order of words. All the three, are forms of the Lord.
Pitahamasya jagato mata dhata pitamahah:—The Lord, creates the entire universe. So, He is called the source and dissolution of the whole universe (Gita 7/6). He also protects the universe, so He is father, as is also mentioned in the forty-third verse of the eleventh chapter.
The Lord, sustains the whole universe, in all respects. He decides the destiny of all beings. Therefore, He is the sustainer. The Lord, gives birth to beings, in different bodies according to fruit of their actions. So, He is the mother of the entire creation.
He, is the grandfather, because Brahma, the creator of the world, is the father of the world, in common knowledge, and Brahma is born of Him. From this angle, He is the father of Brahma. Arjuna, has also called Him the Primal Cause of Brahma, (Gita 11/37).
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