पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः। वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛik sāma yajur eva cha
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Sanskrit to English Translation
A Reading - Rantideb
Why: Krishna is the father, mother, supporter, and grandfather of this universe, the object of knowledge, the purifier, the sacred syllable, and the sacred hymns, again piling up varied roles to suggest something too multifaceted for one single category.
In life: the people and things that matter most to you usually can't be reduced to one single role either, a parent is also a friend, a mentor, sometimes a peer, all at once.
Teaching: resist reducing an important person or relationship in your life to just one role, notice and honor the multiple roles they actually occupy for you simultaneously.