Chapter10 Shloka33 - Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Chapter 10 : Vibhuti yoga, The art of manifestation

Ch 10 : Sh 33

अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वंद्वः सामासिकस्य च ।
अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः ॥

Transliteration

akṣarāṇām akāro’smi dvandavaḥ sāmāsikasya ca |
aham evākṣayaḥ kālo dhātā’haṃ viśvato mukhaḥ || 33 ||

Translation

Among the letters of the alphabet I am ‘A’. I am the dual(dvandva samasam) among compound words(samasam); I am Myself everlasting Time and of creators I am Brahma, having faces turn in all directions.

Purport

Dhata=Creator, one who can create something.
viśvato mukhaḥ= One who is having faces in all directions means Bramha.
Samas=combination of words giving special meaning, "dvand samas" is one of them.