10-33

अक्षराणाम् अकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च ।
अहम् एव अक्षयः कालो धाताहम् विश्वतो मुखः ॥ ३३ ॥

akSarANAm akAro'smi dvandvaH sAmAsikasya ca |
aham eva akSayaH kAlo dhAtAham vizvato mukhaH || 33 ||

अक्षराणाम् [akSarANAm] In alphabets, अकारः अस्मि [akAraH asmi] I am the primary element, the phonetic ‘a’. सामासिकस्य [sAmAsikasya] Among the various methods of combining words, द्वन्द्वः [dvandvaH] I am the dvandva. अहम् एव [aham eva] I alone am अक्षयः कालः [akSayaH kAlaH] the time that never wanes. धाता अहम् [dhAtA aham] I am the One who brought about all creation, विश्वतः मुखः [vizvataH mukhaH] having four heads, looking over all of My creation.

In alphabets, the phonetic ‘a’ is inside all speech, as said in the scriptures. I am this sound ‘a’, which is the basis for all sounds.

Among the various ways of combining words, I am the ‘dvandva’ variety. It’s the only one that joins two words while enhancing the prominence of both of them - that is the specialty of dvandva.

I am the time that never wanes, having an endless sequence of appointments and happenings.

I am Hiranyagarbha, the four-faced engineer of the Universe who executed all of creation.