# SB 8.7.25 ## Text > tvaṁ śabda-yonir jagad-ādir ātmā > prāṇendriya-dravya-guṇaḥ svabhāvaḥ > kālaḥ kratuḥ satyam ṛtaṁ ca dharmas > tvayy akṣaraṁ yat tri-vṛd-āmananti ## Synonyms *tvam*—Your Lordship; *śabda*-*yoniḥ*—the origin and source of Vedic literature; *jagat*-*ādiḥ*—the original cause of material creation; *ātmā*—the soul; *prāṇa*—the living force; *indriya*—the senses; *dravya*—the material elements; *guṇaḥ*—the three qualities; *sva*-*bhāvaḥ*—material nature; *kālaḥ*—eternal time; *kratuḥ*—sacrifice; *satyam*—truth; *ṛtam*—truthfulness; *ca*—and; *dharmaḥ*—two different types of religion; *tvayi*—unto you; *akṣaram*—the original syllable, *oṁkāra*; *yat*—that which; *tri*-*vṛt*—consisting of the letters *a, u* and *m*; *āmananti*—they say. ## Translation **O lord, you are the original source of Vedic literature. You are the original cause of material creation, the life force, the senses, the five elements, the three modes and the mahat-tattva. You are eternal time, determination and the two religious systems called truth [satya] and truthfulness [ṛta]. You are the shelter of the syllable oṁ, which consists of three letters a-u-m.**