Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 12
Manvantara Enumerations Begin: Svāyambhuva’s Austerity, Yajñapati’s Protection, and the Avatāras up to Hari
Gajendra Prelude
न यस्याद्यन्तौ मध्यं च स्व: परो नान्तरं बहि: । विश्वस्यामूनि यद् यस्माद् विश्वं च तदृतं महत् ॥ १२ ॥
na yasyādy-antau madhyaṁ ca svaḥ paro nāntaraṁ bahiḥ viśvasyāmūni yad yasmād viśvaṁ ca tad ṛtaṁ mahat
Tuhan Yang Maha Esa tidak mempunyai permulaan, pengakhiran, mahupun pertengahan. Dia bukan milik seseorang atau bangsa tertentu; bagi-Nya tiada dalam atau luar. Segala dualiti dunia seperti awal-akhir, milikku-milikmu tidak wujud pada-Nya. Alam semesta yang terpancar daripada-Nya juga merupakan satu aspek-Nya. Maka Dialah Kebenaran Tertinggi, sempurna dalam keagungan.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.1) :
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme Reality has no beginning, end, or middle and cannot be confined as ‘within’ or ‘without’; He is the source and support of the universe, therefore He is ṛtam—unfailing Truth.
To dissolve material duality (mine/others) and show that the Lord is not limited by social or bodily designations; He pervades and transcends all existence as the one foundation of the cosmos.
Practice seeing beyond divisive labels and remember the Divine presence as the underlying reality in all situations—this supports steadiness, humility, and devotion.