Shloka 16
Chapter 19
आदाव् अन्ते च मध्ये च सृज्यात् सृज्यं यद् अन्वियात् ।
पुनस् तत्प्रतिसङ्क्रमे यच् छिष्येत तदेव सत् ॥
ādāv ante ca madhye ca sṛjyāt sṛjyaṃ yad anviyāt / punas tat-pratisaṅkrāme yac chiṣyeta tad eva sat //
အစ၊ အလယ်၊ အဆုံးတွင်—ဖန်ဆင်းသူနှင့် ဖန်ဆင်းခံအရာတို့ကိုလည်း လွှမ်းမိုး၍—ရှိနေပြီး၊ ပရလယ၌ ဖန်ဆင်းခံအရာ ပြန်လည်လျောကွယ်သော်လည်း ကျန်ရစ်နေသည့်အရာသာ စစ်မှန်သော “သတ္” ဖြစ်သည်။
Here the Bhagavata gives a classic test for discerning sat (the real) from asat (the temporary). Whatever truly exists must be present before manifestation, during manifestation, and after dissolution. The verse points to an underlying reality that pervades both “sṛjyāt” (the source/creator—material nature as the generating principle, and ultimately the Lord’s potency) and “sṛjyam” (the produced effects—the manifested world). When the universe retracts in dissolution (pratisaṅkrama), forms and names vanish, but the underlying substratum remains. In devotionally grounded understanding, this enduring reality culminates in Bhagavān, the Supreme Person, whose energies manifest the cosmos while He remains unchanged. For the practitioner, the teaching is practical: do not mistake transient configurations for the ultimate shelter. By fixing one’s faith in what remains through all transformations—ultimately the Lord and the soul’s eternal relationship with Him—one’s bhakti becomes steady, and fear born of change diminishes.
FAQs
This verse defines sat as that reality which exists in the beginning, middle, and end, pervades creation, and remains even when the created world dissolves.
Kṛṣṇa is instructing Uddhava, giving the Uddhava Gītā—final, intimate teachings meant to establish deep spiritual discrimination and devotion.
It trains you to anchor your identity and refuge in the enduring spiritual reality rather than in temporary circumstances, reducing fear and strengthening steady devotional practice.