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
Ang Kataas-taasang Panginoon ay walang simula, walang wakas, at walang gitna. Hindi Siya pag-aari ng sinuman o ng alinmang bayan; wala sa Kanya ang pagkakaibang loob at labas. Ang mga paglalabanang-dalawa sa mundo—simula-wakas, akin-iyo—ay wala sa Kanya. Ang sansinukob na nagmumula sa Kanya ay isa ring anyo ng Kanyang pagpapakita. Kaya Siya ang sukdulang Katotohanan, ganap sa kadakilaan.
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.