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
至上人格神无始、无终、亦无中间;不属任何个人或民族;于祂无内无外。此世间所见诸对待,如始与终、我与他,皆不在祂之中。由祂流出之宇宙亦是主的一种显现。故祂为究竟真理,圆满而至大。
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.1) :
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.