Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन ।
अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम् ॥३२॥
sargāṇām ādir antaś ca
madhyaṁ caivāham arjuna
adhyātma-vidyā vidyānāṁ
vādaḥ pravadatām aham
Word for word (synonyms)
- sargāṇām
- of all creations
- ādiḥ
- beginning
- antaḥ
- end
- ca
- and
- madhyam
- middle
- ca
- also
- eva
- certainly
- aham
- I am
- arjuna
- O Arjuna
- adhyātma-vidyā
- spiritual knowledge
- vidyānām
- of all education
- vādaḥ
- natural conclusion
- pravadatām
- of arguments
- aham
- I am
Translation
Of all creations I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritual science of the Self, and among logicians I am the conclusive truth.
Purport
Other scriptures cited in this purport: Vedānta-sūtraŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Among created manifestations, the total material elements are first created by Mahā-Viṣṇu and are annihilated by Lord Śiva. Brahmā is the secondary creator. All these created elements are different incarnations of the material qualities of the Supreme Lord; therefore He is the beginning, the middle and the end of all creation.
Regarding the spiritual science of the Self, there are many literatures, such as the four Vedas, the Vedānta-sūtra and the Purāṇas, the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Gītā. These are all representatives of Kṛṣṇa. Among logicians there are different stages of argument. The presentation of evidence is called japa. The attempt to defeat one another is called vitaṇḍa, and the final conclusion is called vāda. The conclusive truth, the end of all reasoning processes, is Kṛṣṇa.
What this verse teaches
Various opulences of Kṛṣṇa (See the table)
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