tvayy agra asit tvayi madhya asit
tvayy anta asid idam atma-tantre
tvam adir anto jagato 'sya madhyam
ghatasya mrtsneva parah parasmat
tvayi-unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; agre-in the beginning; asit-there was; tvayi-unto You; madhye-in the middle; asit-there was; tvayi-unto You; ante-in the end; asit-there was; idam-all of this cosmic manifestation; atma-tantre-fully under Your control; tvam-Your Lordship; adih-beginning; antah-end; jagatah-of the cosmic manifestation; asya-of this; madhyam-middle; ghatasya-of an earthen pot; mrtsna iva-like the earth; parah-transcendental; parasmat-because of being the chief.