Madhya 24.76

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অহমেবাসমেবাগ্রে নান্যদ্‌যৎ সদসত্‌পরম্‌ ।
পশ্চাদহং যদেতচ্চ যোঽবশিষ্যেত সোঽস্ম্যহম্‌ ॥ ৭৬ ॥
aham evasam evagre
nanyad yat sad-asat-param
pascad aham yad etac ca
yo 'vasisyeta so 'smy aham
SYNONYMS
aham-I, the Personality of Godhead; eva-certainly; asam-existed; eva-only; agre-before the creation; na-never; anyat-anything else; yat-which; sat-the effect; asat-the cause; param-the supreme; pascat-after; aham-I, the Personality of Godhead; yat-which; etat-this creation; ca-also; yaḥ-who; avasisyeta-remains; saḥ-that; asmi-am; aham-I, the Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
" 'Prior to the cosmic creation, only I exist, and no phenomena exist, either gross, subtle or primordial. After creation, only I exist in everything, and after annihilation only I remain eternally.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.32). For an explanation see Adi-lila (1.53).
[Madhya 25.113]

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