TEXT 10
tvayy agra asit tvayi madhya asit
tvayy anta asid idam atma-tantre
tvam adir anto jagato sya madhyam
ghatasya mrtsneva parah parasmat
SYNONYMS
tvayiunto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; agrein the beginning; asitthere was; tvayiunto You; madhyein the middle; asitthere was; tvayiunto You; antein the end; asitthere was; idamall of this cosmic manifestation; atma-tantrefully under Your control; tvamYour Lordship; adihbeginning; antahend; jagatahof the cosmic manifestation; asyaof this; madhyammiddle; ghatasyaof an earthen pot; mrtsna ivalike the earth; parahtranscendental; parasmatbecause of being the chief.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, who are always fully independent, this entire cosmic manifestation arises from You, rests upon You and ends in You. Your Lordship is the beginning, sustenance and end of everything, like the earth, which is the cause of an earthen pot, which supports the pot, and to which the pot, when broken, finally returns.

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