BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:32

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:32

 

sarganam adir antas ca

madhyam caivaham arjuna

adhyatma-vidya vidyanam

vadah pravadatam aham

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

sarganam--of all creations; adih--the beginning; antah--end; ca--and;

madhyam--middle; ca--also; eva--certainly; aham--I am; arjuna--O

Arjuna; adhyatma-vidya--spiritual knowledge; vidyanam--of all

education; vadah--the natural conclusion; pravadatam--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

 

Among the created manifestations, the first is the creation of the

total material elements. As explained before, the cosmic manifestation

is created and conducted by Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and

Ksirodakasayi Visnu, and then again it is annihilated by Lord Siva.

Brahma is a secondary creator. All these agents of creation,

maintenance and annihilation are incarnations of the material

qualities of the Supreme Lord. Therefore He is the beginning, the

middle and the end of all creation.

 

For advanced education there are various kinds of books of knowledge,

such as the four Vedas, their six supplements, the Vedanta-sutra,

books of logic, books of religiosity and the Puranas. So all together

there are fourteen divisions of books of education. Of these, the book

which presents adhyatma-vidya, spiritual knowledge--in particular, the

Vedanta-sutra--represents Krsna.

 

Among logicians there are different kinds of argument. Supporting

one's argument with evidence that also supports the opposing side is

called jalpa. Merely trying to defeat one's opponent is called

vitanda. But the actual conclusion is called vada. This conclusive

truth is a representation of Krsna.

 

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