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TEXT 32 sarganam adir antas ca
SYNONYMS  sarganam--of
all creations; adih--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--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 created
manifestations, the total material elements are first created by Maha-Visnu
and are annihilated by Lord Siva. Brahma 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 Vedanta-sutra and the Puranas, the
Srimad Bhagavatam and the Gita. These are all representatives
of Krsna. Among logicians there are different stages of argument. The presentation
of evidence is called japa. The attempt to defeat one another is
called vitanda, and the final conclusion is called vada.
The conclusive truth, the end of all reasoning processes, is Krsna.
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