212 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 6
tvam Gdir anto jagato ’sya madhyam
ghatasya mrtsneva parah parasmat
tvayi—unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; agre—in the
beginning; Gsit—there was; tvayi—unto You; madhye—in the middle;
dsit—there was; tvayi—unto You; ante—in the end; dsit—there was;
idam—all of this cosmic manifestation; atma-tantre—fully under Your
control; tvam—Your Lordship; ddih—beginning; antah—end;
jagatah—of the cosmic manifestation; asya—of this; madhyam—mid-
dle; ghatasya—of an earthen pot; mrtsnd iva—like the earth; parah—
transcendental; parasmat—because of being the chief.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, who are always fully independent, this entire cos-
mic manifestation arises from You, rests upon You and ends in
You. Your Lordship is the beginning, sustenance and end of every-
thing, 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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tvarh mayayatmasrayaya svayedam
nirmaya visvam tad-anupravistah
pasyanti yukta manasa manisino
guna-vyavaye ‘py agunam vipascitah
tvam—Your Lordship; ma@yaya—by Your eternal energy; dtma-
asrayaya—whose existence is under Your shelter; svaya—emanated
from Yourself; idam—this; nirm@éya—for the sake of creating;
visvam—the entire universe; fat—into it; anupravistah—You enter;
