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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.6.10

त्वय्यग्र आसीत् त्वयि मध्य आसीत् त्वय्यन्त आसीदिदमात्मतन्त्रे । त्वमादिरन्तो जगतोऽस्य मध्यं घटस्य मृत्स्‍नेव पर: परस्मात् ॥ १० ॥
tvayy agra āsīt tvayi madhya āsīt
[tvayy agra aaseet tvayi madhya aaseet]
tvayy anta āsīd idam ātma-tantre
[tvayy anta aaseed idam aatma-tantre]
tvam ādir anto jagato ’sya madhyaṁ
[tvam aadir anto jagato ’sya madhyam]
ghaṭasya mṛtsneva paraḥ parasmāt
[ghatasya mritsneva parah parasmaat]
Word-for-word
tvayi — unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead agre — in the beginning āsīt — there was tvayi — unto You madhye — in the middle āsīt — there was tvayi — unto You ante — in the end āsīt — there was idam — all of this cosmic manifestation ātma-tantre — fully under Your control tvam — Your Lordship ādiḥ — beginning antaḥ — end jagataḥ — of the cosmic manifestation asya — of this madhyam — middle ghaṭasya — of an earthen pot mṛtsnā iva — like the earth paraḥ — transcendental parasmāt — because of being the chief.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvayy agra āsīt tvayi madhya āsīt
tvayi
unto You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
agre
in the beginning
āsīt
there was
tvayi
unto You
madhye
in the middle
āsīt
there was
tvayy anta āsīd idam ātma-tantre
tvayi
unto You
ante
in the end
āsīt
there was
idam
all of this cosmic manifestation
ātma-tantre
fully under Your control
tvam ādir anto jagato ’sya madhyaṁ
tvam
Your Lordship
ādiḥ
beginning
antaḥ
end
jagataḥ
of the cosmic manifestation
ghaṭasya mṛtsneva paraḥ parasmāt
asya
of this
madhyam
middle
ghaṭasya
of an earthen pot
mṛtsnā iva
like the earth
paraḥ
transcendental
parasmāt
because of being the chief.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
This universe arises from you, rests upon you and ends in you who are fully independent. You are the beginning, sustenance and end of everything, like the earth, which is the cause of an earthen pot, which supports the pot, and into which the pot, when broken, finally returns. But you are different from prakṛti. Brahmā explains how the Lord is the form of the universe. Just as the earth of the pot remains in the beginning, middle and end, you remain in the beginning, middle and end. But the transform of earth into a pot in the example is rejected. You are different from prakṛti (parasmāt). Prakṛti or pradhāna transforms into the universe whereas you do not.
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Personal Guidance
Like earth which is the cause, support, and dissolution of the pot, the Lord is the beginning, middle, and end of everything. The cosmos has no independent existence — it is borrowed from Him. This frames every gain and loss in proper context.
Reflection Questions
  • What in my life am I treating as if it had independent existence apart from the Lord?
  • How does seeing kṛṣṇa as the 'earth of the pot' change how I hold my possessions?
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