आभासश्च निरोधश्च यतोऽस्त्यध्यवसीयते । स आश्रय: परं ब्रह्म परमात्मेति शब्द्यते ॥ ७ ॥
abhasas ca nirodhas ca yato ’sty adhyavasiyate sa asrayah param brahma paramatmeti sabdyate
- abhasah
- the cosmic manifestation
- ca
- and
- nirodhah
- and its winding up
- ca
- also
- yatah
- from the source
- asti
- is
- adhyavasiyate
- become manifested
- sah
- He
- asrayah
- reservoir
- param
- the Supreme
- brahma
- Being
- paramatma
- the Supersoul
- iti
- thus
- sabdyate
- called.
The supreme one who is celebrated as the Supreme Being or the Supreme Soul is the supreme source of the cosmic manifestation as well as its reservoir and winding up. Thus He is the Supreme Fountainhead, the Absolute Truth.