अनादिरात्मा पुरुषो निर्गुण: प्रकृते: पर: । प्रत्यग्धामा स्वयंज्योतिर्विश्वं येन समन्वितम् ॥ ३ ॥
anadir atma puruso nirgunah prakrteh parah pratyag-dhama svayam-jyotir visvam yena samanvitam
- anadih
- without a beginning
- atma
- the Supreme Soul
- purusah
- the Personality of Godhead
- nirgunah
- transcendental to the material modes of nature
- prakrteh parah
- beyond this material world
- pratyak-dhama
- perceivable everywhere
- svayam-jyotih
- self-effulgent
- visvam
- the entire creation
- yena
- by whom
- samanvitam
- is maintained.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Supreme Soul, and He has no beginning. He is transcendental to the material modes of nature and beyond the existence of this material world. He is perceivable everywhere because He is self-effulgent, and by His self-effulgent luster the entire creation is maintained.