sargÄṇÄm Ädir antaÅ› ca
madhyaá¹ caivÄham arjuna
adhyÄtma-vidyÄ vidyÄnÄá¹
vÄdaḥ pravadatÄm aham
sargÄṇÄm - of all creations; Ädiḥ - the beginning; antaḥ - end; ca - and; madhyam - middle; ca - also; eva - certainly; aham - I am; arjuna - O Arjuna; adhyÄtma-vidyÄ - spiritual knowledge; vidyÄnÄm - of all education; vÄdaḥ - the natural conclusion; pravadatÄm - of arguments; aham - I am.
Among the created manifestations, the ï¬rst is the creation of the total material elements. As explained before, the cosmic manifestation is created and conducted by MahÄ-viṣṇu, Garbhodaka-Å›ÄyÄ« Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodaka-Å›ÄyÄ« Viṣṇu, and then again it is annihilated by Lord Åšiva. BrahmÄ is a secondary creator. All these agents of creation, maintenance and annihilation are incarnations of the material qualities of the Supreme Lord. Therefore He is the beginning, the middle and the end of all creation.
For advanced education there are various kinds of books of knowledge, such as the four Vedas, their six supplements, the VedÄnta-sÅ«tra, books of logic, books of religiosity and the PurÄṇas. So all together there are fourteen divisions of books of education. Of these, the book which presents adhyÄtma-vidyÄ, spiritual knowledge – in particular, the VedÄnta-sÅ«tra – represents Kṛṣṇa.
Among logicians there are different kinds of argument. Supporting one’s argument with evidence that also supports the opposing side is called jalpa. Merely trying to defeat one’s opponent is called vitaṇá¸Ä. But the actual conclusion is called vÄda. This conclusive truth is a representation of Kṛṣṇa.