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down to you. " - 36 कस्माश्च ते न नमेन्महात्मन्
गरीयसे ब्रहाणोऽप्यादिकर्ने । अन्त देवेश जगन्निवास
त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत् ॥ ३७ ॥ "And oh Mahatman(great soul) why should they not bow down to you? You are the First Creator-greater even than Brahma. Oh, Ananta (Immortal) Lord of gods(Jagannivasa, Refuge of the universe). Your are all that is and also all that is not and that is Beyond." त्वमादिदेव: पुरुष: पुराण -
स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् । वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम
त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप ॥ ३८ ॥ "You are the Beginning, the Ancient Being the Final resting place, knower as also one to be known, the supreme abode. Oh Anant Rupa, You pervade this
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