nainam ūrdhvaṃ na tiryañcaṃ na madhye parijagrabhat | na tasya pratimā asti yasya nāma mahad yaśaḥ ||
"No one has grasped him, not above, not across, not in the middle. There is no likeness of him, whose name is "Great Glory.""
What This Means:
This verse says the supreme reality cannot be pinned down or caught hold of anywhere, not above us, not to the side, not in the middle. Nothing in the world can fully resemble or picture him, because he is beyond every shape and direction. All we can rightly say is that his very name is "Great Glory."
Going Deeper:
In Vedanta this is a classic statement of the formless, infinite nature of the supreme: because it is unlimited and all-pervading, no finite image, location, or comparison can contain or represent it, so it can only be pointed to, never depicted.
How To Apply This:
When you turn toward the divine, hold your mental images and concepts lightly, they are signposts, not the reality itself, which is always greater than anything you can picture.
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