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And why should they not, O great Soul, bow to Thee Who art greater (than all else), the primal cause even of the Creator (Brahma), O Infinite Being, O Lord of the gods, O Abode of the universe; Thou art the imperishable, the Being, the non-being and That which is the supreme (that which is beyond the Being and the non-being).

And why should they not bow to you, great one, who are greater even than Brahma, the first creator? Infinite one, lord of gods, dwelling place of the world, you are the imperishable, being and non-being, and what lies beyond both.

Arjuna gives reasons why all beings should bow. Krishna is greater even than Brahma and is the original creator, the source behind the creator god himself. He is the imperishable; he is sat and asat, the manifest and the unmanifest, being and non-being; and he is what lies beyond both. This last phrase has been read in several ways in different traditions: as pointing to a reality beyond all categories, or as affirming that the divine includes and also exceeds both the visible world and its hidden cause. Either way, Arjuna's praise now reaches the most abstract heights.