11.43 You are the Father of all beings moving and non-moving; to this (world) You are worthy of worship, the Teacher, and greater (than a teacher). There is none eal to You; how at all can there be anyone greater even in all the three worlds, O You or unrivalled power?

11.43 You are the father of this world, of all that moves and that does not move. You are its teacher and the one most worthy of reverence. There is none eal to You. How then could there be in the three worlds another greater than You, O Being of matchless greatness?

।।11.43।। आप ही इस चराचर संसारके पिता हैं, आप ही पूजनीय हैं और आप ही गुरुओंके महान् गुरु हैं। हे अनन्त प्रभावशाली भगवन् ! इस त्रिलोकीमें आपके समान भी दूसरा कोई नहीं है, फिर अधिक तो हो ही कैसे सकता है !

।।11.43।। व्याख्या--'पितासी लोकस्य चराचरस्य'--अनन्त ब्रह्माण्डोंमें मनुष्य, शरीर, पशु, पक्षी आदि जितने जङ्गम प्राणी हैं, और वृक्ष, लता आदि जितने स्थावर प्राणी हैं, उन सबको उत्पन्न करनेवाले और उनका पालन करनेवाले पिता भी आप हैं, उनके पूजनीय भी आप हैं तथा उनको शिक्षा देनेवाले महान् गुरु भी आप ही हैं -- 'त्वमस्य पूज्यश्च गुरुर्गरीयान्।' 'गुरुर्गरीयान्का' तात्पर्य है कि मनुष्यमात्रको व्यवहार और परमार्थमें जहाँ-कहीं भी गुरुजनोंसे शिक्षा मिलती है, उन शिक्षा देनेवाले गुरुओंके भी महान् गुरु आप ही हैं अर्थात् मात्र शिक्षाका, मात्र ज्ञानका उद्गम-स्थान आप ही हैं।'न त्वत्समोऽस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यो लोकत्रयेऽप्यप्रतिमप्रभाव'-- इस त्रिलोकीमें जब आपके समान भी कोई नहीं है, कोई होगा नहीं और कोई हो सकता ही नहीं, तब आपसे अधिक विलक्षण कोई हो ही कैसे सकता है? इसलिये आपका प्रभाव अतुलनीय है, उसकी तुलना किसीसे भी नहीं की जा सकती।

You are the father of this complete cosmic manifestation, of the moving and the nonmoving. You are its worshipable chief, the supreme spiritual master. No one is greater than You, nor can anyone be one with You. How then could there be anyone greater than You within the three worlds, O Lord of immeasurable power?

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is worshipable as a father is worshipable for his son. He is the spiritual master because He originally gave the Vedic instructions to Brahmā and presently He is also instructing Bhagavad-gītā to Arjuna; therefore He is the original spiritual master, and any bona fide spiritual master at the present moment must be a descendant in the line of disciplic succession stemming from Kṛṣṇa. Without being a representative of Kṛṣṇa, one cannot become a teacher or spiritual master of transcendental subject matter. The Lord is being paid obeisances in all respects. He is of immeasurable greatness. No one can be greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, because no one is equal to or higher than Kṛṣṇa within any manifestation, spiritual or material. Everyone is below Him. No one can excel Him. This is stated in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.8): na tasya kāryaṁ karaṇaṁ ca vidyate na tat-samaś cābhyadhikaś ca dṛśyate The Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, has senses and a body like the ordinary man, but for Him there is no difference between His senses, His body, His mind and Himself. Foolish persons who do not perfectly know Him say that Kṛṣṇa is different from His soul, mind, heart and everything else. Kṛṣṇa is absolute; therefore His activities and potencies are supreme. It is also stated that although He does not have senses like ours, He can perform all sensory activities; therefore His senses are neither imperfect nor limited. No one can be greater than Him, no one can be equal to Him, and everyone is lower than Him. The knowledge, strength and activities of the Supreme Personality are all transcendental. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.9) : janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna Whoever knows Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental body, activities and perfection, after quitting his body, returns to Him and doesn’t come back again to this miserable world. Therefore one should know that Kṛṣṇa’s activities are different from others. The best policy is to follow the principles of Kṛṣṇa; that will make one perfect. It is also stated that there is no one who is master of Kṛṣṇa; everyone is His servant. The Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Ādi 5.142) confirms, ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, āra saba bhṛtya: only Kṛṣṇa is God, and everyone else is His servant. Everyone is complying with His order. There is no one who can deny His order. Everyone is acting according to His direction, being under His superintendence. As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā, He is the cause of all causes.