Meaning and elaboration
Meaning: Salutations To The one who is without any beginning (anadi) or any end (anta).
Elaboration
The name Anādyantāya is a profound descriptor of Kalabhairava, composed of two significant Sanskrit terms: Anādi and Ananta.
Anādi (Without Beginning) The term Anādi is a compound of 'A' (negation) and 'Ādi' (beginning or origin). It signifies that Kalabhairava has no origin, no point in time when He was created or came into existence. He is eternally existent, beyond the cycles of creation and dissolution. This concept places Him as the primordial reality, the uncaused cause, existing prior to all manifested universes. In Hindu cosmology, everything has a beginning and an end, but Anādi denotes a transcendent state beyond these temporal limitations. He is the first, yet has no first.
Ananta (Without End) Similarly, Ananta is derived from 'An' (negation) and 'Anta' (end, limit, or boundary). This signifies that Kalabhairava is without an end, that He will never cease to exist. He is infinite, limitless, and eternal. His existence stretches beyond all temporal and spatial boundaries. Ananta also implies boundless power, knowledge, and omnipresence. Like the endless cosmic dance, His nature is perpetual and without cessation.
The Primordial and Eternal Reality Together, Anādyanta describes Kalabhairava as the ultimate, eternal, and transcendent reality that is unbound by the constraints of time (Kāla) and space. He is the ultimate ground of all existence, the immutable substratum that underlies all transient phenomena. This name identifies Him as Parabrahman, the Supreme Absolute, who is beyond all dualities, including temporal duality. He is simultaneously the source and the dissolution of all things, yet remains ever-present and unaffected. This attribute underscores His supreme dominion over time itself, as Kāla Bhairava, the Lord of Time, who exists beyond the temporal flow He governs.
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