Krishna makes an absolute, unchallengeable claim to supremacy, followed by a stunning visual metaphor. He declares: O Arjuna, conqueror of wealth (dhanañjaya), there is absolutely nothing else whatsoever (nānyat kiñcid asti) that is higher, superior, or beyond Me (mattaḥ parataraṃ). This entire universe and everything in it (sarvam idaṃ) is strung, woven, and rests entirely upon Me (mayi protaṃ). How? Exactly like clusters of pearls strung together upon a single thread (sūtre maṇi-gaṇā iva).