Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 13 (13.13)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत् सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्
सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति
॥ 13.13 ॥
sarvataḥ pāṇipādaṃ tat sarvato'kṣiśiromukham
sarvataḥ śrutimalloke sarvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhati
Translation
"Its hands and feet are on every side, its eyes, heads and faces on every side, its ears on every side — it abides in the world, pervading everything."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. sarvaprāṇikaraṇopādhibhiḥ kṣetrajñasya astitvaṃ vibhāvyate — the existence of the knower of the field is revealed through the senses (limiting adjuncts) of all beings; but kṣetropādhibhedakṛtaṃ viśeṣajātaṃ mithyaiva kṣetrajñasya — the attributes produced by the differences of the adjuncts are unreal for the knower of the field.
Acharya Ramanuja. tat pariśuddhātmasvarūpaṃ sarvataḥpāṇipādakāryaśaktam — the pure self is able to do the work of hands and feet everywhere; authority, Shvetashvatara 3.19: apāṇipādo javano grahītā paśyaty acakṣuḥ sa śṛṇoty akarṇaḥ.
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