Hands and eyes everywhere

sarvataḥ pāṇipādaṃ tatsarvato’akṣiśiromukhamsarvataḥ śrutimalloke sarvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhati

Its hands and feet are everywhere, its eyes, heads and faces everywhere, its ears everywhere. It dwells in the world, enfolding all.

What it means

Krishna describes Brahman with a powerful image. Hands, feet, eyes, faces and ears everywhere. Every hand that works, every eye that sees, every ear that listens in the whole world is part of this one reality. It surrounds everything and acts through every being.

The story

Arjuna has seen this in the universal form, countless arms and eyes. Now Krishna explains it calmly. That vision wasn't a nightmare. It was the truth of a reality that lives through every being.

In your life

Think of all the hands that helped you today, a driver, a cook, a cleaner. One vast web of care. Thank one of those hands today, out loud.