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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 13.14

The supreme knower and all-pervading Supersoul

सर्वत: पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम् ।

सर्वत:श्रुतिमल्ल‍ोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति ॥ १४ ॥

sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat

sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham

sarvataḥ śrutimal loke

sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati

Translation

Everywhere are His hands and legs, His eyes, heads and faces, and He has ears everywhere. In this way the Supersoul exists, pervading everything.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1The Supersoul pervades everything, with hands, legs, eyes, heads, faces and ears everywhere.
2Prabhupāda explains that all living beings exist in the Supersoul. Unlike Him, the individual soul is not all-pervading.
3Offer the Lord a flower, fruit or a little water, knowing that He can accept it even from His faraway abode.

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Chapter 13, Nature, the Enjoyer and Consciousness: the supreme knower and all-pervading supersoul.

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 13.14 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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