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सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्। सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।

sarvataḥ pāṇi-pādaṁ tat sarvato ’kṣi-śiro-mukham sarvataḥ śrutimal loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati

sarvataḥ (everywhere) pāṇi-pādam (hands and legs) tat (that) sarvataḥ (everywhere) akṣi (eyes) śiraḥ (heads) mukham (faces) sarvataḥ (everywhere) śrutimat (ears) loke (in the world) sarvam (everything) āvṛtya (pervading) tiṣṭhati (exists).

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

Kṛṣṇa describes the all-pervading nature of the Supersoul (Paramātmā). He says the Lord has hands, feet, eyes, and ears everywhere. This is a poetic way of saying that God is omnipresent and omniscient. There is no corner of the universe where He is not watching or acting. This verse personifies the concept of presence. How does God hear our prayers? Because His ears are right there with us. How does He sustain the world? Because His hands are everywhere. He is not a distant, localized king; He is the living fabric of reality that ‘Āvṛtya’ (covers) and sustains everything. For a seeker, this is deeply reassuring. It means we are never truly alone or unnoticed. Every thought we have and every act we perform is witnessed by the Supreme Friend. This realization helps us live more mindfully and with a sense of constant connection to the Divine.