Canto 11, Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Verse 12 (SB 11.29.12)
SB 11.29.12 • मूल श्लोक

मामेव सर्वभूतेषु बहिरन्तरपावृतम् । ईक्षेतात्मनि चात्मानं यथा खममलाशय: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

mām eva sarva-bhūteṣu bahir antar apāvṛtam īkṣetātmani cātmānaṁ yathā kham amalāśayaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

mām — Me; eva — indeed; sarva-bhūteṣu — within all living beings; bahiḥ — externally; antaḥ — internally; apāvṛtam — uncovered; īkṣeta — one should see; ātmani — within himself; ca — also; ātmānam — the Supreme Soul; yathā — as; kham — the sky; amala-āśayaḥ — having a pure heart.

Translation

“With a pure heart one should see Me, the Supreme Soul within all beings and also within oneself, to be both unblemished by anything material and also present everywhere, both externally and internally, just like the omnipresent sky.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the Lord has spoken the present verse to attract those who are inclined toward philosophical speculation about the Absolute Truth. Such transcendental scholars searching for the ultimate unity will be attracted by the Lord’s manifestation described here.