Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.19Famous
intermediate
अपाणिपादो जवनो ग्रहीता पश्यत्यचक्षुः स शृणोत्यकर्णः। स वेत्ति वेद्यं न च तस्यास्ति वेत्ता तमाहुरग्र्यं पुरुषं महान्तम्॥
apāṇipādo javano grahītā paśyatyacakṣuḥ sa śṛṇotyakarṇaḥ | sa vetti vedyaṃ na ca tasyāsti vettā tamāhuragryaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam ||
"Without hands and feet, He is swift and a grasper. Without eyes He sees; without ears He hears. He knows all that is to be known, but no one knows Him. They call Him the foremost, the great Person."
What This Means:
Without hands, He is swift and grasps. Without eyes He sees; without ears He hears. He knows all, but no one knows Him. He is the great, first Purusha.
Going Deeper:
This describes the paradoxical nature of Brahman: transcending physical organs while having their functions infinitely. He is the ultimate knower, unknown by any other.
How To Apply This:
God acts without organs, knows without being known. This mysterious Being is your true Self.
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