Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.32
एक एव परो ह्यात्मा भूतेष्वात्मन्यवस्थित: ।
यथेन्दुरुदपात्रेषु भूतान्येकात्मकानि च ॥ ३२ ॥
eka eva paro hy ātmā
[eka eva paro hy aatmaa]
bhūteṣv ātmany avasthitaḥ
[bhooteshv aatmany avasthitah]
yathendur uda-pātreṣu
[yathendur uda-paatreshu]
bhūtāny ekātmakāni ca
[bhootaany ekaatmakaani cha]
Word-for-word
ekaḥ
—
one
eva
—
indeed
paraḥ
—
Supreme
hi
—
certainly
ātmā
—
the Personality of Godhead
bhūteṣu
—
within all bodies
ātmani
—
within the living entity
avasthitaḥ
—
situated
yathā
—
just as
induḥ
—
the moon
uda
—
of water
pātreṣu
—
in different reservoirs
bhūtāni
—
all material bodies
eka
—
of the one Supreme Lord
ātmakāni
—
composed of the energy
ca
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eka eva paro hy ātmā
ekaḥ
one
eva
indeed
paraḥ
Supreme
bhūteṣv ātmany avasthitaḥ
hi
certainly
yathendur uda-pātreṣu
ātmā
the Personality of Godhead
bhūtāny ekātmakāni ca
bhūteṣu
within all bodies
ātmani
within the living entity
avasthitaḥ
situated
yathā
just as
induḥ
the moon
uda
of water
pātreṣu
in different reservoirs
bhūtāni
all material bodies
eka
of the one Supreme Lord
ātmakāni
composed of the energy
ca
also.
The one Supreme Lord is situated within all material bodies and within everyone’s soul. Just as the moon is reflected in innumerable reservoirs of water, the Supreme Lord, although one, is present within everyone. Thus every material body is ultimately composed of the energy of the one Supreme Lord.
Purport
All material bodies are composed of the same material nature, which is ultimately the potency of the one Supreme Lord. Therefore, one cannot justify feelings of hostility toward any living entity. In carrying out the Lord’s mission on earth, the bona fide representatives of God never become envious or hostile toward anyone, even when chastised by those who flagrantly violate the laws of God. Every living being is ultimately the son of God, and God is present within everyone’s body. Therefore, saintly persons should be very careful even when dealing with the most insignificant person or creature.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The one Paramātmā is situated within all material bodies and within everyone’s soul, just as the moon is reflected in innumerable reservoirs of water. Every material body is the effect of Paramātmā.
The way to avoid having enemies is described. Paramātmā is in all beings such as humans or animals and in the jīva (ātmani), just as the moon is perceived as a reflection in water by its rays. Because the cause is in the effects, the moon is in all the reflections. By seeing Paramātmā in aḷl jīvas, there is no cause for enmity, from the spiritual point of view. Because all bodies are non-different from Paramātmā, being his effects, there is no cause for enmity, from the point of view of the body.
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Personal Guidance
The one Lord is in every body and soul, like the moon reflected in many waters — every body is ultimately His energy. Many bodies, one Lord.
Reflection Questions
- Whom did I last react to as if their body were the limit of who they were?
- How would seeing the Lord reflected change the response?
My note
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