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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.48

त्वं वायुरग्निरवनिर्वियदम्बु मात्रा: प्राणेन्द्रियाणि हृदयं चिदनुग्रहश्च । सर्वं त्वमेव सगुणो विगुणश्च भूमन् नान्यत् त्वदस्त्यपि मनोवचसा निरुक्तम् ॥ ४८ ॥
tvaṁ vāyur agnir avanir viyad ambu mātrāḥ
[tvam vaayur agnir avanir viyad ambu maatraah]
prāṇendriyāṇi hṛdayaṁ cid anugrahaś ca
[praanendriyaani hridayam chid anugrahash cha]
sarvaṁ tvam eva saguṇo viguṇaś ca bhūman
[sarvam tvam eva saguno vigunash cha bhooman]
nānyat tvad asty api mano-vacasā niruktam
[naanyat tvad asty api mano-vachasaa niruktam]
Word-for-word
tvam — You (are) vāyuḥ — air agniḥ — fire avaniḥ — earth viyat — sky ambu — water mātrāḥ — the sense objects prāṇa — the life airs indriyāṇi — the senses hṛdayam — the mind cit — consciousness anugrahaḥ ca — and false ego or the demigods sarvam — everything tvam — You eva — only sa-guṇaḥ — material nature with its three modes viguṇaḥ — the spiritual spark and Supersoul, which are beyond material nature ca — and bhūman — O my great Lord na — not anyat — other tvat — than You asti — is api — although manaḥ-vacasā — by mind and words niruktam — everything manifested.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṁ vāyur agnir avanir viyad ambu mātrāḥ
tvam
You (are)
vāyuḥ
air
agniḥ
fire
avaniḥ
earth
viyat
sky
ambu
water
mātrāḥ
the sense objects
prāṇendriyāṇi hṛdayaṁ cid anugrahaś ca
prāṇa
the life airs
indriyāṇi
the senses
hṛdayam
the mind
cit
consciousness
anugrahaḥ ca
and false ego or the demigods
sarvaṁ tvam eva saguṇo viguṇaś ca bhūman
sarvam
everything
tvam
You
eva
only
sa-guṇaḥ
material nature with its three modes
viguṇaḥ
the spiritual spark and Supersoul, which are beyond material nature
ca
and
bhūman
O my great Lord
nānyat tvad asty api mano-vacasā niruktam
na
not
anyat
other
tvat
than You
asti
is
api
although
manaḥ-vacasā
by mind and words
niruktam
everything manifested.
O Supreme Lord, You are actually the air, the earth, fire, sky and water. You are the objects of sense perception, the life airs, the five senses, the mind, consciousness and false ego. Indeed, You are everything, subtle and gross. The material elements and anything expressed, either by the words or by the mind, are nothing but You.
Purport

This is the all-pervasive conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which explains how He spreads everywhere and anywhere. Sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: everything is Brahman — the Supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa. Nothing exists without Him. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.4) :

mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na cāhaṁ teṣv avasthitaḥ

“I exist everywhere, and everything exists in Me, yet I am not visible everywhere.” The Lord can be visible only through devotional service. Tatra tiṣṭhāmi nārada yatra gāyanti mad-bhaktāḥ: the Supreme Lord stays only where His devotees chant His glories.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Supreme Lord! You are the air, the earth, fire, sky and water, the objects of sense perception, the life airs, the senses, the mind, citta and the devatās. You are everything, subtle and gross. Everything expressed, either by the words or by the mind, is nothing but you. This explains further. Hṛdayam means mind. Cit means citta. Anugrahaḥ means one who favors. This means the devatās. You are the gross (saguṇaḥ) and the subtle (viguṇaḥ). What is revealed by mind and words is only you.
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Personal Guidance
You are air, earth, fire, sky, water, objects of sense, life-airs, the five senses, mind, consciousness, false ego — everything subtle and gross. All material elements and anything expressed in words or mind are You. Universal sacramentality.
Reflection Questions
  • What in your day have you treated as merely material that is actually a face of the Lord?
  • How does universal sacramentality reshape your weekly engagement with the ordinary?
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