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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.26

अग्निर्मुखं तेऽखिलदेवतात्मा क्षितिं विदुर्लोकभवाङ्‍‍घ्रिपङ्कजम् । कालं गतिं तेऽखिलदेवतात्मनो दिशश्च कर्णौ रसनं जलेशम् ॥ २६ ॥
agnir mukhaṁ te ’khila-devatātmā
[agnir mukham te ’khila-devataatmaa]
kṣitiṁ vidur loka-bhavāṅghri-paṅkajam
[kshitim vidur loka-bhavaanghri-pankajam]
kālaṁ gatiṁ te ’khila-devatātmano
[kaalam gatim te ’khila-devataatmano]
diśaś ca karṇau rasanaṁ jaleśam
[dishash cha karnau rasanam jalesham]
Word-for-word
agniḥ — fire mukham — mouth te — of Your Lordship akhila-devatā-ātmā — the origin of all demigods kṣitim — the surface of the globe viduḥ — they know loka-bhava — O origin of all planets aṅghri-paṅkajam — your lotus feet kālam — eternal time gatim — progress te — of Your Lordship akhila-devatā-ātmanaḥ — the total aggregate of all the demigods diśaḥ — all directions ca — and karṇau — your ears rasanam — taste jala-īśam — the demigod controller of the water.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
agnir mukhaṁ te ’khila-devatātmā
agniḥ
fire
mukham
mouth
te
of Your Lordship
kṣitiṁ vidur loka-bhavāṅghri-paṅkajam
kālaṁ gatiṁ te ’khila-devatātmano
diśaś ca karṇau rasanaṁ jaleśam
akhila-devatā-ātmā
the origin of all demigods
kṣitim
the surface of the globe
viduḥ
they know
loka-bhava
O origin of all planets
aṅghri-paṅkajam
your lotus feet
kālam
eternal time
gatim
progress
te
of Your Lordship
akhila-devatā-ātmanaḥ
the total aggregate of all the demigods
diśaḥ
all directions
ca
and
karṇau
your ears
rasanam
taste
jala-īśam
the demigod controller of the water.
O father of all planets, learned scholars know that fire is your mouth, the surface of the globe is your lotus feet, eternal time is your movement, all the directions are your ears, and Varuṇa, master of the waters, is your tongue.
Purport

In the śruti-mantras it is said, agniḥ sarva-devatāḥ: “Fire is the aggregate of all demigods.” Agni is the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is through Agni, or fire, that the Lord accepts all sacrificial oblations.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O source of all planets! The wise know that fire, the essence of all devatās, is your mouth, the earth is your lotus feet, time is the movement of you who are the source of all the devatās, all the directions are your ears, and Varuṇa, master of the waters, is your tongue. They praise the Lord as the total of everything in the universe in five verses. Fire is the soul of all the devatās. Śruti says agniḥ sarvā devatāḥ: Agni is all the devatās. O cause of the planets (loka-bhava)!
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Personal Guidance
Fire is His mouth; the directions His ears; the earth His feet. The cosmos is structured as His body, accepting offerings through fire and listening in every direction. Worship of the universal form is not metaphor; it is recognition.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I treat my offerings as if they vanish into emptiness rather than into His mouth?
  • What would change if I assumed every direction has His ear?
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