Shloka 11
Manvantara Enumerations Begin: Svāyambhuva’s Austerity, Yajñapati’s Protection, and the Avatāras up to Hari
Gajendra Prelude
यं पश्यति न पश्यन्तं चक्षुर्यस्य न रिष्यति । तं भूतनिलयं देवं सुपर्णमुपधावत ॥ ११ ॥
yaṁ paśyati na paśyantaṁ cakṣur yasya na riṣyati taṁ bhūta-nilayaṁ devaṁ suparṇam upadhāvata
Though the Supreme Lord ever watches the world’s deeds, no one sees Him. Do not think that because He is unseen He does not see, for His power of sight never wanes. Therefore worship the Paramātmā, who abides with the individual soul as a constant friend.
Offering prayers to Kṛṣṇa, Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī, the mother of the Pāṇḍavas, said, alakṣyaṁ sarva-bhūtānām antar bahir avasthitam: “Kṛṣṇa, You reside both inside and outside of everything, yet the unintelligent conditioned souls cannot see You.” In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that one can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through jñāna-cakṣuṣaḥ, eyes of knowledge. He who opens these eyes of knowledge is called a spiritual master. Thus we offer our prayers to the spiritual master with the following śloka:
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord sees everything, yet He is not perceived by ordinary material vision; the senses function only by His power.
Recognizing the Lord as the divine shelter and very abode of all beings, Garuḍa hastened toward Him in devotion and service.
It encourages humility about sense perception and strengthens devotion—seeking the Lord through bhakti and scripture rather than relying only on what the eyes can see.