Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 24
Daśa-lakṣaṇam: The Ten Topics, Virāṭ-Puruṣa Sense-Manifestation, and the Supreme Shelter (Āśraya)
हस्तौ रुरुहतुस्तस्य नानाकर्मचिकीर्षया । तयोस्तु बलवानिन्द्र आदानमुभयाश्रयम् ॥ २४ ॥
hastau ruruhatus tasya nānā-karma-cikīrṣayā tayos tu balavān indra ādānam ubhayāśrayam
その後、至上の人格がさまざまな働きをなそうと欲されたとき、両手が顕れた。さらに手の力、天界の神インドラ、そして両者に依る行為（取る・与える等）も現れた。
In every item we can note with profit that the sense organs of the living entity are never independent at any stage. The Lord is known as the Lord of the senses (Hṛṣīkeśa). Thus the sense organs of the living entities are manifested by the will of the Lord, and each organ is controlled by a certain type of demigod. No one, therefore, can claim any proprietorship of the senses. The living entity is controlled by the senses, the senses are controlled by the demigods, and the demigods are the servants of the Supreme Lord. That is the arrangement in the system of creation. The whole thing is controlled ultimately by the Supreme Lord, and there is no independence either of the material nature or of the living entity. The illusioned living entity who claims to be the lord of his senses is under the clutches of the external energy of the Lord. As long as a living entity continues to be puffed up by his tiny existence, he is to be understood to be under the stringent control of the external energy of the Lord, and there is no question of liberation from the clutches of illusion ( māyā ), however much one may declare himself a liberated soul.
FAQs
This verse states that when the Universal Form’s two hands manifested for performing various activities, the mighty Indra arose as the presiding power of grasping (ādāna), dependent on both hands.
In this section, each body part of the Virāṭ form is linked to a functional power and its presiding deity. Indra is presented here as the governing principle behind the capacity to take, hold, or receive through the hands.
It encourages seeing one’s abilities (like working with the hands) as empowered by the Lord’s cosmic arrangement, fostering humility and using one’s actions as service rather than ego-driven control.