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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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through th adjuncts in the form of the organs of all<br />

creatures. And the Knower of the field is spoken of<br />

as such because of the limiting adjuncts of the field.<br />

The field, too, is diversely differentiated as hands,<br />

feet, etc. All diversity in the Knower of the field,<br />

caused by the differences in the adjunct-the field-,<br />

is certainly unreal. Hence, by denying it, the nature<br />

of the Knowable has been stated, in, 'That is called<br />

neither being nor non-being.' Although the unreal<br />

form is caused by the limiting adjuncts, still, for the<br />

comprehension of Its existence it is said, '(It) has<br />

hands and feet everywhere, etc., by assuming this<br />

as a quality of the Knowable. Thus, as is well<br />

known, there is saying of the people versed in<br />

tradition, 'The Transcendental is described with the<br />

help of superimposition and its refutation'.<br />

Everywhere the hands, feet, etc., which are<br />

perceived as limbs of all bodies, perform, their<br />

duties due to the presence of the power of the<br />

Knowable (Brahman). Thus the grounds for the<br />

inference of the existence of the Knowable are<br />

metaphorically spoken of as belonging to the<br />

Knowable. The others have to be explained<br />

similarly. That Knowable has hands and feet<br />

everwhere. That which has eyes, heads, and<br />

mouths everywhere is sarvatoksi-siro-mukham.<br />

That which has ears every-where is sarvatah-<br />

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