यं वै न गोभिर्मनसासुभिर्वा हृदा गिरा वासुभृतो विचक्षते । आत्मानमन्तर्हृदि सन्तमात्मनां चक्षुर्यथैवाकृतयस्तत: परम् ॥ १६ ॥
yam vai na gobhir manasasubhir va hrda gira vasu-bhrto vicaksate atmanam antar-hrdi santam atmanam caksur yathaivakrtayas tatah param
- yam
- whom
- vai
- indeed
- na
- not
- gobhih
- by the senses
- manasa
- by the mind
- asubhih
- by the life breath
- va
- or
- hrda
- by thoughts
- gira
- by words
- va
- or
- asu-bhrtah
- the living entities
- vicaksate
- see or know
- atmanam
- the Supersoul
- antah-hrdi
- within the core of the heart
- santam
- existing
- atmanam
- of the living entities
- caksuh
- the eyes
- yatha
- just like
- eva
- indeed
- akrtayah
- the different parts or limbs of the body
- tatah
- than them
- param
- higher
As the different limbs of the body cannot see the eyes, the living entities cannot see the Supreme Lord, who is situated as the Supersoul in everyone’s heart. Not by the senses, by the mind, by the life air, by thoughts within the heart, or by the vibration of words can the living entities ascertain the real situation of the Supreme Lord.