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Without hands and feet, he moves swiftly and grasps; he sees without eyes, he hears without ears. He knows what is to be known, but no one knows him; they call him the first, the great Person.
अपाणिपादो जवनो ग्रहीता पश्यत्यचक्षुः स श‍ृणोत्यकर्णः । स वेत्ति वेद्यं न च तस्यास्ति वेत्ता तमाहुरग्र्यं पुरुषं महान्तम् ॥ १९॥
HinduTeachingGodOmnipresenceSanskrit
Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.19Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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Hindu
Source text
Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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SU.3.19
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