![]() Fire is my mouth, the earth my feet, and the Sun and the Moon are my eyes the Heaven is the crown of my head, the firmament and the cardinal points are my ears the waters are born of my sweat. ![]() Space with the cardinal points are my body, and the Air is my mind. And, O Brahmana, whatever is obtained by men by the practice of truth, charity, ascetic austerities, and peace and harmlessness towards all creatures, and such other handsome deeds, is obtained because of my arrangements. Governed by my ordinance, men wander within my body, their senses overwhelmed by me. ![]() Mahabharata (translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, 1883-1896), Book 3, Varna Parva, Chapter CLXXXVIII (188) They move not according to their will but as they are moved by me.
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