He is Everywhere
हँसः शुचिषद्वसुरान्तरिक्षसद्-
होता वेदिषदतिथिर्दुरोणसत् ।
नृषद्वरसदृतसद्व्योमसद्
अब्जा गोजा ऋतजा अद्रिजा ऋतं बृहत् ॥ २॥
ham̐saḥ śuciṣadvasurāntarikṣasad-
hotā vediṣadatithirduroṇasat .
nṛṣadvarasadṛtasadvyomasad
abjā gojā ṛtajā adrijā ṛtaṃ bṛhat .. 2..
He is the sun dwelling in the bright heavens. He is the air in the interspace. He is the fire dwelling on earth. He is the guest dwelling in the house. He dwells in men, in the gods, in truth, in the sky. He is born in the water, on earth, in the sacrifice, on the mountains. He is the True and the Great.
Commentary:
This is a Rigvedic mantra quoted here. It is not an ordinary passage. It is lifted from the Rigveda Samhita, and it has a way of pronunciation as a Veda mantra. This is a prayer to the sun, incidentally, a prayer or a description of Brahman, the Absolute, manifest as the sun in the firmament. Haṁsaḥ: This is the luminous sun of Consciousness. Śuciṣat: This is the pure Radiance dwelling in the heart of all. Vasuḥ: This is the Spirit that is moving in the air that blows everywhere. Antarikṣasat: This is the Great Being that appears as the vast expanse of space. Hotā: This is the Consciousness that appears as the performer of a sacrifice. Vediṣat: This is the Consciousness that appears as the altar of the sacrifice. Atithi: This is the Consciousness that appears as the guest that comes to one’s door. Duroṇasat: This is the Consciousness that appears as the vessels, the sanctified pots that are used in the sacrifice. Nṛṣat: This is the Consciousness that appears as human beings moving around us. Varasat: This is the Supreme Consciousness appearing as the gods in heaven. Ṛtasat: This is the Consciousness appearing as the rule and law operating in the cosmos. Vyomasat: This is the Consciousness appearing as the white space. Abjā: This is the Consciousness appearing as the waters of the ocean. Gojā: This is the Consciousness appearing as the very earth. Ṛtajā: This is the Consciousness appearing as the ultimate Truth. Adrijā: This is the Consciousness appearing as the hills and mountains. Ṛtam: This is the Truth. Bṛhat: This is the greatest Reality. Wonderful statement! Haṁsaś śuciṣat, vasur antarikṣasat hotā vediṣat, atithir duroṇasat, nṛṣat, varasat, ṛtasat, vyomasat, abjā, gojā, ṛtajā, adrijā, ṛtam bṛhat. This is a great mantra from the Rigveda Samhita, which you can repeat every day as your japa. This particular mantra has left nothing unsaid. Everywhere everything is. The Great One is pervading all things. Brahman is the Atman.
Swami Vivekananda Says —
He is in all that moves; He is in all that is pure; He fills the universe; He is in the sacrifice; He is the guest in the house; He is in man, in water, in animals, in truth; He is the Great One.[Source]