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9: Perceiving Krishna in His Creation

According to Bhagavad-gita, Krishna is...

...the essence of everything:

the taste in water
the sound in ether
the ability in man
the heat in fire
the life of all that lives
the intelligence of the intelligent
the prowess of all powerful men
the original fragrance of the earth
the light of the sun and the moon
the strength of the strong.

...the very best of everything:

of lights He is the sun
among stars He is the moon
of the sages He is Vyasa
of the senses He is the mind
of vibrations he is transcendental Om
of sacrifices He is japa
among men He is the monarch
of science He is the science of the self
among logicians He is the conclusive truth
of seasons He is flower-bearing spring
of weapons He is the thunderbolt
among cows He is the surabhi
of fishes He is the shark
of bodies of water He is the ocean
of immovable things He is the Himalayas
of wielders of weapons He is Rama
of those seeking victory He is morality
of the demigods He is Indra
of secret things He is silence
of flowing rivers He is the Ganges
among lawkeepers He is Yamaraja
among the demons He is Prahlada
among subduers He is time
among beasts He is the lion
among birds He is Garuda
of creators He is Brahma

Know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations spring from but a spark of My splendor. . . . With a single fragment of Myself, I pervade and support this entire universe. (Bhagavad-gita 10.41–2)

Universal form

One can percieve Krishna's virat-rupa (universal form) everywhere in the creation. This is a highly conceptualised form originally intended for impersonalists and is a different virat-rupa to the one that was shown to Arjuna on the battlefield.

Hills/mountains represent His bones
Physical sound represents His sense of hearing
Material aroma represent His sense of smell
Trees represent the hairs on His body
The clouds represent the hair on His head
Day and night represent His eyelids
Religion represents His breast
Irreligion represents His back
The ocean represents His waist
Rivers represent His veins
Twilight represents His dress
The air represents His breath
The ten directions represent His ears
The blazing fire represents His mouth
The sun and moon represent His eyes
Alluring material energy represents His smile
The passing ages represent His movements
The horse, mule, camel represent His nails
Varieties of birds represent His artistry
The brahmanas represent His face
The ksatriyas represent His arms
The vaisyas represent His thighs
The sudras represent His feet