Shloka 59
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
दुद्रुवुस्ते भयग्रस्ता दृष्ट्वा तस्यातिपौरुषम् / जयध्वजस्तु मतिमान् सस्मार जगतः पतिम्
dudruvuste bhayagrastā dṛṣṭvā tasyātipauruṣam / jayadhvajastu matimān sasmāra jagataḥ patim
তার অতিমানবীয় পরাক্রম দেখে তারা ভয়ে বিহ্বল হয়ে পালিয়ে গেল; কিন্তু বুদ্ধিমান জয়ধ্বজ স্থিরচিত্তে জগতের প্রভুকে স্মরণ করল।
Suta (narrator) recounting events to the sages
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It implies that true steadiness is found by turning the mind to the Jagatpati—the inner sovereign beyond fear—suggesting the Atman’s refuge is the Supreme Lord rather than external power.
The practice is smaraṇa (remembrance): collecting the mind in crisis and fixing it on Ishvara—an essential devotional discipline that supports yogic stability (citta-sthairya) amid disturbance.
By using the universal title “Jagatpati,” the verse points to one supreme refuge beyond sectarian division, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the highest Lord is one in essence.