Shloka 48

Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth

Devanagari script

परमात्मा त्वमेवैको नान्योस्ति जगतः पते

Transliteration

paramātmā tvamevaiko nānyosti jagataḥ pate

Translation

ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃសកលលោក ព្រះអង្គតែមួយគត់ជាពរមាត្មា; គ្មានអ្នកដទៃក្រៅពីព្រះអង្គទេ។

Word by Word

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः) ‘परमः आत्मा’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• एकः: one/unique
• एकः: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘त्वम्’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject of ‘asti’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘other (one)’

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु √अस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पते: O Lord
• पते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (verse is a direct address to the Lord; likely a devotee/sage speaking within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्वम्+एव+एकः→त्वमेवैको; न+अन्यः+अस्ति→नान्योस्ति; (जगतः पते) vocative phrase.

Characters & Entities

• Paramātmā (Supreme Self)
• Jagat-pati (Lord of the universe)

FAQs

What doctrine is emphasized by saying “You alone are the one Supreme Self”?

It emphasizes the Lord’s absolute supremacy and uniqueness—there is no rival ultimate reality—expressed as a devotional confession of the one Paramātmā.

Who is “jagataḥ pate” in this verse?

“Jagataḥ pate” means “Lord of the universe,” a devotional epithet addressing the supreme deity as ruler and protector of all worlds.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway from this line?

It encourages exclusive devotion and reliance on the Supreme—recognizing one ultimate Lord fosters humility, surrender, and steadiness in worship.