Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 174
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
एवं नैवास्ति संसारे यच्च सर्वोत्तमं बलम् । विहायैकं जगन्नाथं परमात्मानमव्ययम्
evaṃ naivāsti saṃsāre yacca sarvottamaṃ balam | vihāyaikaṃ jagannāthaṃ paramātmānamavyayam
ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ പരമോന്നതമായ ശക്തി ഒന്നുമില്ല—അവ്യയ പരമാത്മാവായ ജഗന്നാഥനെ ഒഴികെ।
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Concept: No worldly or cosmic power is ultimately supreme; only the imperishable Lord of the universe is truly highest.
Application: When facing fear, competition, or uncertainty, re-center on the one unchanging support: daily remembrance, offering of food, and ethical living as service to the Lord.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: न+एव+अस्ति→नैवास्ति; यत्+च→यच्च; विहाय+एकम्→विहायैकम्; परमात्मानम्+अव्ययम्→परमात्मानमव्ययम्
FAQs
It declares that no worldly force is ultimately supreme; only Jagannātha—the imperishable Paramātmā—is the highest power.
By identifying the one Lord (Jagannātha) as the sole unsurpassed strength, it redirects reliance from worldly power to devotion and surrender to the Supreme.
It cautions against overvaluing material strength or status and encourages grounding one’s confidence and refuge in the imperishable Divine.