Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 175
Pitṛmātṛtīrtha Greatness & the Discourse on Embodiment: Karma, Birth, Impurity, and Dispassion
ज्ञात्वा सातिशयं सर्वमतिमानं विवर्जयेत् । एवंभूते जगत्यस्मिन्कः सुरः पंडितोपि वा
jñātvā sātiśayaṃ sarvamatimānaṃ vivarjayet | evaṃbhūte jagatyasminkaḥ suraḥ paṃḍitopi vā
श्रेष्ठता सापेक्ष आहे हे जाणून, स्वतःच्या बुद्धीचा सर्व अभिमान त्यागावा. अशा जगात खरोखर कोण विशेष—देव की पंडित?
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Concept: Recognize the relativity of superiority and abandon pride in intellect; in such a world, none can claim absolute exceptionality.
Application: Practice intellectual humility: listen before arguing, credit teachers, and treat learning as service; pair study with devotion and ethical restraint.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: एवंभूते+जगति→एवंभूते जगति; जगति+अस्मिन्→जगत्यस्मिन्; पण्डितः+अपि→पण्डितोपि
FAQs
It teaches humility: recognizing that “superiority” is situational, one should give up pride—especially intellectual arrogance.
To stress universality: even those regarded as exalted (devas) or highly learned (paṇḍitas) are not grounds for absolute self-importance in a complex world.
By treating knowledge as provisional, listening more than asserting, and avoiding contempt toward others based on learning, status, or perceived brilliance.