Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 7
Vṛtrāsura Instructs Indra on Providence and Devotion; The Slaying of Vṛtrāsura
युयुत्सतां कुत्रचिदाततायिनां जय: सदैकत्र न वै परात्मनाम् । विनैकमुत्पत्तिलयस्थितीश्वरं सर्वज्ञमाद्यं पुरुषं सनातनम् ॥ ७ ॥
yuyutsatāṁ kutracid ātatāyināṁ jayaḥ sadaikatra na vai parātmanām vinaikam utpatti-laya-sthitīśvaraṁ sarvajñam ādyaṁ puruṣaṁ sanātanam
O Indra, sa mga mandirigmang nakasalalay at naglalaban, ang tagumpay ay hindi laging nasa iisang panig. Ang laging di matatalo ay ang Paramātmā lamang—si Bhagavān, ang walang hanggang at unang Purusha, ang lubos na nakaaalam, ang Panginoon ng paglikha, pag-iingat, at paglipol.
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) :
FAQs
This verse teaches that among fighters victory is not permanently fixed on one side; ultimately, only the Supreme Lord—controller of creation, maintenance, and destruction—is the true master, and His will is never uncertain.
In the midst of war’s shifting outcomes, the narration emphasizes that apparent reversals of fortune are natural for combatants, while real sovereignty belongs only to the eternal Supreme Person.
Do your duty with integrity, but don’t become intoxicated by success or crushed by failure—remember outcomes fluctuate, and steadiness comes from recognizing a higher divine order.