Shloka 27
Lord Viṣṇu Instructs Pṛthu: Forgiveness, Ātmā-Deha Viveka, and the Bhakti Ideal of Kingship
अथाभजे त्वाखिलपूरुषोत्तमं गुणालयं पद्मकरेव लालस: । अप्यावयोरेकपतिस्पृधो: कलि- र्न स्यात्कृतत्वच्चरणैकतानयो: ॥ २७ ॥
athābhaje tvākhila-pūruṣottamaṁ guṇālayaṁ padma-kareva lālasaḥ apy āvayor eka-pati-spṛdhoḥ kalir na syāt kṛta-tvac-caraṇaika-tānayoḥ
اب میں، اے اَخِل پُرُشوتم اور گُنوں کے خزانے! آپ کے کنول چرنوں کی خدمت میں—ہاتھ میں کنول لیے لکشمی دیوی کی طرح—شوق سے لگنا چاہتا ہوں؛ مگر ڈر ہے کہ ایک ہی خدمت میں یکسو ہونے کے باعث ہم دونوں میں کہیں رقابت نہ ہو جائے۔
The Lord is here addressed as akhila-pūruṣottama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord of the entire creation. Puruṣa means “the enjoyer,” and uttama means “the best.” There are different kinds of puruṣas, or enjoyers, within the universe. Generally they can be divided into three classes: those who are conditioned, those who are liberated and those who are eternal. In the Vedas the Supreme Lord is called the supreme eternal of all eternals ( nityo nityānām ). Both the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entities are eternal. The supreme eternals are the viṣṇu-tattva, or Lord Viṣṇu and His expansions. So nitya refers to the Personality of Godhead, beginning from Kṛṣṇa to Mahā-Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa and other expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa. As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā ( rāmādi-mūrtiṣu ), there are millions and trillions of expansions of Lord Viṣṇu, as Rāma, Nṛsiṁha, Varāha and other incarnations. All of them are called eternals.
FAQs
This verse teaches that quarrel and rivalry are checked when both parties are firmly united in one-pointed devotion to the Lord’s lotus feet, seeing Him as the single master.
Dhruva expresses matured devotion and humility, praying that no competitive spirit arise between himself and others, because true devotees share the same Lord and remain fixed in His service.
Center daily decisions on service to God—reduce ego-based competition, cultivate shared spiritual purpose, and let devotion guide relationships so rivalry turns into cooperation.