Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 30
The Glory of the Mother-and-Father Tīrtha
Within the Vena Episode
अयमेव जगन्नाथः सर्वगो व्यापकः प्रभुः । अस्य रूपं न दृष्टं हि केनाप्येव हि योगिना
ayameva jagannāthaḥ sarvago vyāpakaḥ prabhuḥ | asya rūpaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ hi kenāpyeva hi yoginā
وہی جگن ناتھ ہے—ہر جگہ حاضر، سب میں رچا بسا، سَروَویَاپک پرَبھو۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ کسی یوگی نے بھی اُس کے کامل روپ کو کبھی نہیں دیکھا۔
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Concept: The Jagannātha is all-pervading and ultimately beyond complete yogic perception; humility before the Infinite is itself a form of wisdom.
Application: Cultivate reverence and surrender; practice yoga/discipline without pride, remembering the goal is communion, not conquest of the divine.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: अयमेव = अयम् + एव; जगन्नाथः = जगत् + नाथः (समास); केनाप्येव = केन + अपि + एव
FAQs
It affirms the Lord as omnipresent and all-pervading, while emphasizing that His complete form/transcendent reality is not fully grasped even by advanced yogins.
Not necessarily. It stresses the limitation of human or yogic perception in comprehending the Lord's totality; partial realizations or experiences may occur, but His fullness remains beyond complete perception.
Humility and reverence: spiritual attainment should not become pride, since the Supreme exceeds the reach of even exalted yogic effort.