Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 9
Yayāti and Mātali on the Order of Divine Worlds, the Merit of Śiva’s Name, and the Unity of Śiva and Viṣṇu
चतुष्षष्टिगुणं ब्राह्मं बौधमैश्वर्यमुत्तमम् । विष्णोः प्राधानिकं तंत्रमैश्वर्यं ब्रह्मणः पदम्
catuṣṣaṣṭiguṇaṃ brāhmaṃ baudhamaiśvaryamuttamam | viṣṇoḥ prādhānikaṃ taṃtramaiśvaryaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padam
برہما کی حاکمیت چونسٹھ گنا کہی گئی ہے؛ بدھ کی حاکمیت سب سے اعلیٰ ہے۔ وشنو کا تنتر ازلی اور بنیادی تعلیم ہے؛ اور خود حاکمیت ہی برہما کے مرتبے کا مقام ہے۔
Unspecified (context-dependent within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa dialogues)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बौधमैश्वर्यमुत्तमम् = बौधम् + ऐश्वर्यम् + उत्तमम्; तंत्रमैश्वर्यं = तन्त्रम् + ऐश्वर्यम् (म् + ऐ → मै)
FAQs
It compares forms of aiśvarya (sovereignty or divine power) associated with Brahmā, the Buddha, and Viṣṇu, presenting a hierarchy that culminates in Viṣṇu’s “primary” principle and the notion of sovereignty as a defining station of Brahmā.
It indicates a “principal/primordial system or doctrine,” implying that Viṣṇu is connected with the foundational governing principle behind cosmic order.
Indirectly, it frames spiritual authority as rooted in cosmic principles rather than mere status, encouraging the reader to understand divinity through underlying order (dharma/tattva) rather than only through rank or power.