There is none superior to Nārāyaṇa, as proclaimed by the Vedas and Āgamas. He alone is the ocean of compassion and the supreme refuge for all embodied beings.
nārāyaṇāt paro nāsti nigamāgama-kīrtanāt |
sa eva karuṇā-sindhur dehināṃ paramā gatiḥ ||
नारायणात् -- than Nārāyaṇa
परः -- superior/higher
न -- not
अस्ति -- is
निगमागमकीर्तनात् -- according to the proclamation of the Vedas and Āgamas
सः -- He
एव -- alone
करुणासिन्धुः -- ocean of compassion
देहिनाम् -- for the embodied beings
परमा -- supreme
गतिः -- goal/refuge
निगमागमकीर्तनात् नारायणात् परः न अस्ति । सः एव करुणासिन्धुः देहिनां परमा गतिः ।
- The verse establishes the supremacy of Nārāyaṇa by citing the dual authority of the Nigamas (Vedas) and Āgamas (scriptural traditions).
- The term 'gatiḥ' functions here as both the ultimate destination and the protective refuge for the soul (jīva).
