what is परब्रह्मापीडः in Sri jagannath astakam?
परब्रह्मापीडः कुवलयदलोत्फुल्लनयनः निवासी नीलाद्रौ निहितचरणोऽनन्तशिरसि । रसानन्दो राधासरसवपुरालिङ्गनसुखो जगन्नाथः स्वामी नयनपथगामी भवतु मे ॥६॥ Among all the verses of the जगन्नाथाष्टकम् , this one reveals perhaps the deepest secret of जगन्नाथ-तत्त्व . It begins with the remarkable word परब्रह्मापीडः . The word आपीड means a crest, a crown, the highest ornament. The poet could simply have said परब्रह्म , but instead he says परब्रह्मापीडः , as though declaring that Jagannātha is the crowning glory, the fullest revelation of the Supreme Absolute. The भागवतपुराण beautifully explains this progression: "ब्रह्मेति परमात्मेति भगवानिति शब्द्यते।" The Absolute is realized as ब्रह्म , as परमात्मा , and ultimately as भगवान् . Brahman is His limitless spiritual effulgence, Paramātmā is His all-pervading presence within every heart, but Bhagavān is the complete manifestation where infinity blossoms into beauty, intimacy, personality and loving reciprocation. In that sense, परब्रह्मापीडः ...