Shloka 4

Genealogies of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Appearance of Yajña, and Atri’s Sons

Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva Expansions

Devanagari script

यस्तयो: पुरुष: साक्षाद्विष्णुर्यज्ञस्वरूपधृक् । या स्त्री सा दक्षिणा भूतेरंशभूतानपायिनी ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

yas tayoḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣād viṣṇur yajña-svarūpa-dhṛk yā strī sā dakṣiṇā bhūter aṁśa-bhūtānapāyinī

Translation

من ولدي آكوتي كان الابن تجلّيًا مباشرًا للرب فيشنو في هيئة «يَجْنَة»؛ وكانت الابنة «دكشِنا» تجلّيًا جزئيًا لشري لاكشمي، القرينة الأبدية للرب.

Synonyms

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन)

• puruṣaḥ: the male/person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sākṣāt: directly, in person
• sākṣāt: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• yajña-svarūpa-dhṛk: bearing the form of sacrifice
• yajña-svarūpa-dhṛk: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘yajñasya svarūpam’ + Kr̥danta: dhṛk (धृक्) = present participial agent noun from √dhṛ (धृ धारणे), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• strī: woman
• strī: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• dakṣiṇā: Dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fee personified)
• dakṣiṇā: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhūteḥ: of Bhūti
• bhūteḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• aṁśa-bhūtā: having become a portion
• aṁśa-bhūtā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṁśa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhū (धातु)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘aṁśaḥ bhūtā’ (having become a part); Kr̥danta: bhūta (भूत) past participle from √bhū (भू सत्तायाम्); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• anapāyinī: non-departing, inseparable
• anapāyinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anapāyinī (प्रातिपदिक) [a- + apāyinī]
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective meaning ‘not departing’ (न + अपायिन्)

Purport

Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, is the eternal consort of Lord Viṣṇu. Here it is stated that both the Lord and Lakṣmī, who are eternal consorts, appeared from Ākūti simultaneously. Both the Lord and His consort are beyond this material creation, as confirmed by many authorities ( nārāyaṇaḥ paro ’vyaktāt ); therefore their eternal relationship cannot be changed, and Yajña, the boy born of Ākūti, later married the goddess of fortune.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Yajña
• Dakṣiṇā
• Bhūti

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Vishnu as the form of yajna (sacrifice)?

This verse states that the husband in this divine pairing is directly Lord Viṣṇu, who bears the very form of Yajña—teaching that true sacrifice is ultimately centered on and fulfilled by Viṣṇu.

Who is Dakshina in the Bhagavata Purana?

Here Dakṣiṇā is identified as the wife of Yajña (Viṣṇu in the form of sacrifice) and described as an inseparable portion (aṁśa) of Bhūti.

Practical application of seeing yajna as devotion in modern life?

Offer your work, charity, and daily duties with the intention of pleasing Viṣṇu—treating “sacrifice” as conscious devotion rather than mere ritual.