Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 35
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
ईजे च यज्ञं क्रतुभिरात्मविद् भूरिदक्षिणै: । सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्वात्मकमतीन्द्रियम् ॥ ३५ ॥ द्रव्यं मन्त्रो विधिर्यज्ञो यजमानस्तथर्त्विज: । धर्मो देशश्च कालश्च सर्वमेतद् यदात्मकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
īje ca yajñaṁ kratubhir ātma-vid bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ sarva-devamayaṁ devaṁ sarvātmakam atīndriyam
ماندھاتا العارف بالذات أقام يَجْيا عظيمة بكراتُو كثيرة مع عطايا وافرة، وعبد شري فيشنو، الإله المتعالي فوق الحواس، روحَ كل شيء، الجامعَ لكل الدِّيوات. موادّ القربان، والمانترا، والنسك، والقرابين، والكهنة، والثمرة، والمكان، والزمان—كل ذلك هو تجلّي ذلك الربّ نفسه.
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme Lord is sarva-devamaya—containing all demigods—so worship directed to Him reaches all divine powers as parts of His being.
He highlights that the ultimate object of sacrifice is not a merely visible ritual result but the transcendent Lord, who is realized through devotion and spiritual knowledge rather than ordinary sense perception.
Offer your work, resources, and gratitude as service to God—giving generously and acting with sacred intention—so daily life becomes worship.