Shloka 85

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

यज्ञैस् त्वम् इज्यसे नित्यं सर्वदेवमयाच्युत त्वम् एव यज्ञो यष्टा च यज्ञानां परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

yajñais tvam ijyase nityaṃ sarvadevamayācyuta tvam eva yajño yaṣṭā ca yajñānāṃ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

يا أَچْيُوتا، يا من هو جامعٌ لكل الآلهة، تُعبَد على الدوام باليَجْن والقرابين؛ لأنك أنتَ نفسُ القربان، وأنتَ القائمُ به، وأنتَ الربُّ الأعلى المُشرف على جميع الطقوس.

Word by Word

• yajñaiḥ: by sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ijyase: are worshipped
• ijyase: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• sarva-deva-maya-acyuta: O Acyuta, consisting of all gods
• sarva-deva-maya-acyuta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: सर्वदेवमयः) + ‘अच्युत’ संबोधन; पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, alone
• eva: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• yajñaḥ: the sacrifice
• yajñaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/प्रथमान्त-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yaṣṭā: the sacrificer, performer
• yaṣṭā: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaj (धातु) → yaṣṭṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक कृदन्त (तृच्/तृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• yajñānām: of sacrifices
• yajñānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• parameśvaraḥ: the supreme lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः: परमः ईश्वरः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating a devotional/theological characterization of Vishnu within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Acyuta)
• Devas (all gods, implied)

FAQs

What is the significance of yajña (sacrifice) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents yajña not merely as a ritual act but as a theological reality: Vishnu is the essence of sacrifice, the agent who performs it, and the supreme recipient who governs it.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between the devas and Vishnu?

By calling Vishnu “sarvadevamaya,” Parāśara indicates that the deities are encompassed within Vishnu—so worship directed through many divine forms culminates in the one Supreme Lord.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is affirmed as Parameśvara: simultaneously immanent in ritual and devotion, yet sovereign over all religious acts—supporting a Vaishnava view of ultimate divine supremacy.