Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
यज्ञेश यज्ञविन्यास यज्ञविन्घविनाशन । यज्ञरुप यजद्रूप यज्ञाङ्गं त्वां यजाम्यहम् ॥ ८१ ॥
yajñeśa yajñavinyāsa yajñavinghavināśana | yajñarupa yajadrūpa yajñāṅgaṃ tvāṃ yajāmyaham || 81 ||
O Herr des Yajña, Ordner der Opferordnung, Vernichter der Hindernisse des Opfers—o Du, der Du selbst die Gestalt des Yajña bist, die Gestalt des Verehrers und die Glieder des Opfers—Dich verehre ich.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the ultimate recipient and inner reality of yajña is Vishnu Himself—He is the sacrifice, the one who performs it, and its components—so ritual becomes a form of direct devotion.
By addressing the deity as the essence of every aspect of worship, the verse converts external ritual into bhakti: the devotee sees all worship as offered to and sustained by Vishnu alone.
It points to correct ritual arrangement (yajña-vinyāsa) and the need to remove ritual obstacles (vighna), aligning with Kalpa/Śrauta practice and disciplined performance of Vedic rites.