Shloka 30

मानवसर्गः, चातुर्वर्ण्य-गुणकर्म, यज्ञ-प्रतिपादनम्, आश्रमधर्म-फल, नरकवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

वेदवादांस् तथा वेदान् यज्ञकर्मादिकं च यत् तत् सर्वं निन्दमानास् ते यज्ञव्यासेधकारिणः

Transliteration

vedavādāṃs tathā vedān yajñakarmādikaṃ ca yat tat sarvaṃ nindamānās te yajñavyāsedhakāriṇaḥ

Translation

Wer die vedische Lehre schmäht—die Veden selbst und die Opferhandlungen, beginnend mit dem yajña, verachtet—wird zum Hindernisbereiter und versperrt den Lauf des heiligen Opfers.

Word by Word

• वेदवादान्: Vedic doctrines/arguments
• वेदवादान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—वेदस्य वादाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb/conjunctive: 'also/likewise')

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• यज्ञकर्मादिकम्: sacrificial rites and the like
• यज्ञकर्मादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + कर्म + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—यज्ञकर्म च आदयः यस्य तत् (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction 'and')

• यत्: whatever (that)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (correlative 'that')

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• निन्दमानाः: censuring, reviling
• निन्दमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निन्द् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यज्ञव्यासेधकारिणः: those who cause obstruction to sacrifices
• यज्ञव्यासेधकारिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + व्यासेध + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—यज्ञस्य व्यासेधः (विशेष-निषेधः) तं कुर्वन्ति इति (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How dharma is upheld after creation; consequences of Veda-reviling and yajña-obstruction

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Reviling the Veda and yajña is not mere speech but an act that disrupts dharma and the sustaining rhythm of the world.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Guard integrity in spiritual practice and public discourse; avoid undermining life-sustaining duties through cynicism or sabotage.

Vishishtadvaita: Dharma as service to the Lord’s cosmic order (niyati) rather than a merely human convention.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Yajna (sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the significance of yajña in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames yajña not merely as ritual, but as a pillar of dharma that sustains cosmic and social order; to obstruct it is to weaken that sustaining structure.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the danger of rejecting the Vedas?

He identifies rejection and ridicule of Vedic authority—especially of yajña-based duties—as an active force of disruption, producing people who impede sacred practice and its civilizational function.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

In Vaishnava Purāṇic thought, Vishnu is the Supreme Reality who upholds dharma; honoring Vedic dharma and yajña aligns society with that sustaining sovereignty, while obstructing them opposes it.