Shloka 18
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
यज्ञेन यज्ञपुरुषो विष्णुः संप्रीणितो नृप अस्माभिर् भवतः कामान् सर्वान् एव प्रदास्यति
yajñena yajñapuruṣo viṣṇuḥ saṃprīṇito nṛpa asmābhir bhavataḥ kāmān sarvān eva pradāsyati
O King, through this sacrifice Viṣṇu, the Yajña-Puruṣa, has been fully delighted by us; therefore he will indeed grant you every desire you seek.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; reporting the assurance given to the king within the royal narrative)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Viṣṇu as Yajña-Puruṣa being pleased by sacrifice and granting desired boons to the king.
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Viṣṇu is the Yajña-Puruṣa: the true enjoyer and fulfiller of sacrificial worship, who bestows the fruits sought by devotees and righteous rulers.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Transform duty into worship; seek goals aligned with dharma, trusting that fruits come by the Lord’s sanction rather than mere human effort.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is both transcendent giver of phala and immanently present as the recipient of offerings—karma attains completion through His grace (śeṣa-śeṣi relation).
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: dasya
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse identifies Viṣṇu himself as the presiding Person of sacrifice, implying that yajña is ultimately offered to the Supreme Lord who upholds cosmic order and can grant boons.
By presenting yajña as a means of pleasing Viṣṇu, Parāśara frames ritual not as mere formality but as a dharmic act that, when rightly performed, draws divine grace and fulfillment.
Viṣṇu is portrayed as the sovereign giver of results—both the receiver of the sacrifice and the ultimate bestower of all desired ends—highlighting a strongly Vaiṣṇava, grace-centered view of dharma.