Shloka 30
प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः
The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu
यो मुखं सर्वदेवानां हव्यभुक् कव्यभुक् तथा पितॄणां च नमस् तस्मै विष्णवे पावकात्मने
yo mukhaṃ sarvadevānāṃ havyabhuk kavyabhuk tathā pitṝṇāṃ ca namas tasmai viṣṇave pāvakātmane
Salutations to Vishnu, whose very essence is the purifying Fire—mouth of all the gods, enjoyer of havis, receiver of kavya, and the sustaining refuge of the Pitṛs.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya within a Vishnu-stuti context)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Nature of the Lord as the divine principles within sacrificial and cosmic functions (identification with Agni and other tattvas)
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Viṣṇu is present as the sacrificial ‘mouth’ (Agni-function), receiving offerings to devas and pitṛs and purifying worship itself.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Offer daily actions and food as yajña with remembrance that the recipient is Nārāyaṇa, cultivating purity and gratitude toward ancestors.
Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is the inner ruler who accepts offerings through ordained functions (Agni), showing immanence without losing transcendence.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It teaches that all divine worship and sacrificial offerings ultimately reach Vishnu as the universal receiver, establishing Him as the supreme ground of ritual and cosmic order.
By naming Vishnu as both havyabhuk and kavyabhuk, Parāśara shows that offerings to gods (havis) and to ancestors (kavya) are effective because Vishnu pervades and authorizes both channels of sacred exchange.
It presents Vishnu as the inner essence of purification—like fire that transforms and sanctifies—implying that spiritual and ritual purity ultimately depend on the Supreme Reality, Vishnu.