Shloka 22

वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation

Devanagari script

त्वं यज्ञस् त्वं वषट्कारस् त्वम् ओंकारस् त्वम् अग्नयः त्वं वेदास् त्वं तदङ्गानि त्वं यज्ञपुरुषो हरे

Transliteration

tvaṃ yajñas tvaṃ vaṣaṭkāras tvam oṃkāras tvam agnayaḥ tvaṃ vedās tvaṃ tadaṅgāni tvaṃ yajñapuruṣo hare

Translation

You are the sacrifice itself; You are the sacred cry of vaṣaṭ; You are the syllable Oṃ, and You are the fires. You are the Vedas and their limbs as well. O Hari, You are the very Person of Sacrifice (Yajña-Puruṣa).

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom), एकवचन

• यज्ञः: sacrifice
• यज्ञः: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वषट्कारः: the vaṣaṭ-call (ritual exclamation)
• वषट्कारः: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वषट्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ओंकारः: the syllable Oṃ
• ओंकारः: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अग्नयः: the fires
• अग्नयः: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्-अङ्गानि: its limbs/auxiliaries
• तत्-अङ्गानि: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तदङ्ग = ‘its limbs’ i.e., limbs of the Veda/sacrifice), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यज्ञ-पुरुषः: the sacrificial Person
• यज्ञ-पुरुषः: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (यज्ञपुरुष = ‘person of/embodied in sacrifice’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; delivered as a praise describing Vishnu’s supremacy)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identification of Hari with yajña, mantra (oṃ), fires, Vedas, and the Yajñapuruṣa

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is the Yajñapuruṣa: the sacrifice, its mantra-cries, fires, Vedas, and auxiliaries—so all Vedic action culminates in Him.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Offer daily actions as yajña to the Lord (īśvara-arpana), letting mantra and ritual become inward devotion rather than mere formality.

Vishishtadvaita: Integrates karma (yajña) into bhakti by locating every limb of ritual as the Lord’s body/mode and Him as the indwelling enjoyer and goal.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Yajna (sacrifice)
• Om (Pranava)
• Agni (sacred fires)
• Vedas
• Vedangas

FAQs

What is the significance of Yajñapuruṣa (the sacrificial Person) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Vishnu as the inner reality of the entire sacrificial system—rite, mantra, fire, and purpose—showing that yajña is ultimately fulfilled in Him.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Vishnu and the Vedas here?

Parāśara presents Vishnu not merely as taught by the Vedas, but as their very essence and even their auxiliary limbs (Vedāṅgas), implying that Vedic knowledge and practice rest in Him.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the Supreme Reality pervading sacred sound (Oṃ), ritual action (vaṣaṭ), and cosmic law (Vedas), reinforcing a Vaishnava vision where all dharma and worship culminate in the Lord.