Shloka 34
वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation
स्रुक्तुण्ड सामस्वरधीरनाद प्राग्वंशकायाखिलसत्रसंधे पूर्तेष्टधर्मश्रवणो ऽसि देव सनातनात्मन् भगवन् प्रसीद
sruktuṇḍa sāmasvaradhīranāda prāgvaṃśakāyākhilasatrasaṃdhe pūrteṣṭadharmaśravaṇo 'si deva sanātanātman bhagavan prasīda
O Lord whose very form is the sacrificial ladle, whose depth resounds with the solemn chant of the Sāman; O ancient one, embodied as the sacred Vedic metre, the very junction and culmination of all sacrificial sessions—You are the hearer and witness of the dharma of offerings and rites. O God, O Eternal Self, O Blessed Bhagavān—be gracious; be pleased.
Sage Parāśara (in a praise-hymn addressed to Lord Vishnu, narrated to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How the Lord is identical with Vedic sacrifice and the witness of ritual dharma.
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: The Lord is yajña itself—its instruments, chants, metres, and the witnessing consciousness that receives and sanctifies offerings.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Perform duties and worship with the insight that God is both the act and the recipient, cultivating humility and steadiness.
Vishishtadvaita: Ritual order (karma) is meaningful because it is grounded in the personal Supreme who indwells and ‘hears’ the rite.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Dasya
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
The verse identifies Vishnu as the very essence, structure, and culmination of sacrificial rites, making yajña not merely a ritual act but a mode of approaching the Supreme who sustains cosmic order.
Parāśara frames dharma as both iṣṭa (Vedic sacrifices) and pūrta (meritorious works like wells, temples, charity), and says Vishnu is the ultimate witness and recipient who sanctifies these actions.
Vishnu is praised as Sanātanātman—eternal, supreme, and immanent—present as the Vedic sound and ritual order while also transcending them, reflecting core Vaishnava metaphysics.