Shloka 54

Devanagari script

यजूंषि त्रैष्टुभं छन्दः स्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा बृहत् साम तथोक्थं च दक्षिणाद् असृजन् मुखात्

Transliteration

yajūṃṣi traiṣṭubhaṃ chandaḥ stomaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā bṛhat sāma tathokthaṃ ca dakṣiṇād asṛjan mukhāt

Translation

From the right side of that cosmic mouth there issued the Yajus hymns, the Triṣṭubh metre, the fifteenfold stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, and the Uktha—thus the forms of Vedic sound and sacrificial order arose as the Supreme’s manifested speech.

Word by Word

• यजूंषि: Yajus-formulas
• यजूंषि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्रैष्टुभम्: Triṣṭubh (metre)
• त्रैष्टुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैष्टुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• छन्दः: metre
• छन्दः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्तोमम्: stoma (hymn-collection)
• स्तोमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पञ्चदशम्: fifteenfold / fifteen
• पञ्चदशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numerical)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise)

• बृहत्: Bṛhat (Sāman)
• बृहत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साम: Sāman chant
• साम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक

• उक्थम्: Uktha (recitation)
• उक्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• दक्षिणात्: from the right (side)
• दक्षिणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असृजन्: they created/emitted
• असृजन्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + अ (अगम)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुखात्: from (the) mouth
• मुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Emanation of Yajus, metres, and stomas from the Supreme source

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The differentiated forms of Vedic speech (Yajus, Triṣṭubh, stomas, Sāmans) arise from the Supreme, indicating that dharma is rooted in divine order.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Let study and ritual (or their modern equivalents: disciplined practice and ethical offering) be aligned with humility toward a higher order.

Vishishtadvaita: Śabda as a divine attribute/manifestation: the Lord communicates and sustains the world through ordered revelation while remaining its inner ruler.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vedas
• Chandas (Vedic metres)
• Sāmaveda (Sāman chants)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Yajus hymns and Triṣṭubh metre being said to arise from the cosmic mouth?

It presents Vedic speech and sacrificial knowledge as emanations of the Supreme, implying that ritual order and sacred sound are grounded in cosmic sovereignty rather than human invention.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the organization of Vedic chant forms like stoma and Sāman here?

He frames them as structured manifestations of creation—specific chant-arrangements (stoma), major melodies (Bṛhat Sāman), and recitations (Uktha) arising as part of the universe’s lawful articulation.

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

Vishnu is implied as the ultimate source behind Veda and yajña, the Supreme Reality from whom cosmic speech and dharmic order proceed, supporting a strongly theistic (Vaishnava) reading of creation.