Shloka 21

Devanagari script

सामस्वरूपी भगवान् उद्गीतिः कमलालया स्वाहा लक्ष्मीर् जगन्नाथो वासुदेवो हुताशनः

Transliteration

sāmasvarūpī bhagavān udgītiḥ kamalālayā svāhā lakṣmīr jagannātho vāsudevo hutāśanaḥ

Translation

The Blessed Lord is the very form of the Sāman-chant—the Udgītha itself. He is Kamalālayā, the Lotus-abode; He is Svāhā, the sacred offering-call; He is Lakṣmī; He is Jagannātha, Lord of the universe; He is Vāsudeva; and He is Hutāśana, the all-consuming sacrificial Fire.

Word by Word

• सामस्वरूपी: having the form of Sāman (chant)
• सामस्वरूपी: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामन् + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (साम्नः स्वरूपी = having the form of Sāman)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उद्गीतिः: udgītha chant
• उद्गीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्गीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कमलालया: abode of Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• कमलालया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला + आलया (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कमलायाः आलया = abode of Kamalā/Lakṣmī)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (oblation-call)
• स्वाहा: Sambandha (Ritual particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय, मन्त्र-निपात (ritual exclamation used in oblations)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगन्नाथः: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः नाथः = lord of the world)

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हुताशनः: fire (eater of oblations)
• हुताशनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत + अशन्/अशन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (हुतं अश्नाति = ‘eater of offerings’, fire)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identity of Bhagavān with Vedic sound (Sāman/Udgītha) and yajña-fire

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāsudeva is present as Vedic chant (Sāman/Udgītha), as the offering-call Svāhā, and as Hutāśana (the sacrificial fire), with Lakṣmī as inseparable śakti.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Transform speech and mantra-recitation into worship by remembering the Lord as the very power of sound and offering.

Vishishtadvaita: Supports the Lord’s immanence as the inner power of mantra and ritual fire while remaining the personal Vāsudeva.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vasudeva
• Lakshmi
• Svaha
• Agni (Hutashana)
• Sama Veda
• Udgitha

FAQs

What is the significance of Udgītha in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse equates Vishnu with the Udgītha—the primal sacred chant—teaching that the Lord is the essence behind Vedic sound and spiritual realization, not merely its ritual form.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s presence in Vedic sacrifice here?

By identifying Vishnu as “Svāhā” (the offering-call) and “Hutāśana” (the sacrificial fire), Parāśara frames yajña as a manifestation of the Supreme Person pervading both the act and the medium of offering.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality who is simultaneously transcendent (Jagannātha, Vāsudeva) and immanent (Vedic chant, Svāhā, Agni), supporting a devotional yet metaphysically robust Vaishnava view.