Shloka 29

नग्न-परिभाषा तथा देव-स्तोत्रपूर्वक मायामोह-उत्पत्ति

Defining ‘Nagna’ and the Devas’ Hymn Leading to Māyāmoha

Devanagari script

यज्ञाङ्गभूतं यद् रूपं जगतः सिद्धिसाधनम् वृक्षादिभेदैर् यद् भेदि तस्मै मुख्यात्मने नमः

Transliteration

yajñāṅgabhūtaṃ yad rūpaṃ jagataḥ siddhisādhanam vṛkṣādibhedair yad bhedi tasmai mukhyātmane namaḥ

Translation

Salutations to the Primal, Supreme Self—whose very form becomes a limb of yajña, the means by which the world attains its ordered fulfillment; and who, though appearing divided through distinctions such as trees and other forms, remains the one essential Reality within all.

Word by Word

• यज्ञाङ्गभूतम्: being a limb of sacrifice
• यज्ञाङ्गभूतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त; √भू (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कृदन्त-क्त; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य अङ्गं भूतम्)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma/Pradhana (Object/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• सिद्धिसाधनम्: means of accomplishment
• सिद्धिसाधनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धेः साधनम्)

• वृक्षादिभेदैः: by distinctions such as trees, etc.
• वृक्षादिभेदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (वृक्ष-आदि-भेदैः = by distinctions such as trees etc.)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• भेदि: differentiating / divided
• भेदि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √भिद् (धातु) + इन् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भेदि = भेदं करोति/भिद्यते)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• मुख्यात्मने: to the principal Self
• मुख्यात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (मुख्यः आत्मा)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; a stotra-style passage within the discourse)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the One Lord becomes yajña and appears as the many while remaining the essential Self

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is the primal Self who becomes the very limbs of yajña, sustaining cosmic order, and though appearing divided as trees and forms, remains one reality within all.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Sanctify actions as offerings (yajña-bhāva) and cultivate non-sectarian respect for life-forms as expressions of the One indweller.

Vishishtadvaita: World as His body (śarīra-śarīrī): multiplicity is real as modes, unity is preserved in the indwelling Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Yajna (sacrificial order)

FAQs

What is the significance of yajña (sacrifice) in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

The verse identifies Vishnu as the very body and principle of yajña, implying that sacrificial order is not merely ritual but the cosmic mechanism through which the world is sustained and brought to rightful fulfillment.

How does Sage Parāśara explain unity and diversity here?

He presents Vishnu as the single “mukhyātman” who appears differentiated through forms like trees and other beings, teaching that multiplicity is a manifestation of the one Supreme Reality pervading all.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context?

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Self immanent in creation and as the sovereign foundation of cosmic order—supporting Vaishnava theology where the world’s structure and spiritual attainment both depend upon Him.