Shloka 5

Devanagari script

निर्जग्मुश् च यतो वेदा वेदाङ्गान्य् अखिलानि च द्रक्ष्यामि तत् परं धाम देवानां भगवन्मुखम्

Transliteration

nirjagmuś ca yato vedā vedāṅgāny akhilāni ca drakṣyāmi tat paraṃ dhāma devānāṃ bhagavanmukham

Translation

I shall behold that supreme abode—the divine Face of the Blessed Lord—from which the Vedas themselves, and all the Vedāṅgas in their entirety, have gone forth.

Word by Word

• निर्जग्मुः: came forth, issued out
• निर्जग्मुः: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यतः: from which
• यतः: Apadana (Source marker/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (relative adverb) पञ्चमी-अर्थे (from which/whence)

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वेदाङ्गानि: the Vedangas (auxiliary limbs of the Veda)
• वेदाङ्गानि: Karta (Subject, conjoined)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अखिलानि: all, entire
• अखिलानि: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण वेदाङ्गानि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्रक्ष्यामि: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण धाम

• धाम: abode, splendor
• धाम: Karma (Object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भगवन्मुखम्: the Lord's face
• भगवन्मुखम्: Karma (Object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्-मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तत् परं धाम’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण (appositional object)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To reveal that all śruti and sacred knowledge originate in Bhagavān, making His darśana the summit of Vedic pursuit.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Re-centering Vedic authority in Bhagavān as its source and goal

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Vedas and all auxiliaries of knowledge proceed from Bhagavān; therefore the supreme object of knowledge is His own being (paraṃ dhāma).

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Study scripture as a means to devotion: let learning culminate in worship, ethical refinement, and surrender rather than mere scholarship.

Vishishtadvaita: Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa is both the source of śruti and its final purport; Brahman is personal, auspicious, and the material-efficient cause (jagat-kāraṇa) without collapsing into impersonalism.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vedas
• Vedangas
• Devas

FAQs

What is the significance of the Vedas originating from Bhagavan in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames the Vedas and all Vedāṅgas as emanating from the Lord Himself, establishing revelation as grounded in Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty rather than merely human composition.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between scripture and the Supreme?

Parāśara presents the Supreme as the very source (mukha) from which sacred knowledge proceeds, implying that cosmic order and dharma are rooted in the Lord’s own being and utterance.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is portrayed as the supreme abode and fountainhead of revelation, aligning with Vaishnava theology where the personal Supreme is also the ultimate ground of truth and cosmic law.