Shloka 6

अक्रूरस्य गोकुलगमनम्—दर्शन-लालसा, अंशावतार-बोधः, विष्णु-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

यज्ञेषु यज्ञपुरुषः पुरुषैः पुरुषोत्तमः इज्यते यो ऽखिलाधारस् तं द्रक्ष्यामि जगत्पतिम्

Transliteration

yajñeṣu yajñapuruṣaḥ puruṣaiḥ puruṣottamaḥ ijyate yo 'khilādhāras taṃ drakṣyāmi jagatpatim

Translation

He who is worshipped in sacrifices as the Yajña-Puruṣa by men—He, the Puruṣottama, the support of all—I shall behold that Lord of the world.

Word by Word

• यज्ञेषु: in sacrifices
• यज्ञेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• यज्ञपुरुषः: the Sacrifice-Person (Lord of sacrifice)
• यज्ञपुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yajñasya puruṣaḥ)

• पुरुषैः: by men
• पुरुषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पुरुषोत्तमः: the Supreme Person
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (puruṣāṇām uttamaḥ)

• इज्यते: is worshipped
• इज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अखिलाधारः: the support of all
• अखिलाधारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (akhilaḥ ādhāraḥ)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• द्रक्ष्यामि: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• जगत्पतिम्: the Lord of the world
• जगत्पतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jagataḥ patiḥ)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue; voiced as a devotional resolve to behold the Lord)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of the supreme Lord who is worshipped as Yajña-Puruṣa and supports all, and the intent to behold Him as Jagatpati.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme Puruṣottama is the Yajña-Puruṣa worshipped in Vedic sacrifice and the all-supporting Lord of the universe, worthy of direct contemplative vision.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Offer daily actions as worship (yajña-bhāva) and cultivate steady remembrance of the Lord as the inner ground of all.

Vishishtadvaita: Vishnu is both transcendent as Puruṣottama and immanent as the sustaining support (ādhāra) of the entire jagat.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Yajna-Purusha
• Jagatpati

FAQs

What is the significance of Yajña-Puruṣa in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Vishnu as the indwelling deity of sacrifice itself—worship in yajña ultimately reaches the Supreme Person who sustains all.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Supreme Reality here?

By naming Vishnu as Puruṣottama and Akhilādhāra, the verse frames Him as both the object of ritual worship and the metaphysical support of the entire cosmos.

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

Vishnu is presented as the sovereign Lord (Jagatpati) and ultimate ground of being, aligning devotion and ritual with a personal Supreme Reality central to Vaiṣṇava philosophy.