Shloka 8

गर्भ-व्यवस्था, देवकी-गर्भ-स्तुति (गर्भस्तुतिः), जगदन्तर्गत-हरि-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

सृज्यस्वरूपगर्भा च सृष्टिभूता सनातने बीजभूता तु सर्वस्य यज्ञगर्भाभवस् त्रयी

Transliteration

sṛjyasvarūpagarbhā ca sṛṣṭibhūtā sanātane bījabhūtā tu sarvasya yajñagarbhābhavas trayī

Translation

O Eternal One, you are the womb of the very form of creation—creation itself made manifest. You are the seed of all that exists; and from you, as the inner essence of sacrifice, the threefold Veda comes to be.

Word by Word

• sṛjya-svarūpa-garbhā: having within (her) the form of creation
• sṛjya-svarūpa-garbhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛjya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √sṛj) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः: (सृज्यस्य स्वरूपम्) + गर्भा = ‘having as womb/containing the form of what is to be created’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = conjunction

• sṛṣṭi-bhūtā: become the creation; manifest as creation
• sṛṣṭi-bhūtā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः: सृष्टिः + भूता = ‘become creation/manifest as creation’

• sanātane: O eternal one
• sanātane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रयोगः

• bīja-bhūtā: become the seed
• bīja-bhūtā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः: बीजं भूता = ‘become the seed’

• tu: indeed; and
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अवधारण) = particle ‘but/indeed’

• sarvasya: of all
• sarvasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-प्रयोगः

• yajña-garbhābhavaḥ: the origin from the womb of sacrifice
• yajña-garbhābhavaḥ: Karta/Predicate-noun (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + abhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः: (यज्ञगर्भः) + अभवः = ‘origin from the womb of sacrifice’

• trayī: the Vedic triad
• trayī: Karta/Predicate-noun (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘त्रयी’ = वेदत्रयी (threefold Veda)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; the verse functions as a laudatory/theological description within the Krishna narrative)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of the devas’ stuti identifying Devakī with creation and Veda

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: In praising Devakī bearing Viṣṇu, the devas describe her as the seed and womb of manifested creation and as the inner essence of yajña and the three Vedas.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Vedic-yajñic order as the sustaining pattern of the world

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation, sacrifice (yajña), and Vedic revelation (trayī) are rooted in the divine source praised here, indicating the world’s dependence on sacred order and divine power.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Align daily life with ‘yajña’ as offering—self-discipline, service, and recitation—so action becomes world-sustaining rather than ego-driven.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms a real, God-dependent cosmos where Veda and yajña are meaningful modes of communion with the Lord, not illusory constructs.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Krishna
• Veda (Trayī)
• Yajña (Sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the significance of Trayī (the threefold Veda) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse presents the Veda as emerging from the Lord himself—Vedic knowledge is not independent, but rooted in Vishnu/Krishna as the ultimate source and ground of revelation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the link between creation and yajña (sacrifice)?

By calling the Lord “yajña-garbha,” Parāśara frames sacrifice as a cosmic principle: the order of the universe and the authority of the Veda arise from the same divine source that manifests creation.

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

He is described as both material and efficient cause—womb of manifestation and seed of all beings—affirming Vishnu/Krishna as the Supreme Reality from whom creation and sacred law proceed.