Shloka 85

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

यज्ञैस् त्वम् इज्यसे नित्यं सर्वदेवमयाच्युत त्वम् एव यज्ञो यष्टा च यज्ञानां परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

yajñais tvam ijyase nityaṃ sarvadevamayācyuta tvam eva yajño yaṣṭā ca yajñānāṃ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

O Acyuta, ever comprised of all the gods, You are worshipped always through sacrifices; for You alone are the sacrifice itself, the one who performs it, and the supreme Lord who presides over all sacrificial rites.

Word by Word

• yajñaiḥ: by sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ijyase: are worshipped
• ijyase: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• sarva-deva-maya-acyuta: O Acyuta, consisting of all gods
• sarva-deva-maya-acyuta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: सर्वदेवमयः) + ‘अच्युत’ संबोधन; पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, alone
• eva: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• yajñaḥ: the sacrifice
• yajñaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/प्रथमान्त-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yaṣṭā: the sacrificer, performer
• yaṣṭā: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaj (धातु) → yaṣṭṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक कृदन्त (तृच्/तृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• yajñānām: of sacrifices
• yajñānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• parameśvaraḥ: the supreme lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः: परमः ईश्वरः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating a devotional/theological characterization of Vishnu within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He is extolled as the one reality behind all gods and all sacrificial worship, receiving and constituting yajña.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Re-centering Vedic ritual in devotion to Acyuta as its inner lord and substance

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Acyuta is worshipped through yajña because He is simultaneously the sacrifice, the sacrificer, and the supreme Lord of sacrificial rites.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Offer all actions as worship (yajña-bhāva), seeing the Lord as the indwelling recipient and meaning of ritual and duty.

Vishishtadvaita: Integrates Vedic karma with devotion: ritual is real and meaningful as the Lord’s mode and possession, culminating in surrender to Him.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Acyuta)
• Devas (all gods, implied)

FAQs

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

This verse presents yajña not merely as a ritual act but as a theological reality: Vishnu is the essence of sacrifice, the agent who performs it, and the supreme recipient who governs it.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between the devas and Vishnu?

By calling Vishnu “sarvadevamaya,” Parāśara indicates that the deities are encompassed within Vishnu—so worship directed through many divine forms culminates in the one Supreme Lord.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is affirmed as Parameśvara: simultaneously immanent in ritual and devotion, yet sovereign over all religious acts—supporting a Vaishnava view of ultimate divine supremacy.