Shloka 23

उपसंहारः, वैष्णवपुराण-प्रशंसा, फलश्रुति, परम्परा-प्रवहः (पाठ-श्रवण-फलम्)

Devanagari script

यक्षरक्षोरगैः सिद्धैर् दैत्यगन्धर्वदानवैः अप्सरोभिस् तथा तारानक्षत्रैः सकलैर् ग्रहैः

Transliteration

yakṣarakṣoragaiḥ siddhair daityagandharvadānavaiḥ apsarobhis tathā tārānakṣatraiḥ sakalair grahaiḥ

Translation

Along with Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Nāgas; with the Siddhas; with Daityas, Gandharvas, and Dānavas; and with the Apsarases—together with all the stars, constellations, and the complete host of planets (the cosmic realm is filled).

Word by Word

• यक्षरक्षोरगैः: by Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and serpents
• यक्षरक्षोरगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + रक्षस् + उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दैत्यगन्धर्वदानवैः: by Daityas, Gandharvas, and Dānavas
• दैत्यगन्धर्वदानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + गन्धर्व + दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• अप्सरोभिः: by the Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक (also/likewise)

• तारानक्षत्रैः: by stars and constellations
• तारानक्षत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा + नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• सकलैः: all, entire
• सकलैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ग्रहैः इति विशेष्य)

• ग्रहैः: by the planets
• ग्रहैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Cosmic population: semi-divine beings and astral order as parts of the universal hierarchy

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas
• Nāgas (Uraga)
• Siddhas
• Daityas
• Gandharvas
• Dānavas
• Apsarases
• Tārās (stars)
• Nakṣatras (constellations)
• Grahās (planets)

FAQs

What is the significance of listing Yakshas, Gandharvas, and planetary bodies together in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse presents the cosmos as a single ordered domain where celestial beings and astral bodies coexist as parts of one divinely regulated system.

How does Sage Parāśara explain universal order in this context?

By enumerating both sentient classes (Siddhas, Apsarases, Nāgas, etc.) and cosmic markers (stars, nakṣatras, planets), Parāśara frames creation as structured and inhabited, not random.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the cosmological catalog functions within the Purana’s core premise: the universe and its hierarchies persist under the supreme sustaining principle identified with Vishnu.