Shloka 60

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

आद्यो यज्ञः पुमान् ईड्यो यः पूर्वेषां च पूर्वजः तं नताः स्मो जगत्स्रष्टुः स्रष्टारम् अविशेषणम्

Transliteration

ādyo yajñaḥ pumān īḍyo yaḥ pūrveṣāṃ ca pūrvajaḥ taṃ natāḥ smo jagatsraṣṭuḥ sraṣṭāram aviśeṣaṇam

Translation

彼こそ原初のヤジュニャ（祭祀）—祭祀そのもの—礼拝すべき至上のプルシャであり、万物の第一因、古の者たちの祖でもある。あらゆる限定と区別を超えた宇宙の創造主に、われらは恭しく礼拝する。

Word by Word

• आद्यः: primeval, first
• आद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• यज्ञः: sacrifice; Yajña
• यज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुमान्: the Person (male; cosmic person)
• पुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ईड्यः: praiseworthy, to be adored
• ईड्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईड्य (प्रातिपदिक; √ईड् (धातु) ‘स्तुतौ’ से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (यत्-प्रत्यय/gerundive sense: ‘to be praised’)

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

• पूर्वेषाम्: of the former ones/ancients
• पूर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समूह/व्यक्ति-पर), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्वजः: the progenitor; ancestor of the ancients
• पूर्वजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + ज (प्रातिपदिक; √जन् (धातु) ‘जन्मनि’ से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘पूर्वस्य जनः/पूर्वेभ्यः जातः’)

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

• नताः: bowed down
• नताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (प्रातिपदिक; √नम् (धातु) ‘नमने’ से क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP)

• स्मः: we are
• स्मः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; ‘अस्मः’ (we are)

• जगत्स्रष्टुः: of the creator of the world
• जगत्स्रष्टुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् (धातु) ‘सर्गे’ से तृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘जगतः स्रष्टा’ → ‘जगत्स्रष्टा’)

• स्रष्टारम्: the creator
• स्रष्टारम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् (धातु) ‘सर्गे’ से तृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अविशेषणम्: without distinction; unqualified
• अविशेषणम्: Karman (Object-complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (निषेध) + विशेषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्रष्टारम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; part of a laudatory passage)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of the supreme cause and the identity of the creator beyond attributes (Vishnu as Yajña and first cause)

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The supreme Person, identical with Yajña, is the first cause and the creator beyond limiting distinctions, worthy of surrender and contemplation.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate the divine as the ultimate cause behind all processes and offer daily actions as yajña with humility.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the one supreme personal Brahman as jagat-kāraṇa while remaining beyond material upādhis (nirviśeṣa in the sense of freedom from limiting attributes).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Yajña (as a name/aspect of Vishnu)
• Parabrahman (Supreme Reality)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu the “primordial Yajña” in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents Vishnu not merely as a deity who receives sacrifice, but as the cosmic sacrificial principle itself—the source and sustainer of universal order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Supreme Reality here?

Through a hymn-like description: Vishnu is the first cause, the Supreme Person, and the creator beyond limiting descriptions—indicating transcendence over all categories while remaining the origin of all.

What is the theological importance of “aviśeṣaṇam” in this verse?

It emphasizes Vishnu’s supremacy as beyond qualifiers and distinctions, supporting a Parabrahman reading where the Lord transcends limiting attributes while still being the sovereign creator.