Shloka 35
Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation
ईजे च यज्ञं क्रतुभिरात्मविद् भूरिदक्षिणै: । सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्वात्मकमतीन्द्रियम् ॥ ३५ ॥ द्रव्यं मन्त्रो विधिर्यज्ञो यजमानस्तथर्त्विज: । धर्मो देशश्च कालश्च सर्वमेतद् यदात्मकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
īje ca yajñaṁ kratubhir ātma-vid bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ sarva-devamayaṁ devaṁ sarvātmakam atīndriyam
ಆತ್ಮವಿದನಾದ ಮಾಂಧಾತನು ಅಪಾರ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ಕ್ರತುಗಳಿಂದ ಯಜ್ಞವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿ, ಸರ್ವದೇವಮಯ, ಸರ್ವಾತ್ಮ, ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಾತೀತನಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದನು. ಯಜ್ಞದ ದ್ರವ್ಯ, ಮಂತ್ರ, ವಿಧಿ, ಯಜಮಾನ, ಋತ್ವಿಜರು, ಫಲ, ದೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಲ—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಆ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನ ಸ್ವರೂಪವೇ.
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme Lord is sarva-devamaya—containing all demigods—so worship directed to Him reaches all divine powers as parts of His being.
He highlights that the ultimate object of sacrifice is not a merely visible ritual result but the transcendent Lord, who is realized through devotion and spiritual knowledge rather than ordinary sense perception.
Offer your work, resources, and gratitude as service to God—giving generously and acting with sacred intention—so daily life becomes worship.