Shloka 19

वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्

Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth

Devanagari script

यज्ञैर् यज्ञेश्वरो येषां राष्ट्रे संपूज्यते हरिः तेषां सर्वेप्सितावाप्तिं ददाति नृप भूभृताम्

Transliteration

yajñair yajñeśvaro yeṣāṃ rāṣṭre saṃpūjyate hariḥ teṣāṃ sarvepsitāvāptiṃ dadāti nṛpa bhūbhṛtām

Translation

大王啊，凡国土之中以诸祭礼恭敬供奉祭之主哈利者，彼等负土之君，皆由彼赐得一切所愿之成就。

Word by Word

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• यज्ञेश्वरः: lord of sacrifices
• यज्ञेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: यज्ञानाम् ईश्वरः

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन — relative pronoun

• राष्ट्रे: in the kingdom
• राष्ट्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• संपूज्यते: is worshipped
• संपूज्यते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is worshipped’

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन — correlative pronoun

• सर्वेप्सितावाप्तिम्: attainment of all desired things
• सर्वेप्सितावाप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईप्सित + अवाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: सर्वम् ईप्सितम् (desired) तस्य अवाप्तिः → ‘attainment of all desired (things)’

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• भूभृताम्: of kings (earth-bearers)
• भूभृताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + भृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: भूमिं बिभर्ति इति भूभृत् (‘earth-bearer/king’)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya; addressing a kingly ideal as 'nṛpa')

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Yajna (sacrificial worship)
• Kings (bhūbhṛt)

FAQs

What is the significance of yajña in the Vishnu Purana for a kingdom’s well-being?

This verse frames yajña as a public, realm-wide act of dharma: when Hari as Yajñeśvara is properly worshipped, the ruler receives rightful prosperity and success, implying stability and order for the kingdom.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine sovereignty over royal power here?

Parāśara presents kingship as dependent on divine sanction: the king is an 'earth-bearer,' but Hari is the true Lord who grants outcomes—attainment of aims comes from worship aligned with dharma, not mere human might.

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

Vishnu is identified as Yajñeśvara, the Supreme recipient and ruler of sacrificial order; devotion expressed through yajña becomes the channel through which the Supreme Reality bestows legitimate royal fruits.