Shloka 104 of 107 · Names 969–977
Vishnu Sahasranama — Shloka 104
Sanskrit
Transliteration
bhūrbhuvaḥsvastarustarāḥ savitā prapitāmahaḥ | yajño yajñapatiryajvā yajñāṅgo yajñavāhanaḥ || 104 ||
Names in this Shloka (9)
He who is the tree of bhuh, bhuvah, and svah — the cosmic tree spanning all three worlds.
He who enables the crossing over of samsara, the saviour who delivers beings to liberation.
He who is the begetter of all, the divine progenitor who generates the entire universe.
He who is the great-grandfather, the progenitor even of Brahma the creator.
He who is the sacrifice itself, the very form and essence of all sacred rituals.
He who is the lord of all sacrifices, the master to whom every offering is ultimately directed.
He who is the performer of sacrifice, the ideal sacrificer who embodies the spirit of yajna.
He whose limbs are the parts of the sacrifice, whose body constitutes the components of yajna.
He who carries the sacrifice to fruition, the vehicle through which yajna reaches its goal.