कार्यभेदे देवविशेषपूजनम्The god proper to each rite
Verse 137
जलाशये पूजनीयो वरुणो यादसां पतिः । गृहे प्रजापतिर्ब्रह्माऽऽरामे सेतौ च संक्रमे । पूज्यो विष्णुर्जगत्पाता सर्वात्मा सर्वदृग्विभुः ॥ १३७ ॥
jalāśayē pūjanīyō varuṇō yādasāṁ patiḥ | gṛhē prajāpatirbrahmā’’rāmē sētau ca saṁkramē | pūjyō viṣṇurjagatpātā sarvātmā sarvadṛgvibhuḥ || 137 ||
Translation
At a reservoir Varuṇa, lord of water creatures, is to be worshipped; at a house Prajāpati Brahmā; at a garden, a bridge and a causeway, Viṣṇu, protector of the world, Self of all, seer of all, all-pervading.
Word by word
- jala
- of water
- āśayē
- (āśaye) at a reservoir
- pūjanīyaḥ
- (pūjanīyaḥ) is to be worshipped
- varuṇaḥ
- (varuṇaḥ) Varuṇa
- yādasāṁ
- of water creatures
- patiḥ
- (patiḥ) the lord
- gṛhē
- at a house
- prajāpatiḥ
- (prajāpatiḥ) Prajāpati
- brahmā
- Brahmā
- ārāmē
- (ārāme) at a garden
- sētau
- a bridge
- ca
- and
- saṁkramē
- a causeway
- pūjyaḥ
- (pūjyaḥ) is to be worshipped
- viṣṇuḥ
- (viṣṇuḥ) Viṣṇu
- jagat
- of the world
- pātā
- the protector
- sarva
- of all
- ātmā
- the Self
- dṛg
- (dṛk) the seer
- vibhuḥ
- (vibhuḥ) all-pervading
Meaning
Each gift has its presiding god: water belongs to Varuṇa, a dwelling to the creator Brahmā, and what serves travellers and the world to Viṣṇu its protector. The commentary glosses "sarvadṛk" as seer of all things and "vibhu" as all-pervading.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Sarvadṛk: the seer of all things. Vibhuḥ: all-pervading.