visnuh-Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dvija-of the brahmanas and ksatriyas; kriya-mulah-whose root is the performance of yajna and the ritualistic ceremonies mentioned in the Vedas; yajnah-personified yajna (Lord Visnu, who is known as the yajna-purusa); dharma-mayah-full of religious principles; puman-the Supreme Person; deva-rsi-of the demigods and great rsis like Vyasadeva and Narada; pitr-of the forefathers; bhutanam-and of all other living entities; dharmasya-of the religious principles; ca-also; parayanam-the shelter.