Before the yoga teaching begins, Yājñavalkya invokes Viṣṇu-Nārāyaṇa as the supreme object of meditation. Jagannātha (Lord of the universe), sarvabhūtahṛdi sthitam (dwelling in the hearts of all beings), jagadyoni (source of the world), nirāñjana (stainless) — these epithets establish a Viśiṣṭādvaita orientation, connecting the yogic practice to devotion (bhakti) and to a theistic framework where Īśvara is both the goal and the indwelling presence.