Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Vishnu Sahasra Naama sthothram 17 -21

Upendro vamanah pramshur amoghah suchir urjitah
Atindrah samgrahah sargo dhrutatma niyamo yamah ..17

Upendro: One born as the younger brother of Indra.
Vamanah: One who, in the form of Vamana (dwarf), went begging to Bali.
Pramshur: One of great height.
Amoghah: One whose acts do not go in vain.
Suchir: One who purifies those who adore and praise Him.
Urjitah: One of infinite strength.
Atindrah: One who is superior to Indra by His inherent attributes like omnipotence, omniscience etc.
Samgrahah: One who is of the subtle form of the universe to be created.
Dhrutatma: One who is ever in His inherent form or nature, without the transformation involved in birth and death.
Niyamo: One who appoints His creatures in particular stations.
Yamah: One who regulates all, remaining within them.

Vedyo vaidyah sada-yogi viraha madhavo madhuh
Atindriyo mahamayo mahotsaho mahabalah ..18

Vedyo: One who has to be known by those who aspire for Mokshas.
Vaidhyah: One who knows all Vidyas or branches of knowledge.
Sada-yogi: One who is ever experienceble, being ever existent.
Viraha: One who destroys heroic Asuras for the protection of Dharma.
Madhavo: One who is the Lord or Master of Ma or knowledge.
Madhuh: Honey, because the Lord gives joy, just like honey.
Atindriyo: One who is not knowable by the senses.
Mahamayo: One who can cause illusion even over other great illusionists.
Mahotsaho: One who is ever busy in the work of creation, sustentation and dissolution.
Mahabalah: The strongest among all who have strength.

Mahabuddir mahaviryo mahasaktir mahadyutih
Anirdesyavapuh shriman ameyatma mahadridhruk ..19

Mahabuddir: The wisest among the wise.
Mahaviryo: The most powerful one, because Ignorance which is the cause of Samsara is His great power.
Mahasaktir: One with great resources of strength and skill.
Mahadyutih: One who is intensely brilliant both within and without.
Anirdesyavapuh: One who cannot be indicated to another as: 'He is this', because He cannot be objectively known.
Shriman: One endowed with greatness of every kind.
Ameyatma: The Spirit with intelligence that cannot be measured by any one.
Mahadridhruk: One who held up the great mountain 'Mandara' at the time of the churning of the Milk Ocean and also Govardhana in his Krishna incarnation.

Maheshvaso mahibharta shrinivasah satam gatih
Aniruddhah suranando govindo govidam patih ..20

Maheshvaso: One equipped with the great bow.
Mahibharta: One who held up the earth submerged in Pralaya waters.
Shrinivasah: One on whose chest the Goddess Shri, eternal in nature, dwells.
Satam gatih: One who bestows the highest destiny attainable, to all holy men.
Aniruddhah: One who has never been obstructed by any one or anything from manifesting in various forms.
Suranando: One who bestows joy on all divinities.
Govindo: Gau means words. Thou pervadest all words, giving them power. Therefore sages call the Govinda.
Govindam patih: Gau means words. One who knows them is Govid. He who is the master of words is indicated by this name.

Marichir-damano hamsah suparno bhujagottamah
Hiranya-nabha sutapah padmanabhah prajapatih ..21
Marchir: The supreme power and impressiveness seen in persons endowed with such qualities.
Damano: One who in the form of Yama inflicts punishments on those who tread the path of unrighteousness.
Hamsah: One who removes the fear of Samsara from those who practise the sense of identity with Him.
Suparnah: One who has two wings in the shape of Dharma and Adharma.
Bhujagottamah: One who is the greatest among those who move on Bhujas or arms, that is, serpents. The great serpents like Ananta and Vasuki are the powers of Vishnu, so he has come to have this name.
Sutapah: One who performs rigorous austerities at Badarikashrama as Nara and Narayana.
Padmanabhah: One whose navel is beautifully shaped like lotus.
Prajapatih: The father of all beings, who are His children.


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