Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Vishnu Sahasra Naama 26-30

Suprasadah prasannatma vishva-dhrug vishva-bhug vibhuh
Sat-karta sat-krutah sadhur jahnur narayano narah ..26

Suprasadah: One whose Prasada or mercy is uniquely wonderful, because He gives salvation to Sisupala and others who try to harm Him.
Prasannatma: One whose mind is never contaminated by Rajas or Tamas.
Vishva-dhrug: One who holds the universe by his power.
Vishva-bhug: One who eats up or enjoys or protects the worlds.
Vibhuh: One who becomes many from Hiranyagarbha downwards.
Satkarta: One who offers benefits.
Sat-krutah: One who is adored even by those who deserve adoration.
Sadhur: One who acts according to justice.
Jahnuh: One who dissolves all beings in oneself at the time of dissolution.
Narayanah: Nara means Atman. Narayana, that is, one having His residence in all beings.
Narah: He directs everything, the eternal Paramatma is called Nara.

Asankhyeyo prameyatma visistah shishtakruch chucih
Siddharthah siddha-sankalpah siddhidah siddhisadhanah ..27

Asankhyeyo: One who has no Sankhya or differences of name and form.
Aprameyatma: One whose nature cannot be grasped by any of the means of knowledge.
Visistah: One who excels everything.
Shishtakrch: Shihstam means commandment. So, one who commands everything. Or one who protects shishtas or good men.
Siddharthah: One whose object is always fulfilled.
Siddha-sankalpah: One whose resolutions are always fulfilled.
Siddhidah: One who bestows Siddhi or fulfillment on all who practise disciplines, in accordance with their eligibility.
Siddhisadhanah: One who brings fulfillment to works that deserve the same.

Vrushahi vrushabho vishnur vrushaparva vrushodarah
Vardhano vardhamanascha viviktah shruti-sagarah ..28

Vrushahi: Vrusha means dharma or merit.
Vrushabho: One who showers on the devotees all that they pray for.
Vishnur: One who pervades everything.
Vrushaparva: One who has given as steps (Parvas), observances of the nature of Dharma, to those who want to attain the supreme state.
Vrushodarah: One whose abdomen showers offspring.
Vardhamanascha: One who multiplies in the form of the universe.
Viviktah: One who is untouched and unaffected.
Shruti-sagarah: One to whom all the shruti or Vedic words and sentences flow.

Subhujo durdharo vagmi mahendro vasodo vasuh
Naikarupo bruhad-rupah shipivishtah prakashana ..29

Subhujo: One possessing excellent arms that protect the worlds.
Durdharo: One who holds up the universe - a work which none else can do.
Vagmi: One from whom the words constituting the Veda come out.
Mahendro: The great Lord, that is, the Supreme Being, who is the God of all gods.
Vasudo: One who bestows riches.
Vasuh: One who is himself theVasu.
Naikarupo: One who is without an exclusive form.
Bruhad-rupah: One who has adopted mysterious forms like that of a Boar.
Shipivishtah: Shipi means cow. One who resides in cows as Yagya.
Prakashana: One who illumines everthing.

Ojas tejo dyuti-dharah prakashatma pratapanah
Vruddhah spahstaksharo mantras chandramshur bhaskaradyutih ..30

Ojas tejo duti-dharah: Ojas means inherent vitality. Tejas means puissance and such qualities. Dyuti means radiance. So the word means one who possesses all these qualities.
Prakashatma: One whose form is radiant.
Pratapanah: One who warms the world through the power manifestations like the Sun.
Vruddhah: One who is rich in excellences like Dharma, Gyana (knowledge), Vairagya (renunciation) etc.
Spashstaksharo: He is so called because Omkara, the manifesting sound of the Lord, is Spashta or high pitched.
Mantras: One who manifests as the Mantras of the Rk, Sama, Yajus etc., or one who is known through Mantras.
Chandramshur: He is called `Chandramshu' or moonlight because just as the moon-light gives relief to men burnt in the heat of the sun, He gives relief and shelter to those who are subjected to the heat of Samsara.

No comments: