Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 22)
The 22nd shloka marks the end of 200 names of Lord Vishnu and the beginning of 201st.
amrityuh sarvadrk simhah samdhAta sandhimAn sthirah
ajo durmarshanah shAsta visrutAtma surAriha
अमृत्यु: सर्वद्रक सिंहः संधाता संधिमान स्थिरः |
अजो दुर्मरशन: शास्ता विश्रुतात्मा सुरारिहा ||
amrityuh
The One who has no death, mrityuh means death
sarvadrk
The One who is witnessing everything
simhah
The One who is as powerful as the lion, the one who has the destructive power like that of a Lion. This is the 200th name and we enter into the next hundred names with samdhAta
samdhAta
The One who gives the fruit of a man's doings, the Judiciary of Karma
sandhimAn
The One who enjoys the fruit of all actions
sthirah
The One who is always constant
ajah
The One who throws away enemies and obstacles
durmarshanah
The One who can't be defeated by asuras
shAsta
The One who teaches or imparts knowledge to everyone through srutis and smritis
visrutAtma
The One who is known to be of the form SatcitAnandam (truth, knowledge and bliss)
surAriha
The One who eliminates the enemies of surAs , that is, asurAs
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