Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 30)
The main aspect of the 30th shloka is the comparison of His radiance with the rays of the sun and the moon
Ojastejodhyutidharah prakAshAtmapratApanah
riddhah spashtAksharo mantrash-chandrAnshurbhAskaradhyutih
ओजस्तेजोध्युतिधरः प्रकाशात्माप्रतापनः |
रिद्धः स्पष्टाक्षरो मन्त्राश्चन्द्रान्शुर्भास्करद्युतिः ||
OjastejOdhyutidharah
The One who is filled with super strength, courage and brightness
prakAshAtma
The One whose Atma is radiant and bright, the enlightened soul
pratApanah
The One who heats up the enemy. Another aspect can be the One who heats up the universe. Thus, a source of energy that provides heat, which we all know is an essential energy in itself and is as important for life's sustenance as is waterriddhah
The One who is rightly filled with all the qualities
spashtAksharah
The One who is uttered by clean and clear words. aksarah also means that which cannot be destroyed, therefore this can also be interpreted as the One who is clearly not destroyable
mantrah
The One who is passed to beings in form of mantras or protects those who chant His name
chandrAnsu
The One who is calm and cool like the rays of the moon and cools down the mind of the being relieved from the samsAra chakra
bhAskaradhyutih
The One who is as bright as the Sun
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