Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 40)
We enter the 40th shloka of Vishnu SahasranAmam and we talk about His great power to support the world as well as His wrath and ability to consume the same world at the time of pralaya or apocalypse
viksharO rohitO mArgO heturdAmodarah sahah
mahIdharO mahAbhAgO vegavAnmitAshanah
विक्षरो रोहितो मार्गो हेतुर्दामोदर: सहः |
महीधरो महाभागो वेगवानमिताशनः ||
viksharah
The One Who is non-destructiblerohitah
The One Who has the reddish color OR The One Who reddens with anger when His devotees are disturbed
mArgah
The One Who is the true path to Salvation
hetuh
The One Who is the cause (hetu) of the universe
dAmodarah
The One Who was bound with a rope by Mother yasodA
sahah
The One Who is ever-forgiving
mahIdharah
The One Who supports (dhar) the earth (mahIh)
mahAbhAgah
The One Whose devotional service is the greatest devotion
vegavAn
The One Who has great speed, vegam means speed and this word is still used as it is in Southern Languages of Malayalam and Tamil. His speed is great, the super powerful energy that has great speed
amitAshanah
The One Who has whose no limit over consumption. amita means limitless and Asanah means eater or consumer for He consumes the whole world at the time of pralaya (apocalypse)
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