Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 41)
The 41st stanza is the all the more important part of this collection of shlokas as here Bhisma pitamah tells dharmarAja Yudhishtira about The Lord being the cause of everything, read on to know more. There is the stress on entropy and thus supporting the Scientific basis of interpreting The Lord as the Great Energy that is the cause of the Universe. Hence,
Lord Vishnu : The Cause of the Universe
udbhavah kshObhanO devah srigarbhah paramEsvarah
karanam kAranam kartA vikartA gahanO guhah
उद्भवः क्षोभणो देवः श्रीगर्भः परमेश्वरः |
करणं कारणं कर्ता विकर्ता गहनो गुहः ||
udbhavah
The One Who is the ultimate cause of creation (udbhava)
kshObhanah
The One Who is the greatest cause of entropy or commotion, once again the name can be scientifically dragged. Entropy in itself is a Science that studies the commotion and irregularity being caused at the atomic level devah
The One Who enjoys the transcendental recreation
srigarbhah
The One Who has srI or devi laksmI with Him all the time, being the abode of the Goddess of fortune
paramEsvarah
The One Who is the Greatest Supreme Ruler, there is no one above Him and nobody who can even equal Him
karanam
The One Who is the key cause, once again The Lord has been touted as the cause, and there is lot more references to come
kAranam
The One Who is cause of all that is materialistic, the cause of mAyA
kartA
The One Who performs action
vikartA
The One Who creates change
gahanah
The One Whose form is impossible to measure
guhah
The One Who can weave Himself out of the reach of jiva by virtue of His mAyA (illusion)
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