Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 45)
The 45th stanza for the first time depicts The Lord in a new dimension called TIME. He is Time, the past, present and future. He is the seasons. Read on further
rituh sudarsanah kAlah paramEshthI parigrahah
ugrah samvatsarO dakshO visrAmO visvadakshinah
ऋतु: सुदर्शन: कालः परमेष्ठी परिग्रहः |
उग्रः संवत्सरो दक्षो विश्रामो विश्वदक्षिणः ||
rituh
The One Who is signified by the seasons
sudarsanah
The One Who is the most handsome and His darsana or witnessing Him is the most dignifying and positive (su) karma
kAlah
The One Who is the time- the past, the present, the future
paramEshthI
The One Who removed the burden of the Earth (as commented by Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushana)
parigrahah
The One Who surrounds the mind of the devotee
ugrah
The One Who creates fear in the mind of the enemy
samvatsarah
The One unto Whom all the jivas reside (vas) together (sam), therefore, samvatsarah
(as commented by Shri P Shankaranarayanan)
dakshah
The One Who acts quickly, as said earlier- He is vegavAn (swift)
visrAmah
The One Who gives rest to those who are entangled in the samsAra
visvadakshinah
The One Who provides the whole world (visva) in charity (dakshina) to those who pray upon Him and His greatness
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