Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 58)
Varāha, The Great Boar, is once summoned in these lines and that too twice. The Lord is always accompanied by an army of brave and impenetrable soldiers who have all the sugunas or positive qualities, thus The Lord is known as suşऐना
महावराहो गोविन्दः सुषेणः कनाकंगदी |
गुह्यो गभीरो गहनों गुप्तशचक्रगधाधरः ||
mahāvarāho govindah suşeņah kanakāńgadī
guhyo gabhīro gahano guptaś chakra gadādarah
mahāvarāhah
The One Who took the form of a Great Boar in His varāha avatāra and gracefully lifted the planet Earth from the great depths of the ocean of ignorance with His horns
govindah
The One Who reclaimed the Earth from the bottom of the waters; The One Who is the Protector of Cows
suşeņah
The One Who is accompanied by a glorious and invincible army of good traits
kanakāńgadī
The One Who is decorated with Golden ornaments in His arms, chest, shoulders and everywhere
guhyah
The One Whose real (transcendental) form is still hidden from the normal beings as if they are protected inside a cave (guha)
gabhīrah
The One Who cannot be matched or beaten in terms of wisdom, strength or beauty
gahanah
The One Who is not reachable to the unqualified
guptah
The One Who is concealed
chakra-gadādarah
The One Who is the bearing or holding the discus (sudarśana chakra) and mace/club (kaumodaki gadha). Thus, protecting the वर्ल्ड
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