Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 64)
Now, we slowly move into the association of Lord Vishnu with His consort Goddess Mahalakshmi. We also mark our entry into the 601st name of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that the tenth avatāra of Lord Vishnu, Kalki, will carry the mark of śrivatsa on His chest. It is a sacred symbol for the Jains also. śrivatsa mark is found on the chest of TirthAnkara statues. The fleur de luis could have derived from this ancient Vedic symbol called śrivatsa. In Buddism,The Infinite Knot or Srivatsa in Sanskrit is The symbol of Buddhist reality. The knot is endless and represents the endless cycles of life and death and rebirth again. The interwoven thread symbolizes that everything is interconnnected and so independent of cause and effect
अनिवर्ती निवृत्तात्मा संक्षेप्ता क्षेमाकृतशिवः |
श्रीवत्सावक्षः श्रीवासः श्रीपतिः श्रीमतामवरः ||
anivartī nivŗttātmā sańksheptā kshema-kŗc-chivah
śrivatsa-vakshāh śrivāsah śripatih śrimatām varah
anivartī
The One Who does not return from war without being victorious
nivŗttātmā
The One Whose ātma has denunciated all sense pleasures
sańksheptā
The One Who summarizes the entire universe into nothing at the time of pralaya (apocalypse)
kshema-kŗt
The One Who protects everything that He has acquired
śivah
The One Who is purified and purifies all
śrivatsa-vakshāh
The One Whose chest is marked by the mole called śrivatsa (Śri’s vatsa, that is, Goddess Lakshmi’s suitor)
śrivāsah
The One Whose heart is the permanent residence of Śri, that is, Goddess Lakshmi
śripatih
The One Who is the husband of Lakshmi (Śri)
śrimatāmvarah
The One Who is the greatest possessor of क्नोव्लेद्गे
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