Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 84)
An interesting appointment of The Lord in these set of names with the use of threads. Sutantu and Tantuvardhanah describe Him as weaving universe like threads and then maintaining and cutting them off
शुभांगो लोकसारन्गः सुतन्तुस्तन्तुवर्धनः |
इन्द्रकर्मा महाकर्मा कृतकर्मा कृतागमः ||
śubhāngo lokasārangah sutantustantuvardhanah
indrakarmā mahākarmā kŗtkarmā kŗtāgamah
śubhāngah
The One Who has beautiful parts of body and this is how He should be meditated upon
lokasārangah
The One Who is the essence of the universe, Omkāra
sutantuh
The One Who expands like a beautiful and positive thread
tantuvardhanah
The One Who grows as well as cuts the thread that He weaves (Thus, He protects and destroys the universe)
indrakarmā
The One Who performs the actions of Indra
mahākarmā
The One Who performs great actions
kŗtkarmā
The One Who is the creator of all actions
kŗtāgamah
The One Who is the creator of great āgamas like Vedas
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