Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 89)
Very pleasantly are the entangled relationship of The Lord and the number 7 explained here in these names. The first four names deal with 7 (sapta). We also note that Lord’s names show characteristics of Sūryadeva. In the final two names He is portrayed as the creator as well as the destroyer of fear for different kinds of people (adhārmic and dhārmic)
सहस्रार्चिः सप्तजिव्हः सप्तैदा: सप्तवाहनः |
अमुर्तिर्नघो अचिन्त्यो भयकृत भयनाशनः ||
sahasrārchih saptajivhah saptaidāh saptavāhanah
amūrtiranagho achintyo bhayakŗt bhayanāśanah
sahasrārchih
The One Who is has the capacity of a thousand suns, He is the source of the sun’s light & energy
saptajivhah
The One Who has seven tongues, they are, kālī (black), karalī (terrific), manojava (fluttering as the mind), sulohitā (red), sudhumravarņa (purple), sphulinginī (sparkling) and viśvaruchih (of universal form)
saptaidāh
The One Who has seven kinds of flames which are forms of His tongue. The agni (fire) is able to burn down the seven planetary systems at the time of pralaya
saptavāhanah
The One Who rides on a seven-horsed vehicle, Sūryadeva or the Sun god is known to ride a seven-horsed vehicle and from what we have read in the previous lines we can wonder whether Lord Sūrya and Lord Vishņu are being used here interchangeably. Ofcourse, Everything is a manifestation of the Lord, even Sūrya
amūrtirh
The One Who has no physical form
anaghah
The One Who is devoid of sadness or sin
achintyah
The One Who cannot be thought of
bhayakŗt
The One Who creates fear in the minds and lives of those who do not follow the path of dharma
bhayanāśanah
The One annihilates the fear in the minds and lives of those who are steadfastly following rules
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