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śrivatsa vaksh āh is one of the names of the Lord Vishnu as described in the Vishnu Sahasran ā mastotram.The great patriot, Bheeshmachalks out these thousand (1008) names of Lord when he is asked by his Yudhishitra aboutmatters related dharma and karma. Bheeshma, who was lying on the bed arrows and awaiting his call unto moksha thus begins chanting the name of the great Lord MahaVishnu.There is a series of names relating to śri among which śrivatsa vaksh āh is the most important. śrivatsa mark There are many legends about śrivatsa mark . It is the mole on Lord Vishnu's chest where Devi Lakshmi is known to reside, thus being called as śrinivAsah . Thus, Our Vedic belief system clearly indicates the importance of the female gender as the integral part of the male. The point is to be noted that other modern religions don't even have any place for the sacred female when it comes to the main representation of Godhead.  Anyway, It is believed that the tenth avat āra of Lo...

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 601 st name of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that the tenth avat āra 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-vak...

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 28)  The 28th stanzas most important name is vardhamAnah although the prime stress is on the word vrsh which is interchangeably used as a verb (to rain) and noun (Dharma)  vrshAhi vrshabho vishnurvrshaparvA vrshodarah vardhanO vardhamAnasva viviktah srutisAgarah वृषाही वृषभो विष्णुर्विषपर्वा वृषोदरः | वर्धनो वर्धमानश्व विविक्तः श्रुतिसागरः ||  vrshAhi  The One who is equivalent to Dharma   vrshabhah The One showers His grace on His devotees, vrs (वृष) means to rain vishnuh The One who transcends everything vrshaparvA  The One who provides the steps ( parvA ) to dharma (vrsha) vrshodarah The One who rains ( vrsh ) creations from his womb/navel ( udarah ) vardhanah The One who increments everything vardhamAnah The One who is ever increasing, ever growing. This can be scientifically inferred as the ever expanding form of the universe (since the Big Bang). It is touted by Scientists and men of Scie...