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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 15)

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 15) The fifteenth stanza of sahasranAmam of Maha Vishnu lays stress upon the number 4 and it's direct relation with Mahavishnu. You will read it in the following translations. लोकाध्यक्षः सुराध्यक्शः धर्माध्यक्शः कृताकृतः | चतुरात्मा चतुर्व्यूहा चतुर्दाष्ट्र चतुर्भुजः || lokAdhyakshah surAdhyakshah dharamAdhyakshah krtakrtah chaturAtma chaturvyushvaturdashtrashvaturbhujah lokAdhyakshah The One who is the master or in command of all the living beings of the world - LOKA ADYAKSH surAdhyakshah  The One who is in command of all the surAs or Gods dharamAdhyakshah  The One who is in command of Dharma or righteousness krtakrtah The One who grants the fruit or result according to our Karma or Doings in this world/life or a previous life chaturAtma  The One whose glory is fourfold chaturvyuha The One who is the four vyUhas (viz vAsudeva, sankarshana, pradyumna & aniruddha) chvaturdamshtra The One has four protrud