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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 98) Now we talk about the peaceful form of Lord Vish ņ u that is ever growing and Who's praises are sung by devotess to cleanse themselves of the sins committed and escape the chakra of sams ā ra अक्रूरः पेशलो दक्षो दक्षिणः क्षमिणाम्वरः | विद्वत्तमो वीतभयः  पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तनः || akr ūrah pe ś alo daksho dakshi ņ ah kshami ņ āmvarah vidvattamo vítabhayah punya- ś rava ņ a kírtanah  akr ūrah  The One Who is devoid of anger and is thus, not cruel pe ś alah  The One Who is handsome and charming   dakshah The One Who has grown up and has appeared whenever required   dakshi ņ ah  The One Who grants charity   kshami ņ āmvarah The One Who is the greatest among those Who forgive or The One Who can withstand any force with great patience   vidvattamah The One Who has the greatest knowledge   vítabhayah  The One Who has no fear of sams ā ra punya ś rava ņ akírtanah  The One Whose glorious and pious hymns and praises are sung

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 97) Now in the final hundred names of Lord Vishnu, we mention about His discus, Sudarshana Chakra for the first time. It is compared to the mind of the jivas which is chanchala or ever fluttering and wandering like the wind Sudarshana Chakra अरौद्रः कुंडली चक्री विक्रमी उर्जितशासनः  | शब्दातिगः शब्दसहः शिशिरः शर्वरीकरः || araudrah kundali chakri vikramy UrjitashAsanah shabdatigah shabdasahah shishirah sharvarikarah araudrah  The One Who is never violent to His devotees kundali  The One Who is decorated with many ornaments that are sharp like the shark's tooth and shiny like the sun chakri  The One Who holdss the discus called Sudarshana Chakra in His right hand which is the analogous representation of the swift and wild mind vikrami The One Who can destroy any number of demons with one step UrjitashAsanah The One Who is the Supreme Commander Whose orders are heard even by Shiva shabdatigah  The One Who cannot be

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 96) This is perhaps the most beautiful part of Shri VishnusahasranAmam, it begins with names that  are to do with sanAt and then in the second half deal completely with svasti which means auspiciousness or mangalam . We also complete 900 names of Lord Vishnu with apvyayah and now we enter the last hundred names of Shri Hari सनात्सनातनतमः कपिलः कपिरव्यहः | स्वस्तिदः स्वस्तिकृत स्वस्ति स्वस्तिभुक स्वस्तिदक्षिणः ||   sanAtsanAtanatamah kapilah kapirapvyayah svastidah svastikrit svasti svastibhuk svastidakshinah sanAt The One Who has been there for a long duration, Who is beyond time sanAtanatamah  The One Who is the cause of everything and has been the most ancient kapilah  The One Who is of dark blue hue kapih The One Who is the varAha , the great boar apvyayah The One Who is worshipped and seeked at the time of pralaya svastidah  The One Who grants auspiciousness goodness or mangalam to His devotees svastik

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 95) As we proceed to the last few hundred names of the Lord, we try recollect some repeating names. Here, anirviņņah is being repeated for a second time. There are many other names that are repeated, some have been repeated four times. In the following names, we talk about His amazing characteristics श्री वेंकटेश्वर और पद्मावती देवी /  Lord Venkateshwara and Padmavathi Devi अनन्तो हुतभुग्भोक्ता सुखदो नैकजो अग्रजः | अनिर्विणणः सदामर्षी लोकाधिष्टानमाद्भुतः || ananto hutabhugbhōkta sukhado naikajoagrajah anirviņņah sadāmarshi lokādhishtānamadbhutah anantah The One Who is endless hutabhug The One Who protects the devotees bhōkta The One Who consumes everything sukhadah The One Who grants blissful happiness to His devotees naikajah The One Who is born many times. ekajah means born once, while naikajah or anaikajah means born many times. He takes many births, whenever there is a need to set dharma aright, He takes bir

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 94) In this stanza, there are many instances where Lord Vishņu has been compared to the sun in one or the other way. Let us read विहायसगतिर ज्योतिर्सूरुचिर हुतभुग विभु: | रविर्विरोचनः सूर्यः सविता रविलोचनः || vihāyasagatir jyotir suruchir hutabhug-vibhuh ravir virochanah sūryah savitā ravilochanah vihāyasagatih The One Whose abode is the sky jyotih The One Who is the light suruchih The One Who is the positive radiating light hutabhuk The One Who is the enjoyer of all sacrifices vibhuh The One Who is omnipresent and Lord of all three worlds ravih The One Who carries the sun to the north virochanah The One Whose taste is variable sūryah The One Who is Himself the sun savitā The One Who brings out the universe like a juice from Himself ravilochanah The One Who has fiery eyes that shine like the sun To Read Previous Shlokas Click Here Labels: English Translation , Hinduism , MahaVishnu , Religion and Spirituality , Sa

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 93) Now we talk about the Love aspect of our dear Lord Vishņu. He is the One Who is loved, the One Who creates love and increments this love among devotees सत्त्ववान सात्विकः सत्यः सत्यधर्म परायणः | अभिप्रायः प्रियार्हो अर्हः प्रियकृत प्रीतिवर्धनः || sattvavān sāttvikah satyah satyadharma-parāyaņah abhiprāyah priyārho-arhah priyakŗt prītivardhanah sattvavān The One Who has sattva or positive traits of courage, valor, honesty, dharma etc sāttvikah The One Who is established in sattva guņa   ( positive qualities ) satyah The One Who is the ultimate truth Satyadharmaparāyaņah The One Who is the ever-chanting form of truth and righteousness abhiprāyah The One Who is always considered and sought after priyārhah The One Who demands or desires pure love from His devotees arhah The One Who likes to be worshipped by His devotees priyakŗt The One Who creates love for everyone prītivardhanah The One Who increases the love in p

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 92) In these beautiful names we get to see the judicial side of the Lord. He is Himself the punisher, the punishment and the fruit of the punishment. We also know about His proficiency with the bow and arrow. He is the master of the science of archery (Sri Raama). Let us read further धनुर्धरो धनुर्वेदो दण्डो दमयिता दमः | अपराजितः सर्वसहो नियंतानियमो यमः ||   dhanurdharo dhanurvedo daņdo damayitādamah aparājitah sarvasaho niyantāniyamo yamah dhanurdharah The One Who carried a great dhanush (bow) in His incarnation as Śrī Rāma dhanurvedah The One Who knows the science ( veda ) of archery ( dhanush ) daņdah The One Who is Himself the punishment for the adhārmic damayitā The One Who is the punisher of beings damah The One Who is the fruit as punishment for those who deserve to be punished aparājitah The One Who is unbeaten by enemies sarvasahah The One Who is able to bear and withstand everything niyantā The One Who keeps all