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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 37) The 37th shloka links His Greatness Lord Vishnu with the samsAra chakra or the cycle of rebirth. How he helps jiva to get out of this chakra asOkah tAranah tArah surah saurih janesvarah anukUlah satAvartah padmi padmanibhekshanah अशोकस्तारणस्तार: सुरः सौरिः जनेश्वरः | अनुकूलः शतावर्तः पद्मी पद्मनिभेक्षण: || asOkah  The One who is devoid of the six waves of the ocean of samsAra (that is birth, death, hunger, thirst, attachment and aversion) tAranah  The One who leads jiva on a path so that it can cross the ocean of samsAra   tArah  The One who protects jiva from samsAra   surah  The One who is courageous saurih  The One who is the Son of sura that is valorous person ( vAsudeva ) janesvarah The One who is the Lord of the masses (all jiva) anukUlah  The One who is favorable to all satAvartah  The One occurs a hundred times vitally padmi  The One who holds a lotus ( padma ) in his hand padmanibhekshanah The One who

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 25) The 25th stanza takes a deeper look at the Lord and His relation with the samsAra chakra or the cycle of births   Avartano nivrtAtma samvrtah sampramardanah ahah samvartako vanhirnilo dharanidharah आवर्तनो निवृतात्मा संव्रतात्मा सम्प्रमर्दन: | अहः संवर्तको वन्हिरनिलो धरणीधरः  || Avartanah The One who can turn the Cycle of births ( samsAra chakra ) nivrtAtma  The One whose nature is free and not bound by samsAra chakra   samvrtah  The One who is hidden to those who don't believe Him or the unenlightened jivas   sampramardanah The One who destroys evil doers and sinners as rudra or kAla ahassamvartakah The One who causes the sun to rise and hence cause daytime. Thus, he is the source of light, which can be either scientifically interpreted as the source of daylight (The Sun) or can be philosophically opted as the creator of knowledge  vanhih The One who carries, links to Shri Krsna's role as the carrier of arjuna .