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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 5)

स्वयंभू: शम्भुरादित्य: पुष्कराक्षो महास्वनः| अनादिनिधनो धाता विधाता धातुरुत्तमः|| svayambhUh sambhur Adityah pushkarAksho mahAsvanah anAdi-nidhano dhAtA vidhAtA dhAturuttamah स्वयंभू: (Swayambhooh) - The One who is manifested in Himself or self-made  शंभू (Shambuh) - The Other name of Lord Shiva, Thus, promoting the idea of Unity of the Vedic Trinity. आदित्य (Adithya) - Like none other पुष्कराक्ष: (PushkarAkshah) - The One who has eyes the shape of Lotus petals महास्वनः(MahAswanah) - The One who has the greatest breath...the breath that gave out the Vedas अनादिनिधन:  (anAdhinidhanah) - The One who neither has a beginning (Birth) or and End (Death), Promoting the physics' theory which states that Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. धाता (DhAtha) - The greatest giver विधाता (VidhAtha) - The Creator of all living forms धातुरुत्तमः (DhAthuruttamah) - The Greatest of all elements... DHAATU means element or atom in this context. Thus, once again, relating Science w