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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 87) Lord Vishņu is very particular about His flowers. So much so that in Tirupati, no one is allowed to adorn flowers. All flowers in the temple premises are meant for the Lord. Let us read what His names mean Lord with Lotus Garland कुमुदः कुंदरः कुन्दः पर्जन्यः पावनो अनिलः | अमृताशो अमृतव पु: सर्वज्ञः सर्वतोमुखः || kumudah kundarah kundah parjanyah pāvano anilah amŗtāśoamŗtavapuh sarvajñah sarvatomukhah kumudah The One Who wears a garland of flowers kundarah The One Who gives the fruit of actions, which are as pure as kunda flower kundah The One Who brings the Earth ( ku ) under His subjection parjanyah The One Who rains the fruits of desires pāvanah The One Who is pure and purifies everyone anilah The One Who is not inaccessible and is of unmatched wisdom amŗtāśah The One Who desires the nectar of immortality ( amŗtam ). He wisely snatched the pot of nectar from the asuras and served it to the suras in His mohiņ

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Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 86) We complete eight hundred names of the Lord with suvarņabinduh . As we move on to the next set of names we more of His greatness and might सुवर्णबिन्दुरक्षोभ्यः सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरः  | महाह्रदो महागर्तो महाभूतो महानिधिः || suvarņabindurakshobhyah sarvavāgiśvareśvarah mahāhrado mahāgarto mahābhūto mahānidhih suvarņabinduh The One Whose mastaka (forehead) is decorated with a golden tilaka akshobhyah The One Who is not troubled by attachment and other worldly factors sarvavāgiśvareśvarah The One Who is the Lord of all the other Lords mahāhradah The One Who is like a great holy river in which great souls take dips to attain moksha mahāgartah The One Who opening ( gartah ) from which the entire universe was manifested. Now scientifically, what could we be talking about here? Any guesses? mahābhūtah The One Who is the Great time itself, One Who is not limited by the three tenses of time mahānidhih The One Who is the treasure

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 85) We talk about the beautiful bodily features of Lord Vishņu as well as His intellectual capacity. Let's read on  उद्भवः सुन्दरः सुन्दो रत्ननाभः सुलोचनः | अर्को वाजसनः श्रृंगी जयन्तः सर्वविज्जयी || udbhavah sundarah sundo ratnanābhah sulochanah arko vājasanah śŗngi jayantah sarvavijjayi udbhavah The One Who assumes a superior birth by His own will sundarah The One Who is most beautiful sundah The One Who is always merciful ratnanābhah The One Whose navel is like a gem for it is the source of the creator Himself sulochanah The One Who has beautiful eyes arkah The One Who is worshipped by those Who are themselves wroshipped vājasanah The One Who provides food for all śŗngi The One Who is of the form of a fish with a horn in the great waters of pralaya jayantah The One Who is the cause of victory sarvavijjayi The One Who has the knowledge of the universe and is unconquerable To Read Previous Shlokas Click Here

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 84) An interesting appointment of The Lord in these set of names with the use of threads. Sutantu and Tantuvardhanah describe Him as weaving universe like threads and then maintaining and cutting them off शुभांगो लोकसारन्गः सुतन्तुस्तन्तुवर्धनः | इन्द्रकर्मा महाकर्मा कृतकर्मा कृतागमः || śubhāngo lokasārangah sutantustantuvardhanah indrakarmā mahākarmā kŗtkarmā kŗtāgamah śubhāngah The One Who has beautiful parts of body and this is how He should be meditated upon lokasārangah The One Who is the essence of the universe, Omkāra sutantuh The One Who expands like a beautiful and positive thread tantuvardhanah The One Who grows as well as cuts the thread that He weaves (Thus, He protects and destroys the universe) indrakarmā The One Who performs the actions of Indra mahākarmā The One Who performs great actions kŗtkarmā The One Who is the creator of all actions kŗtāgamah The One Who is the creator of great āgamas like Vedas

Project Encounter* (2011) The first teaser of upcoming action movie. Heavily shot with plane cameras and usage of surreal special effects, this movie boasts of an all-star ensemble from India and Hollywood alike. Starring - Nicholas Cage, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lopez, Penelope Cruz, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, John Abraham, Suriya Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Prithviraj, Genelia D Souza, K Hari Kumar, Varun Chakkravarthy, Jashan Maan, & Junior NTR Directed by K Hari Kumar Music used - Carmina Burana LOL! Ok,,,,it's just imaginary stuff! This was my project for college...nothing big.

Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 83)   The Lord is very peaceful and affectionate towards His devotees. He has been called as a gentle and kind forgiver in previous stanzas but now we talk about the Lord as the One Who is attained with great difficulty. It sounds like an irony, but it’s true for only the determined can please the Lord. Unlike till now where many names began with a positive prefix SU , here, the names begin with a negative prefix DUR   समावर्तो निवृत्तात्मा दुर्जयो दुरतिक्रमः | दुर्लभो दुर्गमो दुर्गो दुरावासो दुरारिहा || samāvarto nivrttātmā durjayo duratikramah durlabho durgamo durgo durāvāso durārihā samāvartah The One Who constantly rotates the wheel of samsāra, thus, creating things continuously nivrttātmā The One Whose ātmā doesn’t withdraw from objects durjayah The One Who is unbeatable duratikramah The One Who is feared greatly durlabhah The One Who is not attainable. To attain Him one has to go through lot of hardships durgamah T