THE VISHNU SAHASRANAMA

A PRESENTATION BY STUDENTS OF VIDYA MANDIR (ADYAR), CHENNAI

SLOKAS 41 TO 60

             udBv:    XaEBNaE    dEv:    ½£gBI:    prmEár:    ,
             krN|    karN|    ktaI    ¢vktaI    ghnaE    g¤h:    ,,41,,    
udBv:   One who is the material cause of
XaEBN:   One who at the time of creation
dEv:   One who dwells in all beings.
½£gBI:   One in whose abdomen Sri and His
sØsar   unique manifestation as has
prmEár:   The supreme being.
krNm¯   The most important factor in
karNm¯   One who is the both instumental
ktaI   Is one's own master.
¢vktaI   One who makes the unique universe.
ghn:   One whose nature, greatness and
g¤h:   One who hides one's own nature with

         ÛyvsayaE    ÛyvÞTan:    s|ÞTan:    ÞTandaE    D¤v:    ,
         prr¢¼:    prmÞp¾Þt¤¾:    p¤¾:    S¤BEXN:    ,,42,,    
Ûyvsay:   One who is fully of the nature of
ÛyvÞTan:   The regulator of the universe.
sm¯ÞTan:   In whom all beings dwell or
ÞTand:   One who gives their particular
D#¤v:   One who is indestructible.
prr¢¼:   One who possesses lordliness.
prmÞp¾:   One who is trhe greatest of all
t¤¾:   One who is of the nature of supreme bliss.
p¤¾:   One who infills everything.
S¤BEXN:   One whose vision gives good to
          
          ramaE    ¢vramaE    ¢vrtaE    magaInEyaE    nyaE{ny:    ,
          v£r:    S¢³mta|    ½E¾aE    DmaI    DmI¢vѤäOm:    ,,43,,
ram:   The eternally blissful one in whom
¢vram:   One in whom the end of all beings
¢vrt:   One in whom the desire of enjoyment has ceased
magI:   That path by knowing of the ascetics seeking liberation
nEy:   One who directs or leads the Jiva
ny:   One who is the leader in the form of spiritual illumunation.
Any:   One for whom there is no leader.
v£r:   One who is valorous.
S¢³mtam¯   ½E¿:   The most powerful among all powerful beings
DmI:   One who supports all beings.
DmI¢vѤäOm:   DmI   The greatest of knowers of  Dharma
   
           vWkÎz:    p¤âx:    p#aN:    p#aNd:    p#Nv:    p¦T¤:    ,
           ¢hrÎygBI:    SæO¤G"aE    ÛyaçOaE    vay¤rDaEXj:    ,,44,,
vWkÎZ:   The bringing together of diversified categories
p¤âx:   One who existed before everything
p#aN:   One who lives in the form of knower in the body
p#aNd:   One who destroys the vital force at pralaya
p#Nv:   One who praised as OM.
p¦T¤:   One who has expanded himself as the world
¢hrÎygBI:   One who was the cause of the golden egg out of which Brahma was born
SæO¤G":   one who destroys enemies of devas
ÛyaçO:   One who as the cause pervades all. effects
vay¤:   One who is the cause of smell.
ADaEXj:   One who does not undergo degeneration.
 
            §t¤:    s¤dSIn:    kal:    prmE¾£    p¢rg#h:    ,
            ug#:    s|vÏsraE    dXaE    ¢v½amaE    ¢vád¢XN:    ,,45,,
§t¤:    One who is of the nature of Kala or Time.
s¤dSIn:   One whose vision that is
kal:   One who measures and sets a limit
prmE¿£   One who dwells in His supreme
p¢rg#h:   One who is grasped on all sides
ug#:   One who is the cause of fear.
sm¯vÏsr:   One in whom all beings reside.
dX:   One who accomplishes everything
¢v½am:   One who bestows liberation to
¢vád¢XN:   One who is more skilled than
     
           ¢vÞtar:    ÞTavrÞTaN¤:    p#maN|    b£jmÛyym¯    ,
           ATaI ( A ) nTaI    mhakaESaE    mhaBaEgaE    mhaDn:    ,,46,,
¢vÞtar:   One in whom all the worlds have
ÞTavrÞTaN¤   : One who is firmly established and in whom
p#maNm¯   One who is of the nature of pure conciousness.
b£jmÛyym¯   One who is the seed of
ATI:   One who is sought by all.
AnTI:   One who is being self fulfilled
mhakaES:     One who has got as covering the great Kosas like Annamaya and Pranamya 
mhaBaEg:   One who has bliss as the source of great enjoyment
mhaDn:   One who has the whole universe as wealth
          
            A¢n¢vIÎN:    ÞT¢v¿aEB¥DImIy¥paE    mhamK:    ,
             nXæOnE¢mnIXæO£    Xm:    Xam:    sm£hn:    ,,47,,
A¢n¢vIÎN:   One who is ever self fulfilled.
ÞT¢v¿:   one of huge proportions
AB¥:   Without birth.
DmIy¥p:   The sacrificial post for Dharma
mhamK:   One by offering sacrifice to whom, they are called great
nXæOnE¢m:   All heavenly bodies are tied to Dhruva
nXæO£   One who is in the form of the nakshatra, Moon
Xm:   One who is capable of everything.ything.
Xam:   One who remains in the state of
sm£hn:   One who exerts well for creation etc
   
              yåO    iÇyaE    mhEÇyà    @t¤:    sæO|    sta| g¢t:    ,
              svIdS£    ¢vm¤³aÏma    svIåOaE    åOanm¤äOm|    ,,48,,
yåO:     One who is in thre form of Yagna
iÇy:   One who is fit to be worshipped.
mhEÇy:   Great one capable of giving blessing of liberation
@t¤:   One who is in the form of sacrifices
sæOm¯   One who saves one from effects of Karma
stam¯   g¢t:   Sole support for holy men seeking Moksha
svIdS£   One who sees all good and evil actions
¢vm¤k¯t³aÏma   One who is naturally free.
svIåO:   one who is all and the knower of all.
åOanm¤äOmm¯   That consciousness which is superior to all
   
             s¤v#t:    s¤m¤K:    s¥ßm:    s¤GaEx:    s¤Kd:    s¤»t¯    ,
             mnaEhraE    ¢jt@aEDaE    v£rbah^¢vIdarN:    ,,49,,

 
s¤v#t:   One who has taken the great vow to save all
s¤m¤K:   One with pleasant face.
s¥ßm:   One who is subtle.
s¤DaEx:   One whose auspicious sound is the Veda.
s¤Kd:   Giver of happinesss to good people
s¤»t¯   one who helps without any return
mnaEhr:   One who attracts the mind by his blissful nature.
¢jt@aED:   One who has overcome anger
v£rbah^:   One whose arms are capable of heroic deeds
¢vdarN:   One who destroys those who live contrary to Dharma
   
              Þvapn:    ÞvvSaE    Ûya¢p    nWkaÏma    nWkkmIk]t¯    ,
             vÏsraE    vÏslaE    vÏs£    rÏngBaI    DnEár:    ,,50,,        
Þvapn:   One who enfolds the Jivas in sleep of Ajnana
ÞvvS:   One who is dominated by one self
Ûyap£   All pervading and eternal
nWkaÏma   One who manifests in different forms
nWkkmIk]t¯   One who engages in many activities
vÏsr:   One in whom everything dwells.
vÏsl:   One who has love for his devotees.
vÏs£   One who protects the dear ones.
rÏngBI:   One who has gems in the depths.
DnEár:   The Lord of all Wealth.
   
           DmIg¤ÖDmIk]¼m£    sdsÏXrmXrm¯    ,
           A¢våOata    shÞæOam¯S¤¢vIData    k]tlXN:    ,,51,,    
DmIg¤p¯   GmI   one who protects Dharma
DmIk]t¯   follower of Dharma
Dm£   upholder of dharma
st¯   who is of the nature of truth
Ast¯   as aparabrahman has manifestd as the world he is called Asat
Xrm¯   all beings subjected to change
AXrm¯   the changeless one also called as Kutastha
A¢våOata   one who is without the attributes
sh*aØS¤:   one with numerous rays (i.e) sun
¢vGata   the supporter of all
k]tlXN:   one who is of the nature of consciousness
 
          gB¢ÞtnE¢m:    sÏvÞT:    ¢s|haE    B¥tm¯hEár:    ,
         Aa¢ddEvaE    mhadEvaE    dEvESaE    dEvB¦dg¤â:    ,,52,,  
gB¢ÞtnE¢m:   one who dwells in the middle of rays of the sun
sÏvÞT:   one who dwells in all beings
¢s|h:   one who has irresistable power like a lion
B¥tm¯hEár:   one who is the supreme Lord of all beings
Aa¢ddEv:   one who is the first of all beings
mhadEv:   one whose greatness consists in supreme self-knowledge
dEvES:   one who is the Lord of all devas
dEvB¦dg¤â:   one who is the support of all devas
            uäOraE    gaEp¢tgaIçOa    åOangØy:    p¤ratn:    ,
           Sr£rB¥tB¦dBaEk¯t³a    kp£Ód#aE    B¥¢rd¢XN:    ,,53,,
uäOr:   one who is liberated from samsara
gaEp¢t:   master of earth
gaEçOa   the protector of all beings
åOangØy:     known only through pure jnana
p¤ratn:   the ancient one who existed before anything
Sr£rB¥tB¦t¯   the master of the five elements of the body
BaEk¯t³a   the enjoyer of infinite bliss
kp£Ód#:   the lord who is indra and also one manifested as a boar (Varaha)
B¥¢rd¢XN:   one to whom numerous offerings are made in yagna
   
         saEmpaE ( A ) Am¦tp:    saEm:    p¤â¢jÏp¤âsäOm:    ,
         ¢vnyaE    jy:    sÏysÓDaE    daSahI:    saÏvtam¯    p¢t:    ,,54,,
saEmp:     one who drinks the soma in all yajnas
Am¦tp:   one who drinks the drink of immortal bliss
saEm:   one who as the moon invigorates the plants
p¤â¢jt¯   one who gains victory over numerous people
p¤âsäOm:   one who is the most important of all 
¢vny:   one who inflicts punishment on evil
jy:   victorious over all beings
sÏysÓD:     whose resolve becomes always true
daSahI:   one who is worthy of charitable offering
saÏvtam¯   p¢t: the leader of the Satvata clan

            j£vaE    ¢vn¢ytasaX£    m¤kÓdaE{¢mt¢v@m:    ,
           AØBaE¢n¢DrnÓtaÏma    mhaEd¢DSyaE{Ótk:    ,,55,,   
j£v:   one who as the knower of the field or the body
¢vn¢ytasa¢X     one who witnesses the worshipful attitude of all devotees
m¤kÓd:     one who bestows liberation
A¢mt¢v@m:   one whose three strides were limitless
AØBaE¢n¢D:   one in whom the ambas or all living beings from devas down dwell
AnÓtaÏma   one who cannot be determined by space time and causation
mhaEd¢DSy:   one who lies in the water of cosmic dissolution into which all entities in universe are dissolved
AÓtk:   one who brings about the end of all beings
       
          AjaE    mhahI:    ÞvaBaÛyaE    ¢jta¢mæO:    p#maEdn:    ,
          AanÓdaE    nÓdnaE    nÓd:    sÏyDmaI    ¢æO¢v@m:    ,,56,,  
Aj:   one who is born of Vishnu, ie Kama Deva
mhahI:   one who is fit for worship
ÞvaBaÛy:   being eternally perfect
¢jta¢mæO:   one who has conquered the inner enemies
p#maEdn:   one who gives joy to the devotees
AanÓd:   one whoe form is bliss
nÓdn:   giver of delight
nÓd:   endowned with all perfections
sÏyDmaI   one whose knowledge and other attributes are true
¢æO¢v@m:   one whose three strides covered the whole world
   
            mh¢xI:    k¢placayI:    k]tåOaE    mE¢dn£p¢t:    ,
            ¢æOpd¢ÞæOdSaÒyXaE    mha½¦Hg:    k]taÓtk]t¯    ,,57,,
mh¢xI:   k¢placayI:      Kapila is called Maharisi as he is master of vedas
k]tåO:   knower of the universe and Atman
mE¢dn£p¢t:   lord of the earth
¢æOpd:   one having three strides
¢æOdSaÒyX:   the witness of three states of waking, dream and sleep
mha½¦Äñ:   one with a great antenna
k]taÓtk]t¯   one who brings about the destruction of the manifested condition of universe
   
           mhavrahaE    gaE¢vÓd:    s¤xEN:    knkaHgd£    ,
           g¤/aE    gB£raE    ghnaE    g¤çOà@gdaDr:    ,,58,,     
mhavrah:   the great cosmic boar
gaE¢vÓd:   he who is known by Vedic words alone
s¤xEN:   one who has got an armed guard in the shape of his eternal associates
knkaÄñd£     one who has armlets made of gold
g¤/:     one who is hidden in the guha or heart
gB£r:   who is profound majesty because of attributes
ghn:   one who could be entered into with great difficulty
g¤çO:   one who is not an object of words, thoughts etc
c@gdaDr:   one who has discus and mace in hand
      
            vEDa:    ÞvaHgaE{¢jt:    k]ÝNaE    F:    sHkxINaE ( A ) Åy¤t:    ,
            vâNaE    vaâNaE    v¦X:    p¤ÝkraXaEmhamna:    ,,59,,
vEDa:   one who does regulations
ÞvaÄñ:   one who is oneself the participant in accomplishing works
A¢jt:   inconquerable in His various incarnations
k]ÝN:     one who is known as Krisna-dvaipayana
F:   one whose nature and capacity know no decay
sØkxIN:   he who attracts to himself all beings
AÅy¤t:   one who knows no fall from his real nature
vâN:   the evening sun is called as Varuna
vâN:   Vasishta or Agastya the sons of varuna
v¦X:   unshakeable like the tree
p¤ÝkraX:   lotus eyed
mhamna:   he who fulfills the three functions of creation, sustentation and dissolution of universe
      
            Bgvan¯    Bgha{nÓd£    vnmal£    hlay¤D:    ,
           Aa¢dÏyaE    ÇyaE¢tra¢dÏy:    s¢hÝN¤gI¢tsäOm:    ,,60,,
Bgvan¯   One who possesses the six attributes is Bhaga
Bgha     One who withdraws the Bhagas into Himself
AanÓd£     One whose nature is bliss
vnmal£   One who wears the floral wealth called Vaijayanti
hlay¤D:     One who has ploughshare as weapon
Aa¢dÏy:     One who was born of Aditi
ÇyaE¢tra¢dÏy:   One who dwells in the orb of the sun
s¢hÝN¤:   One who puts up with the contraries
g¢tsäOm:   One who is the ultimate resort of all
   


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