Vishnusahasranama

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Hence He is the Lord, the Supporter, the Husband (Bhartaa) of Mother Earth and

everything that exists in her. (183) Sreenivaasah -The permanent abode of

Sree. Mother Sree connotes “all Glory and power, faculties and strength, to be

good and to perform creative acts of righteousness”. She is found to remain

never permanently in any bosom. Even saints and sages, in recorded history,

have come to compromise the perfections in them. The only place, where

imperfections never enter to molest the serene essence, is the seat of Eternal

Perfection, which is the bosom of Narayana. Hence Maha Vishnu is indicated as

Sreenivaasa –“the Permanent Abode of Lakshmi”. (184) Sataam Gatih -For the

truly virtuous and for all spiritual seekers (Sat-People) He who is the final

Goal. In the language of the Geeta He is the “Paraa gatih”. The term gati is

used to denote not only the goal, but

the very movement, as well as the direction and the way. Narayana is the very

Direction, Path, Progress and the Goal for his devotees. (185) Aniruddhah

-One who cannot be obstructed or resisted by anyone. Irresistibly, the will of

the Lord functions in the world of created things-and-beings. Just as in the

world of matter, the laws of nature are irresistible, the Rhythm and Harmony of

Truth ever march in their Eternal Logic of objectless Love and immaculate

perfection. Time and tide wait for none. When the sun rises, the living

creatures absorb energy and nothing can obstruct this process. In the presence

of the Self, the worlds of matter must get thrilled into their own independent

activities, and in all these welter of efforts and exertions, achievements and

failures, joys and sorrows, the Self is not involved by the Irresistible

Enchantment of His presence, the Gopis seek their own

fulfilment in their own dances. In the Puranas, we find Bhagavan Vishnu taking

up in His various Incarnations different manifested forms and in all of them He

was victorious; ever irresistible (Aniruddhah) is His Might. (186) Suraanandah

-The One who doles out happiness (Aananda) even for the Denizens-of-the Heavens

(Suras). In the Upanishad we have the declaration, that the Infinite

Perfection, the Lord is of the very nature of Absolute Bliss. In the

Aanandavallee of Taittireeya Upanishad we find the arithmetics of Bliss. The

Rishi concludes that all joys of the world and heavens-mental and

supramental-are all but flickerings of the Infinite Bliss, which is the Lord

Mahavishnu. (187) Govindah -The word Go in Sanskrit has four meanings:

‘Earth’, ‘Cows’, ‘Speech’ and ‘Vedas’. As the earth is the supporter of

everything that is existing, He, who is the supporter of

everything within the individual, is called Govinda; He, who is the Protector of

the Cow’s and played the part of Gopaala in Gokula, is the very controller of

the animal instincts and passions in the bosom of man; “One, without whom, no

speech can ever emerge out of any throat-He being the very Life in all

Creatures” says Kenopanishad; and the Highest Speech is the declaration of

Truth in the Vedas. The Lord Himself is the very Theme and the Author of the

Vedas. This great Self is Mahavishnu. (188) Govidaam Patih -One, who is the

Lord of all ‘seers’ and “Men of Wisdom”. We have already indicated that Go

means Vedas. Govit- Vedavit-those, who have realized the Theme indicated in the

Vedic declaration as the Essential Reality in their Own subjective bosom. They

are called the Seers or Sages. To such Men-of-Wisdom the Self-alone is the Lord

and the Master.

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