Vishnusahasranama

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word that has been formed by the mutual transposition of the letters in Himsaa.

Even taking its obvious superficial meaning Vishnu is a Lion in our bosom, in

as much as, He is the king of the forest of Samsaar: at the roar of Narayana

all the animal-passions flee from the jungles of the mind. In the Geeta while

describing His own Glory, the Lord says, “Among the animals, I am the King of

animals, Lion.” -Geeta Ch. 10, St. 30. (201) Sandhaataa - The Co-relator, the

Regulator, the One who co-relates the actions and their fruits. In fact, the

fruit of an action is nothing other than the action itself; the action itself

presents as its fruit in a different period of time, maturing under its own

Law. This Great Law is the Lord, whom the devotee accepts as “The Giver of all

fruits of action”. (202) Sandhimaan - The structural engineering of

individuality is the

mightiest of phenomenon available in nature. The Supreme is the Law and the

Law-giver; and the Light of Consciousness functioning in the mind and intellect

Itself is the individuality (Jeeva), that comes to suffer the good and bad

results of the actions. Thus not only that it is He, who is the Giver of the

results but It is He, again, Who is the enjoyer or the sufferer of the results.

Hence He is called as the One who is apparently conditioned by the actions that

emanate from Him, Sandhimaan, enjoyer (conditioned). In fact, He is the One

presiding over and illumining all actions; the very Law of reaction Itself; the

ensuing experience in all actions of all people, at all times. From the

standpoint of our existence, with reference to our individual existence, the

Divinity in us, for all appearances, seems to be conditioned; this Sandhimaan,

the Jeeva in His own Pristine Purity is Maha Vishnu. (203) Sthirah -Firm,

consistent. One who is ever consistent in His nature and One who remains

changeless, at all times. (204) Ajah -Unborn. Ajah is also a term denoting

the Creator, Brahmaaji; He who, in the form of Hiranyagarbha, apparently

creates the delusory world of plurality is Vishnu. (205) Durmarshanah -One

who cannot be attacked and vanquished. In the long run, everyone in his own

maturity will have to come and accept and walk the path of Vishnu -He is the

final Goal. In the lesser levels of evolution, the animal-man may deny himself

the peace and joy of living the spiritual values, and deluded by the senses and

enchanted by the flesh, he may live a life of sense-joys and temporary

fulfilments. But soon enough irresistibly he will be seeking the “feet” of

Vishnu for real happiness and true achievement. His also is the final victory

and one can stand apart from Him in a

victory over him. (206) Saastaa -One who rules over the universe, Not only

that He is the Administrator of the laws of the Phenomenon but also He is the

Saastaa. He is the One who, through Sastra, with firm hand, instructs and

guides us through the righteous path, drives us along steadily to progress in

cultural beauty and finally reaches us at the Great Goal of all evolutions: the

Seat of Vishnu. (207) Visrutaatmaa -The famous term Aatmaa, famous in all the

Vedas, is Vishnu. This term clearly shows that all the thousand terms, used

herein, though can be considered for the Saguna worship of Vishnu, represent

nothing other than the Pure Self, which is the famous theme of the Hindu

Scriptures. Through hundreds of suggestive definitions, this Great Self has

been successfully pointed out through declarations of Its Transcendental Nature

and through statements

of negation indicating what He is not. (208) Suraarihaa -Sura=“God of the

Heaven”, Ari=“enemies”, Ha=“destroyer”. The Supreme is the Destroyer of the

enemies of the gods. The sensuous claims of the flesh, the mild assertions of

the ego, the nocturnal devils of i desires and passions, are the common enemies

of the higher mind aspiring to evolve. When invoked with true devotion, He who

drives away and destroys the inimical negative tendencies, and helps the

devotee to master himself, is Suraarihaa, Sri Narayana.

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