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sree vishnu sahasra naamaavali - post 30

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M.G.Vasudevan • Mon Dec 16 2002 - 03:19:29 PST 


Post 30 

Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

In this post we will see naamaas of sree Vishnu sahasra naamam, having the common thread of  "yagnam" the sacrifice and phalan - the fruits obtained by doing the yagnam like rain, food etc. 

In sreemadh bhagavath geetha, sri krishna bhagavaan says -
annaadh Bhavanthi Bhoothani parjanyadh anna-samBhavah
yajnaadh Bhavati parjanyo yajnah: karma-samudBhavah 
(bagavath geethaa 3.14)

meaning: - from food arise all beings (i.e., their bodies); 
from rain food is produced; 
from sacrifice comes rain and
sacrifice springs from activity. 

a.	the yajnam - the sacrifice:

1.	Om sipi vishtaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 274 occurring in slOkam 29
	Meaning: [sipi is the sacrificial cow] 
	- one who sanctified all dedicated offerings in the yajnaas 
	- he who pervades the rays of the sun.

2.	Om sama yajnaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 360 occurring in slOkam 38
	Meaning: One whose worship [yajna] is nothing more than keeping equal vision of the mind by the devotee.
	- the knower of conventions and time.

3.	Om havir harayE nama: -- naamaa no. 361 occurring in slOkam 38
	Meaning: he who takes the offerings in the sacrifices - receiver of oblations.

4.	Om mahaa Bhaagaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 372 occurring in slokam 40
	meaning: the extremely fortunate - one enjoying happiness of high order 
	- one taking greatest share in all yajnaas.

5.	Om Dharma yoopaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 439 occurring in slOkam 47
	meaning: who is rigidly united with Dharma - the very essence behind Dharma. 
	[yoopa is the post in which the sacrificial animal is tied in the yagnaas- sacrifices]

6.	Om mahaa makhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 440 occurring in slokam 47
	meaning: he who is a great sacrifice ,
	- all sacrifices dedicated to him confer total liberation from bondage.

7.	Om yajnaaya nama: -- naamaa no.446 occurring in slOkam 48
	Also naamaa no. 971 occurring in slOkam 104
	Meaning: for - 446 - the sacrifice
	For 971- he who is himself the sacred yajna - the sacrifice.

8.	Om sathraaya nama: -- naamaa no.450 occurring in slOkam 48
	Meaning:he who is the sacifice and and worshipped through the sacrifice.

9.	Om mahaa krathavE nama: - naamaa no. 680 occurring in slokam 72 
	meaning: the great sacrifice - one who is worshipped by easy means and not great sacrifices - the yajnaas.

10.	Om mahaa yajvanE nama: -- naama no. 681 occurring in slokam 72 
	meaning: one who performed great yajnaas - whose worshippers are very superior.

11.	Om mahaa yajnaaya nama: -- naama no. 682 occurring in slokam 72 
	meaning: he whose worship itself is the greatest yajna. 
	[japa yajna is glorified by krishna as supreme and hence he is maha yajnaaya nama:]

12.	Om mahaa havishE nama: -- naama no. 683 occurring in slokam 72 
	meaning: one who is worshipped with supreme oblations - himself is the great offering

13.	Om yajna pathayE nama: -- naamaa no. 972 occurring in slOkam 104
	Meaning: he who is the lord and presiding diety of the sacrifice 
	and confers the fruits of the performance of yajna.

14.	Om yajvanE nama: -- naamaa no. 973 occurring in slOkam 104
	Meaning: he who is himself the performer of the sacrificial ritual.

15.	Om yagna angaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 974 occurring in slokam 104 
	meaning: one whose limbs are the things employed in the sacrifices - yagnams 
	[such as vEdham and yoopam]

16.	Om yajna vaahanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 975 occurring in slOkam 104
	Meaning: he who enables the performers of yajna to carry out the yagna 
	with physical ability, piety, and the responsibility for the same.

17.	Om yagna BhruthE nama: -- naamaa no 976 occurring in slOkam 105
	Meaning: one who brings all sacrifices to their fruition despite the deficiencies.

18.	Om yajna kruthE nama: -- naamaa no.977 occurring in slOkam 105
meaning: one who performs yajna, 
-	one who created sacrificial rites in the beginning for prosperity of the world. 
-	[jagath hithaaya yajnam aadhou srujathi ithi yajnakruth]

19.	Om yajninE  nama: -- naamaa no. 978 occurring in slOkam 105
	Meaning: he for whom the sacrifices are performed.

20.	Om yajna BhujE nama: -- naamaa no. 979 occurring in slOkam 105
	Meaning: the enjoyer and protector of the sacrifices.

21.	Om yajna saadhanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 980 occurring in slOkam 105
	Meaning: he who is the accessory for the sacrificial ritual.

22.	Om yajna antha kruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 981 occurring in slOkam 105 
	meaning: one who makes the realisation of supreme being as the end of the successful sacrifice. 

23.	Om yajna guhyaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 982 occurring in slOkam 105
	Meaning: he, who is the very secret of  all sacrifices.

24.	Om ijyaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 447 occurring in slOkam 48
	Meaning: the object of worship - Fit to be invoked through sacrifice.

25.	Om mahaa ijyaaya: -- naamaa no. 448 occurring in slokam 48
	meaning: he, who is the object of superior worship, which is not sullied by desire for other fruits.

26.	Om krathavE nama: -- naamaa no. 449 occurring in slOkam 48
Meaning: the object of all types of sacrificial acts. 
A kind of yaaga with inherent violence in it.

b.	the fruits of yajnam - rain and others:

27.	Om mahaa bhOgaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 434 occurring in slokam 46
	meaning: he who grants objects of great enjoyment to his devotess.

28.	Om parjanyaaya nama: -- naamaa no.816 occurring in slOkam 87
Meaning: the water bearing cloud that will rain 
- he whois similar to the waterbearing clouds.

c.	the fruit of rain - food:

29.	Om BhOjanaaya nama: -- naamaa no.144 occurring in slOkam 16
	Meaning: the food - the object of enjoyment.

30.	Om vaaja sanayE nama: -- naamaa no.802 occurring in slOkam 85
Meaning: he who preached mundane pleasures like sumptuous eating 
	the giver of food.

31.	Om annaaya nama: -- naamaa no.983 occurring in slOkam 105
Meaning: the food or the object of enjoyment 
-	one who has become the food himself.

32.	Om anna dhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 984 occurring in slOkam 105
	Meaning: giver of enjoyment of himself. 
	Lord who enjoys those that enjoy him.

d.	other fruits of yajnam:

33.	Om BhOkthrE nama: -- naamaa no. 145 occurring in slOkam 16
	Also naamaa no. 502 occurring in slOkam 53
	Meaning: for both naamaa nos - the enjoyer

34.	Om amitha asanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 373 occurring in slOkam 40
Meaning: the voracious eater 
-	One who with endless appetite.

35.	Om amrutha asanaaya nama: -- naamaa no.819 occurring in slOkam 87
Meaning: he who enables his devotees feed on his nectar like qualities 
	one whose desires are never fruitless.

36.	Om sOmapaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 505 occurring in slOkam 54
	Meaning: one who partook the ambrosia [the soma juicewhich is the sacrificial offering] in the holy sacrifices performed 
	- who drinks soma juice in sacrifices.

37.	Om amruthapaaya nama: -- naamaa no.506 occurring in slOkam 54
	Meaning: one who drinks the nectar into which the sacrificial offerings are transformed. 

38.	Om Bhoori dhakshiNaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 504 occurring in slOkam 53
Meaning: the giver of liberal presents to officiators of holy sacrices 
	he who gives away large gifts as presents at the end of sarifices.

39.	Om svasthi dhakshiNaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 905 occurring in slOkam 96
Meaning: he who gifts auspicious things in yajnaas.

Dhasan

 Vasudevan m.g.



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