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sree vishnu sahasra naamaavali - post 35

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M.G.Vasudevan • December 23, 2002 


Post no. 35

Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

In this post we will see the common thread of "being" meaning 
-	people - janam, prajaa, jananam, 
-	their life - jeevanam, 
-	their life or being or living or existence - praaNa 
-	the being with out body is out of question - hence body 
among the naamaas of sree vishNu sahasra naamavaLi. 

a.	Bhootham: - being:

1.	Om Bhootha kruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 5 occurring in slOkam 1
	meaning: the creator of all beings or all creatures. 
	[Bhoothaani karOthi ithi Bhoothakruth]
	[Bhoothaani krundhathi ithi Bhoothakruth]

2.	Om Bhootha BhruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 6 occurring in slokam 1 
	meaning: he bears all things. 
	- who nurtures and nourishes all beings.

3.	Om bhootha aathmanE nama: -- naamaa no. 8 occurring in slokam 1 
	meaning: the very soul of all beings. The very 'BE' in all beings.

4.	Om Bhootha Bhaavanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 9 occurring in slOkam 1
Meaning: one who creates and multiplies the creatures. 
-	who nourishes all beings.

5.	Om Bhootha aadhayE nama: -- naamaa no. 29 occurring in slOkam 4
Meaning: the very cause of the 5 great elements 
	one who is eagerly resorted to by all beings.

6.	Om pra Bhoothaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 61 occurring in slOkam 7
	Meaning: the affluent being - one who is born full - ever full.

7.	Om Bhootha mahaa eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 490 occurring in slOkam 52
	meaning: supreme lord of all beings. 

8.	Om Bhootha aavaasaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 713 occurring in lOkam 76
	Meaning: the refuge for allbeings. 
	The very dwelling place of the great elements.

9.	Om mahaa bhoothaya nama: -- naama no. 811 occurring in slokam 86
meaning: he who treats great souls as his own - the great being.

b.	praaNa - means life, being,  
also means - vitality, breath, wind, energy, spirit, inspiration, power, a beloved thing, digestion power etc.

10.	Om praaNa dhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 66 occurring in slOkam 8
	Also naamaa no. 323 occurring in slOkam 34
	Also naamaa no. 409 occurring in slOkam 44
	Also naamaa no. 956 occurring in slOkam 102

	Meaning: for 66 - the life giver for all souls. - one who gives praanaa to all. 

	For 323 - the life giver to dhEvaas in the koorma avathaaram --- incarnation of koorma.
	- he is the one in the form of  vital air sustains life in all creatures.

	For 409 - One who gives praaNaa to all 
	- another meaning - also one who takes the praaNa.

	For 956 - the life giver - redeemer of souls. 
	-The vital source of power to all and their senses etc.

11.	Om praaNaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 67 occurring in slOkam 8
	Also naamaa 322 occurring in slOkam 34
	Also naamaa no. 408 occurring in slOkam 44
	[praaNithi ithi praana:]

	Meaning: for 67 - the very life breath - he is the one whoever lives.
	For 322 - the life breath of all beings 
	- he is the one in the form of vital air that sustains life in all creatures. 
	for 408 - the vital air - as praaNa he is the one causes movements in the body.

12.	Om praaNa nilayaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 960 occurring in slOkam 103
	Meaning: the abode of all beings that live.
	He in whom all praaNaas stand established.

13.	Om praaNa DhruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 961 occurring in slokam 103 
	[- for sri sankara this naamaa is praaNa BhruthE nama:]
	meaning:  by bhattar - who sustains or supports all living beings.
	By sankara - he who rules over all praaNaas.

14.	Om praaNa jeevanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 962 occurring in slOkam 103
Meaning: he who maintains the life breath in all living creatures. 
	he who nourishes all the beings.

c.	jeevana: - enlivening, living, being, vitality:

15.	Om jeevaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 515 occurring in slOkam 55
	Meaning: he who makes his devotees lead a life of bliss by service to him.
	- One who remains as the limited ego the jeevah.

16.	Om jeevanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 930 occurring in slOkam 99
Meaning: the life giver - the life spark in all living creatures.

d.	jana:, prajaa - birth, life, race, people, beings:

17.	Om jana ardhanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 128 occurring in slOkam 14
Meaning: destroyer of the wicked persons who harm his devotees. 
	one who gives sorrow and disaster to vicious, blesses with job and peace to good people.
	ardhayathi means giving sorrow as well as  giving joy.

18.	Om jana eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 342 occurring in slOkam 37
	meaning: lord of the people - all those who are born are jana or people - people's lord is janEswara:
	janana Dharmavaan jana: 
	janaanaam eeswara: janEswara: 

19.	Om jananaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 946 occurring in slOkam 101
	Meaning: the creator - he who delivers all living beings, all living creatures.

20.	Om jana janma aadhayE nama: -- naamaa no. 947 occurring in slOkam 101
Meaning: one who is the sole cause of birth for all living beings in the universe.
-	he is the purpose of birth of beings.

e.	Prajaa: means - procreation, propagation, birth, off spring, children, family, race, descendents, creature, animals, people, subjects, beings.

21.	Om prajaa pathayE nama: -- naamaa no. 70  occurring in slOkam 8
	Also naamaa no 199 occurring in slOkam 22
	Meaning: for 70 lord of ever free souls
	For 192 - lord of all living people or beings or subjects.
	prajaanaam pathi prajaapathi:

22.	Om prajaa Bhavaaya  nama: -- naamaa no. 90 occurring in slOkam 11
	Meaning: the abode of prajaas - the people.

23.	Om vamsa vardhanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 850 occurring in slOkam 90
Meaning: he who keeps the progeny growing. 
- he who multiplies his family of descendents.
Lord's family is the whole universe of things and beings.

f.	Beings' body: 
24.	Om sareera BhruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 351 occurring in slokam 38 
meaning: who protects or maintains the bodies of created beings 
	who sustains or nourishes all bodies.

25.	Om sareera Bhootha BhruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 501 occurring in slokam 53 
	meaning: he who bears the entire creations as his own body . 
	- one who nurses and nourishes the very element from which bodies are constituted.

26.	Om janma mruthyu jara adhi gaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 966 occurring in slOkam 103
-	One who knows no change in himself 
-	who is beyond birth death and old age. 

Dhasan 

Vasudevan m.g. 



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