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champakam • February 12, 2003 


    SrI vishNu sahasra nAmam - Slokam 85 - sarva-vaij-jayI.

805. sarva-vij-jayI – a) The Conqueror of those who had learnt all 
things.
		b) He Who is Omniscient and Victorious.
		c) He Who had won over the hearts of the all-knowing 
sages.

Om sarva-vij-jayine namah.

The nAma consists of sarva + vid + jayI.  (sarva means "all" – sarati 
iti sarvah; vid – j~nAne – to know,  or vid – vicAraNe – to discuss; 
ji – jaye - to conquer).

a) SrI BhaTTar's interpretation is that He won over the learned 
people (among the asura-s who were believers in the efficacy of 
following vedic procedures etc. for acquiring special powers, which 
then were misused to harm the followers of dharma) by His sweet words 
and convincing arguments.  

b) SrI Sa'nkara treats the nAma as "One Whos sarva-vit", and "One Who 
is "jayI".   His explanation for the nAma is that bhagavAn is 
Omniscient (sarva-vit) and Victorious (jayI) – sarva-vishayam j~nAnam 
asya iti sarva-vit;  AbhyantarAn bAhyAn hiraNyAkshAdInSca dur-jayAn 
jetum Seelam asya iti jayI (He Who is complete in knowledge, and He 
Who overcomes the internal foes such as desire, and also the mighty 
external foes such as the demon hiraNyAksha).  SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri 
gives reference to the Sruti for the nAma sarva-vit:  yah savar~jnah, 
sarva-vit (muNDa. 1.1.9, 2.2.7).  He also provides the link between 
the two part of the nAma – because He is sarva-vit, He is able to 
conquer the inner enemies such as kAma and krodha.

SrI vAsishTha comments that it is by knowing the inner secrets of 
one's enemy that one can be assured of victory over the enemy.  Since 
bhagavAn is the Knower of everything – sarva-vid, He is the Conqueror 
under all circumstances – jayI.

A different anubhavam is given by SrI cinmayAnanda: Even those who 
boast of their wisdom –" Prattlers of wisdom, however eloquent in 
their discussions, must become utterly silent in their moments of 
samAdhi, in the presence of the Self, SrI nArAyaNa" – So He is sarva-
vij-jayI.

SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj interprets the term sarva-vit as a 
reference to the all-knowing brahmA and the like, and since He is 
above them all because of His Supreme and perfect knowledge, He is 
sarva-vi-jayI – sarvam vidanti it sarva-vido brahmAdayah;  tAnapi 
niratiSaya sarva~jnatayA jayati iti sarva-vij-jayI.  

c) SrI baladeva vidyA bhUshaN gives the same meaning for the term 
sarva-vid – all-knowing, as the other interpreters have given, but 
interprets the word jayI not in the sense of victory over an 
adversary, but as One Who is held in a position of respect and esteem 
by very learned people – His interpretation is that the Lord had a 
distinct position of eminence and glory with the all-learned people 
such as vasishTha, vAmadeva, etc.  – sarva-vitsu vasishTha 
vAmadevAdishu jayo mahotkarsho'sya nityam asti iti sarva-vij-jayI. 

-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan



 

 















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