Re: SrI vishNu sahasra nAmam - Slokam 74 - Part 1.
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• May 31, 2002
Shri RAmAnujasya CaraNou SharaNam PrapadhyE AnbuLLA Shri kRshNamAcAryan DAsan AvarkaLukku: AdiyEn NamaskAram. May I add two remarks to your comment on the 695th name of BhagavAn Vishnu in the series. 1) In the MahAbhAratha, during their VanaVAsA, the PAndavAs' DharmaPuthrA gets thirsty one day. He asks his youngest brother to go and fetch water to drink from the forest. After wandering a not-insignificant distance the youngest brother SahaDhEva finds a pond and gets into it to get water in a jar. An YakschA who guards the pond interupts by a shout and asks him not to get water from the pond without first answering a few questions. SahaDhEva who is a warrior ignores the YakschA and engages in his task. Whereupon, the YakschA lodges him into a state of unconsciousness resembling death. When SahaDhEva does not return, YudhiStHirA sends the next brother to fetch water and also to look for his younger brother. This brother also meets with the same fate. One by one all brothers repeat the same arrogant indulgence and meet with the same fate. YudhiStHirA, now, overly concerned, leaves Droupathi behind and himself goes in search of his brothers. He also arrives at the pond and finds his brothers all seemingly dead. The humble YudhiStHirA faces the YakschA. He gets ready to answer the questions. One of the questions is: "What is faster than the wind?'" YudhiShtHirA without hesitation answers by saying that the mind is surely the fastest known to man. He answers all questions to the satisfaction of the YakschA. . . . And all ends well in the story. But the story presents an overview of the personality profile of all the brothers. How each one of them faces the Yakscha, who is none other than Lord YaMA, the immaculate father of YudhiStHirA. A single incident like a single Parukkai in a pot of cooking rice shows if each one has been sufficiently cooked or not in life! All fail except the eldest brother! The question and answer on the speed of the mind stand out in this story as a memorable event. So your interpretation brought pleasant menories of an immortal story. 2) It seems to me that the entire Stanza 74 is dedicated to BhagavAn Vishnu's role in the life of Lord CandhrA, the Moon. That is the stanza allows a second interpretation. ManOjavah[a]: One who carries ManOj. MaNoj is Lord Moon: ViRat ManO Jananam: VidHi GuruGuha Mudhitham (NAdhaJOthi Shri MuthuSvAmi DIkschithar: Candhram BhajE, MAnasa:). BhagavAn Vishnu carries CandhrA as one of His eyes. VishnuSahasraNAmA PUrvaNyAsam 2. ThirthaKarA is the Sun and since the Sun is the other eye of the Lord, the Lord is also ThIrthaKarA. Same quote No. 2 as above. Transitive law. VasurEthas: Vasu is a satellite. The moon is a satellite. The earth is VasunDHarA. Please see SankarA, SoundharyaLahari: Song No. 81: SankarA refers the Earth as VasuMathI, one having the Moon as a satellite. Rathi is energy. REthA is an energizer. Lord VishnU is an energizer of the Moon, and that is why the whole world dies for night time! Recuperation of energy! The next two names VasuPradhAya: The Earth is the effective giver of the Moon. And BhagavAn Vishnu as the Lord of the Earth is also one. Transitive law again. VAsuDhEvA: VAsu is one having a satellite (Vasu): Causal form of Vasu is VAsu: The earth. Lord Vishnu is the Lord of the Earth. Vasuhu: He is [like] the Moon, showering love and so psychological life. The Sun is not associated with love. The Sun is associated with Power. Please see Aadhithya Hrudhayam. VasuManA: He loves the Moon as much as we do! SathyaNArAyan PUjA is done on Pournami. Thus the entire SlOkA No. 74 can be taken as a tribute not only to Lord VishnU, but also to Lord Moon. The Moon has it in two ways (actually more) as he enjoys the glory of sitting on top of Piththan PerumAn from where he serves as one eye of the world. Which necessarily means that Lord VishnU is taller than Lord CivA! Transitivity again. If m > s, and v > m then v > s. So Stanza No. 74 is a simple exercise on the transitive law also. Have fun! SvIKurvakasmAth KrupAm: Please, therefore, endow me with Your Grace. Visu ThIrthaKaRAya: [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------------------------------------------- - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@yahoogroups.com Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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