SrI VishNu Sooktham
Annotated Commentary in English By: Oppiliappan Koil SrI VaradAchAri SaThakopan sadagopan.org sadagopan.org
AGE 3 P ITLE T Introduction 1 Manthram 1 Manthram 2 Manthram 3 Manthram 4 Manthram 5 Manthram 6 Manthram 7 Manthram 8 Manthram 9 Manthram 10 Manthram 11 6 Manthram 12 8 Manthram 13 9 20 Nigamanam 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 sadagopan.org 4 sadagopan.org
rvades all of His creations (sentient and e glory of Lord Vishnu. The first verse 1 . ïI>. . ïI>. Lord MahA vishNu . ïI iv:[usU´m!. . ïI iv:[usU´m!. e ÉUtÉVyÉvTàÉu>, e ÉUtÉVyÉvTàÉu>, : NTRODUCTION
itself contains the Vishnu Sabdham/naamam: ÉUtaTma ÉUtÉavn>. ÉUtk«ÑUtÉ&Ñavae visvam vishNurvashaTkArO | bhUtabhavya bhavatprabhu: bhUtAtmA bhUta bhAvana: || bhUtakrudbhUtabhrudbhAvO Visvam means also perfect or paripoorNam (full in all aspects) according to ParAsara Bhattar. That perfect One, That Nampi pe insentient): ivñ< iv:[uvR;q!kara I Sri Vishnu th Sahasra Naamam celebrates sadagopan.org %é³m> kk…hae ySy pUvIRnR mxRiNtyuvtyaejinÇI>. %é³m> kk…haeySypUvIRnR iv:[u< Staemas>puédSmm! AkaR creations, never transgress His commands. Hiscommands. creations, nevertransgress His of all thetwin-mother of space, regions interlocked and multifaceted The VishNu traverses worship! That all regions of and tasks inour of us of all goal the is andPreethi DayA whose pervading VishNu, all- reachthe Isvaryam, behindour thecauses prayers, and May ouradulations M yuvatayO: janitrI:|| urukrama: kakuhOyasyapUrvIrnamardhanti arkAbhagasyEvakAriNOyAmanigman| vishnum stOmAsa:purudasmam The next naamam points out that He is “ that Heis The nextnaamampointsout “CarAcarabhUtEshuvEsanAtvishNu” the VishNu tattvam. the VishNu for pramANam Vedic the illustrate to Vedam of Rg canto the third from manthrams to two willrefer adiyEn Sooktham. inSriVishNu housed those Manthrams including VishNuta of concept unique and powerful to the introduction providea beautiful Sahasranaamamsthus ofthe nine The first of Him”( enjoyment their to andcontribute them,nourishthem “tosustain themeans them provides He protectsandsupportsthem( ( them Prabhu.Hecreates Heistheir thefuture. in created tobe going are and today arepresent past,that the in existed that things of all Swamy He isthe “bhUta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhu:” is celebrat His Omnipotence theirniyanthA. directs themas and alsocontrols butHe of Hiscreations, “ ( He thusexists bhUta-bhAvanan EANING : bhAva: ” , He as Sarva Seshi blesses all of His creations to grow and Hiscreationstogrow , HeasSarvaSeshiblessesallof thAni dhAraka-pOshaka-bhOg thAni ) with all these VibhUthis as“ ) withalltheseVibhUthis ed with the next Naamam: ed withthenext ÉgSyev kair[aeyaminGmn!, bhUtabrut 2 VashaTkAran ttvam. These naamams are based on Veda on Veda naamams arebased ttvam. These ) and serves as their epicenter ( astheirepicenter ) andserves His Universe with His gigantic strides. gigantic strides. withHis His Universe ya-pradhAnEna Vardhayati ya-pradhAnEna ” (i.e.),” He not only pervades all Sarva-bhUta-antarAtmA ---Rg Vedam:III:54.14 ---Rg bhUtakrit adhAram ). ”. As ); ). sadagopan.org --Rg Vedam III.55.10 e total and unshakable loyalty of the extensive universe with three components He is manifested, and pervades the entire 3 bounties is great and unequalled”. hat dEvAnAmasuratvam yEkam || rikshita urugAyAya vrushNE | thamEkO vimmaE tribhiritpadEbhi: || ects His third form (the Sun). kae ivmme iÇiÉ#RTpdeiÉ>. ivmme iÇiÉ#RTpdeiÉ>. kae : : EANING EANING M “To Him alone, who has created this entire pra vishNavE SUshamEtu manma gi ya idam dIrgham prayatam sadhas à iv:[ve zU;metu mNm igiri]t %égayay v&:[e, y #d< dI"Rm! àyt< sxSwme iv:[u#RTwa prm< ASy ivÖaÃatae b&hÚ! AiÉ pait t&tIym!, t&tIym!, AiÉ pait b&hÚ! prm< ASy ivÖaÃatae iv:[u#RTwa “VishNur ittthA paramam asya vidvAn jAtO brihann abhi pAti trutIyam” VishNu becomes vast and wise assoon as Such is His Veeryam; another Rg Veda Manthram passage (X.1.3) elaborates on this this on elaborates (X.1.3) passage Manthram Veda Rg another Veeryam; His is Such Veeryam: Universe. He as fire divine prot Rg Veda manthram I.154.3 describes th worshipper to Lord VishNu, the creator of this extensive universe: M “Pervading and protecting ALL, possessing -- immortal He (VishNu) radiance (as Agni), preserves the Supreme path of rains, for the divine fire is conscious of all these worlds. For VishNu’s glory in nature’s vishnur gOpA: paramam pAti pAtha: priyA dhAmanyamrutA dadhAna: | bhuvanAni vEda ma agnishTaa viSvA iv:[ugaRepa> prm< pait paw> iàya xamaNym&ta dxan>, iàya xamaNym&ta paw> pait prm< iv:[ugaRepa> ved mhÎevanamsurTvmekm!. Ai¶òa ivña Éuvnain sadagopan.org offer kaimkaryam to Him. The word Him. The offer kaimkaryamto places thesehigh highestof places. The like Swamy Desikan (dehaLeesa SthOthram). SthOthram). Desikan (dehaLeesa like Swamy Thrivikrama avathAram, theavathAramthat toearlier,SriVishnuS As referred glories. theLord’s tosalute Thirumanjanam 13ma recitethese VaishNavAs latter. The Additional manthramsarefromRgvedam Vishnu Sookthamsection.TheVaishnavas hassevenmant Samhithai The Taitthiriya inthe further Manthrams andelaborated aboveRgVeda bythe arecelebrated heartlotus) spaceinthe of thesubtle dweller and Earth),astheBhUmA(theinfinitelylo akshara Brahmam(theimperishablereality) souls), as atthA or enjoyerJagath RakshathvamasJagannAthanandHi of all souls, as SarvAthmALord VishNu’slimitlessVa (the underlying soul of all), as RajOan (Satthva, GuNAs three (c) Beyond andFuture) Present (Past, Time of divisions (b) Three Light) (Earth,Waterand JalaandtEjas (a) Prithvi, triads oftatthvams: The Vedic word “ The Vedicword endeavours”. and our learning arededicated ALL, by the Oneglorified and clouds, of theupholder ofbliss, the showerer is andwho ultra-micro), and macro (micro, girikshita ” here has been interpreted as the One, who abides in high in high astheOne,whoabides ” herehasbeeninterpreted ibhavam, jagathKaaraNathvam, Jagath Aadharathvam, “ tribhi: 4 is Parama Padham, where the Nithya-Sooris Padham,wheretheNithya-Sooris is Parama ooktham isacelebrationoftheLord’s Manthrams. Sooktha SriVishNu thirteen d tamas) a Suddha Satthva ThirumEni. ThirumEni. d tamas)aSuddhaSatthva nthrams duringBhagavathAarAdhanamand fty and immense) and as DaharAkasan (the fty andimmense)asDaharAkasan(the have theversionthathas13manthrams. hrams assembled under the title of Sri ofSri thetitle under assembled hrams and elsewhere. adiyEn will focus on the onthe willfocus adiyEn and elsewhere. as AayathanavAn (the abode of Heaven as AayathanavAn(theabodeof ” fascinated the AzhwArs and AchAryAs fascinatedtheAzhwArsandAchAryAs s gloriesasVaisvAnaran(Rulerofall has also been interpreted to mean the the to mean been interpreted has also sadagopan.org 5 sadagopan.org like Svargam and made them stay firm through His power. Hispower. firm through andmadethemstay like Svargam Thiruvadi. Hestabilizedtheupperregions His from specks dust are like dimensions in which worlds, theother the Earthand inorder set Lord Thisamazing performance. who by thesages, profoundly eulogized HeistheOne three steps. with theUniverses Hemeasured Thrivikraman. Lord With reverence, adiyEn will describe now thebrave, divine and wondrousdeeds of the M vicakramANastrEdhOrugAya: yO askabhayaduttaragumsadhastham rajAgumsi ya: paarthivAnivimamE pravOcam veeryANi vishNOrnukam yae ASkÉayÊÄrg!< sxSw< ivc³ma[öexaeégay>. iv:[aenRuk< vIyaRi[ àvaec< y>paiwRvain ivmme rjag! AND M EANINGS 6 had the bhAgyam to witness this great great this witness to had thebhAgyam sadagopan.org 7 Lord Thrivikraman sadagopan.org property of the Lord. adiyEn presents you to Your Swami, the Owner. theOwner. Swami, toYour you presents theLord.adiyEn of property are the mind!You Ohmy glories. infinite the Lordof of placeofresidence permanent the become have You firm. hold Him sidesto onboth ofnerves the stitching have become the instrument to know our Lord. You serve You for theLord. theseat are You Lord. ofthe astheface serve You Oh myMind! as the firm seat madeup of M vishNO: syUrasivishNOrdhruvamasi | snaptrEsthO prushTamasivishNO: vishNO: vishNO: rarATamasi iv:[ae> SyUrisiv:[aeØRuvmi iv:[ae rraqmis iv:[ae> p& M EANING ANTHRAM : 2: “adiyEn presents you to Your Swami, the Owner” òmis iv:[ae>îPÇeSwae, s vE:[vmisiv:[veTva. (Thanks Sow.Chithralekha) vaishnavamasi VishNavE tvA|| vaishnavamasi VishNavE 8 sadagopan.org tham and feel mentally fulfilled. That kuNTham all MukthAs conferring bliss to votees, who never ever want to be separated 9 nraeyÇ devyvae mdiNt, Sripaada Theertham Ganga at Badrinath --Rg Vedam I.154.5 (Thanks SrI Padmanabhan - [email protected]) 3: : EANING ANTHRAM M Therefore adiyEn will partake the holy water flowing from the sacred feet of Those Thrivikraman that is dear to all. de and Nithyasooris. tadasya priyamapi pAthO aSyAm tadasya priyamapi narO yatra dEvayavO madanti urukramasya sa hi bandhuritthA vishNO: padE madhva uthsa: paramE || from the Lord partake this SripAdha Theer Lord, who grew quickly to stride over Universes the binds these devotees to Himself and stays at His Supreme Abode of SriVai M AZyam!, pawae tdSy iàymiÉ %é³mSy s ih bNxuirTwa, iv:[ae> pde prme mXv %Ts>. bNxuirTwa, iv:[ae> pde prme %é³mSy s ih sadagopan.org way. the entire Universe. Every one who wishesto Every onewho Universe. the entire tomeasure feet His extended OurLord mountain, topofthe a flashthe reaches in as anextraordinarilypowerfullionstrutt all strides, Histhreeextended lion. Within The all-pervadingThrivikramandominatesby M bhuvanAniviSvA|| adhikshayanti yasyOrushu trishuvikramaNEshU girishThA:| bheema: kucarO mrughO na veeryAya stavatE pra tadvishNu: ySyaeé;u iÇ;uiv³m[e;uAixi]yiNt Éuvnainivña. à tiÖ:[u>StvtevIyaRym&gaenÉIm> k…craeigiróa>, M EANING ANTHRAM : 4: The Mountain Lion - Ugranarasimhar of Ahobilam ofAhobilam Lion-Ugranarasimhar The Mountain — Rg Vedam I.154.2 — RgVedam 10 ing at the foot of the mountain jumps and and ofthemountainjumps ing atthefoot His creations rest (find their home). Just theirhome). His creationsrest(find His prowess like a powerful mountain Hisprowesslikeapowerfulmountain attaingloryeulogize s the Lord in this in this s theLord sadagopan.org r lOkam. In that case, You did not then de. This we know of; however, You alone u grew into a gigantic form never seen Bali’s Yaaga You had in Saalai. mind two r understanding. You had some thing else . We learnt about it (your purpose) later. Padham. You begged for three steps of land 11 :[ae dev Tv< prmSy ivWse. :[ae dev Tv< prmSy n te mihTvmNvîuviNt, ---Rg vedam 7.99.1 5: : EANING ANTRAM M Oh Lord ThrivikramA of many mysteries! Yo before to measure the universe Your with three strides! Nobody fully comprehends Your infinite glories. Therefore You are the Supreme Lord (Parama Purushan / PurushOtthaman). You measured this enchanting BhU Lokam with one of Your stride another stri and the upper Svarga lOkam with know about the greatness of Your Parama with Your small feet as Vaamanan at MahA That was ou need the third measure at all. of head the on Thiruvadi Your of step third that place to wanted You mind. in however great BhaagavathA like PrahlAdhan. of a You who was born in the vamsam MahA Bali, begged MahA Balitherefore for the third measure of land to confer Your supreme anugraham. You alone were privy to this plan parO mAtrayA tanuvA na vrudhAna tE mahitvamanvasnuvanti pruthivyA:ubhE tE vidma rajasI vishNO dEva tvam paramasya vithsE measures for striding over the earth and Uppe M tnuva v&xan maÇya prae iv p&iwVya> %Ée te ivÒ rjsI sadagopan.org as Sujanima ornoblyborn). as Sujanima Him on meditate Lord and the of glories about the sing ones,who these noble here. (Vedamidentifies dayA liveblessedlives His for of gratefulness out Him eulogize who people (for His people)”.Those has madespaciousdwelling who isthenobleprogenitor, forsafety.He, confidence people reposetheir benevolence, thehumble mighty step.In His one earthin the traverses pervading Lord(VishNu) all- man,the every home to giving a object of “With an M || sujanimA-cakAra janAsa: urukshithigum asyakIrayO dhruvAsO | dasasyan vishNurmanushE kshEtrAya yEtAm vichakramE pruthvImEsha Øuvasae ASykIryae jnas> %éi]itg!< sujinmackar. ivc³me p&iwvIme; @tam!]eÇayiv:[umRnu;e dzSyn!, M EANING ANTHRAM : 6: 12 “One mightystep” --Rg Vedam7.100.4 sadagopan.org “Shines brightly forever” y this all-pervading VishNu naarAyaNan, y this all-pervading VishNu naarAyaNan, strides in three steps over this earth that 13 Thanks SrI Gopal ([email protected]) - The - radiant with 7: : - the deity, Thrivikraman, who took three steps to measure and thethe earth EANING ANTHRAM In all His majesty, the Lord (Thrivikraman) is resplendent with hundred splendours. Ma the most powerful among powerful, rule over us. Sacred and unmatched in glory is the name of this eternal Lord (aksharan)! The three words in the that need Manthram comments are: tridEva: sky Satarcasam splendours hundreds of asya sthavirasya nAma name of this One, who lives forever without decayor dissolution. This radiant Lord measured the with three Earth steps so that people can live happily in hundreds of ways. He is DevarAjan and His name shines brightly forever. M trir dEva: pruthvImEsha yEthAm vicakramE mahitvA Satarcasam | pra vishNurastu tavasas tavIyAn tvEshagumhy asya sthavirasya nAma || --Rg vedam 7.100.3 M mihTva, ivc³me ztcRs< @tam! iÇdeRv> p&iwvIme@; nam. SwivrSy ýSy Tve;gair, fire,waterandEarth. SwamyDayanandhAidentifi BhAshyakArALs. “ The word Vedic verses).” of the metres seven men through to came revelations divine whichthe on the earth of part that to refers (This regions! seven the Lordmeasured the whence the Earth onthatpartof us preserve bounties, with nature’s Lord, along “May theOmnipresent M pruthivyA: saptadhAmabhi:|| vishNurvicakramE| atO dEvAavantunOyatO p&iwVya> sÝxamiÉ>. Atae deva AvNtu naeytaeiv:[uivRc³me, M EANING ANTHRAM : 8: sapta dhAmabhi: --TaittirIya Samhithai:1.2.25&Rg --TaittirIya Vedam:1.22.16 ” has been interpreted in number of ways by Veda innumberofwaysbyVeda ” hasbeeninterpreted 14 ik, thrishtup etc. These seven forms have ik, thrishtupetc.Thesesevenforms Samiths used in Yaagams on this Earth Earth Yaagams onthis in Samithsused es these seven forms as casual matter, ascasualmatter, forms seven es these su, Purasu, atthi, Vahni,vikantham, su, Purasu, sadagopan.org trEdhA nidadhE ered by the Lord. 15 brilliantly administ (enveloped in dust)”: Here, niruktham says that the the celestial. His one step is deeply rooted in the deep dark 9: : ). This earth filled with dust is EANING ANTHRAM SamUDhamasya paagumsurE “ usage is metaphorical (i.e.), the foot steps of are the Lord not visible, as if they are enveloped in dust. padam “The Omnipresent the all-powerful and Lord dominates over all the three regions, earth, mid-region and mystery, beyond the knowledge of mankind.” The Lord used three steps to measure the Universe at every level ( M idam vishNurvihakramE thrEdhA nidadhE padam | paagumsurE || samUDhamasya --Rg Vedam: I.22.17 M pdm!, indxe Çexa iv:[uivRc³me #d< smUFmSy pag! HE FIRST WORD OF S RI V ISH 20 N "Visvam" (17 out of 90salutations). (17out "Visvam" U ate on the multiple links of the first word word first of the links the multiple on ate S of Rg Vedam that start with the word of RgVedamthatstartwiththeword dealing with Dawn (Ushas) also include dealing withDawn(Ushas)also a word with profound Vedic meanings. meanings. Vedic profound awordwith s in the Rg Veda Rks. Here are some Herearesome VedaRks. s intheRg OOKTHAM sadagopan.org ll the obstacles (for ll the to be our guide prayer each day. The is is for this manthram; Indra continues to for this manthram; Indra is is addressed to the resplendent ofLord h. The omnipotence, the omnipresence of fering the prayer are six in number is visva Rupa manifestations) grant us acknowledges that a 21 2.13.10 K 1.100.19 K : R : R NDAM A NDAM H A K H K IRST ECOND Sayana interprets the Six extensions or cardinal points of the Lord as Heaven, Earth, be the DevathA and the chandas is Trishtub the Lord is saluted here. manthram The Sownaka and Gruthsamadha are the twin rish favours". visvedh anu rodhanA asya poumsyam dhadhurasmai dadhirE I krutnavE dhanam shalastabhnA vishtira: pancha samdrusa: pari parO abhava: sAsyuthya: II S The prayer continues: "Mayvenerable, the INDIVISIBLE, mighty God and the natural bounties of Ocean, Earth and Heaven (H The Lord pervading the Universeis requested Here, the prayer is in Trishtubh It Chandas. for the benediction of total surrender (SaraNAgathi) to Him and for the enjoyment of food in the manner recommended by the first manthram of IsAvAsya Upanishad (tEna tyaktEna BhunjithA: --the renounced, thou shouldst enjoy). F visvAhEndrO nO asthva adhivakthA parihvritA: sunuyAma vAjam I tannO MithrO VaruNO mAmahanthAmadhithi: sindhu: pruthvee utha dhyou: II the Universe (Visvendra:). The Rishis of (VaaRshAgirar, Rujraswar, Ambareeshar, Sahadevar, Bhaya mAnar and SurAdasar.Rujraswar, Ambareeshar, Sahadevar, (VaaRshAgirar, IndrA is the DevathA. spiritual advancement) yield to His manly strength.It goes on to the Visva sAmrAt aspect of the Lord this way: "All virtuousthe people lay before You, the emperor, ALL of their possessions ". You are the door (entrance gate) of mighty deeds (efforts) and uphold (pervade) the regions of the six extensions or cardinal points and offer protection to the five classes of men, who look upto you for spiritual guidance. May all of our praises be to You and You alone! sadagopan.org It recognizes that His sankalpam (ordainment) pulsates ALL of His creation with His His ALLofHis with pulsates creation thatHissankalpam (ordainment) It recognizes and VisvaSaakshiis VisvAthmA allthe in the Lord of The pervasiveness nrivath parijmannOnuvanthavAthA:II aa mAtharAbharathisukshmyAghOr rEjathakshA:I janimAn dhyaour rshvAj pravathascchapurvir visvA rhodhAmsi The Rkis: and TrishtubhistheChandas. areGoudha forthismanthram The Rishis F HisVisvAdhara ofvariouskinds. creatures beings of His Universe rest upon ONE BASE (HIM), be they animals, birds, moving that allthe The Rkfirmlystates humans or (affected). distressed themselves not are bounties great Nature's comprehending two thatthese out Itpoints discrete. allborn(created)things two keep that these onthe thefocus startswith This prayer theVisvAthman. (i.e), rest allentities BASEonwhich the ONE Rk salutes Here, the charath patathriVishuNamvijAthamII VISVAMEKAM dhruvam patyathE yejad dEvAn bibhrathinavyaThEthEI mahO visvEdh yEthEjanimAvivikthO Trishtubh. isPrajApathi, forthismanthram The Rishi T classes of people have also been associated with the five cognitive organs. cognitive withthefive havealsobeenassociated of people classes five These andNishadaas. VarNAs four the to to belong areconsidered of people (lifegivi Day, Night,WatersandOushadhis OURTH HIRD K K H A H NDAM A NDAM : R : R K 3.54.8 K 4.22.4 saluted in this manthram. inthis saluted 22 (ChEthanAs) and stationary(AchEthanAs) (ChEthanAs) two entities (Earth and Heaven) and states two entities(EarthandHeaven) thvam is saluted throughout this Rk. thisRk. throughout issaluted thvam ma andVaamaDeva.IndraistheDevathA ma DevathA is VisvE devAs andthechandasis devAs DevathA isVisvE things that He created as Visvarupiand created things thatHe ng andmedicinalplants).Thefiveclasses ng sadagopan.org are AthrEya and SyAvana. Savitha is the are AthrEya and SyAvana. Savitha on. The unityon. The between Created the Creator, 23 --6. 48.8 - 5.81.2 K HAANDAM K : R IXTH NDAM : S A H K EDAM V G IFTH and their resonances saluted are being by the two Manthra in this Rk. DhrushTAs presence and Energy make and them vibrant with vigour.All the Hills, flooded (overflowing, bounteous) rivers,Earth start Heaven and oscillating with energy and power. The not Lord only pervades them and energizes them at the but, He as start, the mighty, and caring determined parent of all of His creation sustains both Heaven, Earth and all that is in between. The Cosmic winds (VaathA:) raise their voices in loud salutations like a crowd of men in mid-regi This subchapter (6.48) has 22 manthrams set in distinctly different Chandas (metres) and different devathAs and Rishis. R varenya: vi naakam akhyath savithavarenya: vi naakam akhyath anu prayaanam ushaso vi raajathi (The celebrated, illustrious Creator illumines the heaven's high vault and continues to illumine even after the setting of Ushas (the first awakening / flashesthe of inner conscience). dvipadeh chathushpadeh bhadram praasaaveedh (He blesses, brings forth the humans and the four-footed all auspiciousness). kavi: visvaaroopaani prathi munjateh (The all knowing, omniscient Creator as the supreme Enlightenment pervades and presents Himself in ALL forms of His creation. The Rk itself is: kavi: visvA roopANi prathi munjathE prAsAveedh bhadram dvipadEh chathushpadEh I vi nAkam akhyath SavithA varENyOnu prayANamushasO vi rAjathi II Rk this of F DhrushTAs) (Manthra Rishis The DevathA and the chandas is Jagadhi. sadagopan.org drive away all the debilitating diseases with His powerful JwAlAs. Hispowerful with diseases all thedebilitating away drive burn down all the evils of to the Lord.Heisrequested thesupreme LordAgnias tothe Here aprayerisoffered one, who prays, with His strong flames.this Rkrespectively. He is askedto AgniandTrishtup MaithrA VaruNirvasishta, S (Veda PrAyam). Satham HimA: glory". those, to as aswell winters hundred grant me MayThou againstiniquity. defenses limitless youhave fire-divine, forever-young prays: TheRk humanrace. of theentire Lord andthe allhouseholds of theLord as recognized is ManthrAs. TheVisvamurthy Here thehimA: sthotribhyOyEchadadhathiI supremesatham purbhiryavishtapahyamhasahsameddhAram Lord is invoked visvAsAm gruhapathirvisamasitvamgnEmAnusheeNAm as Agni, as is wont in manyof the Rg Vedic chethanAs and the AchethanAs of your Universe! Blessed are the rewards that you you that rewards the are Blessed Universe! your of and theAchethanAs chethanAs the ofall betheguardian MayThou Lord! O Lordadoredbyall! Oresplendent II bhadrAIndrasyaraathaya: purushtutha gopathi: bhuvO visvasya I krathumdadhu: anu dEvA ta Indraveeryam visvE K things. worn-out orold wood aged,dry means either Jarootham II pra nisvaramchAthayasvAmeevAm adhahO jaroothamI visvA AgnEapadaharAtheeryebhistapObhir follows: The Rkisas The 8th manthram is set in the long sathobruhathi chandas: sathobruhathi inthelong isset The 8thmanthram EVENTH H A NDAM K 8:R H A NDAM K means the hundred winters or hundred years of Life on this earth Lifeonthisearth orhundredyearsof means thehundredwinters 8.62.7 : R K --7.1.7 24 "May Thou, when kindled,protectme.O"May Thou, are the Rishi, DevathA andChandas for DevathA are theRishi, who liberally give to the singers of Your Your of singers the to give wholiberally sadagopan.org Rishi, VisvakarmA DevathA and Trishtup ns) accept you as their supreme leader supreme leader as their you ns) accept 82.2 Soma DevathA Jagathee chandas. This and AND 25 45.6, 81.3, 81.6 KS : R 76.4 K NDAM A 9: R H K NDAM A ENTH H grant us! All nature'sgrant us! bounties (Creatio endowed with unmatched strength and wisdom. Rk 45.6: visvasya kethur bhuvanasya garbha aa rOdhasee apruNAj jAyamAna: I veeLum chid adhrim abhinathparAyan pancha II yadh Agnim ayajantha janA Rk 45.6: BhAlandanO Vatsapri Rishi,Rk 45.6: BhAlandanO Agni Devatha chandas. and Trishtup BhovanO VisvakarmA Rks 81.3, 81.6 and 82.2: T These magnificient are four Rks pregnant with the meanings about the Visvamoorthy. Hence, I will cover them in this concluding section related to the Lord saluted as "Om VisvAya Nama:" by Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam. chandas The prayer starts with an acknowledgement of the divine bliss that flows from the sovereign of all the creatures that see the light. He is next acknowledged as the supreme Lord of all the righteous (seers and saints), who sing His praise at the SomA sacrifices. This supreme Lord is visualized as being embellished by the rays of the sun. He is recognized as the content of all the hymns of eulogy of the Veda manthrAs and He is understood as one, whose wisdom is beyond our ken. The Rk is as follows: visvasya rAjA svadarsa ritasya pavathE dheethimrishishALaveevasath I ya: SuryasyAsirENa mrujyathE pithA mateenAm asamashtakAvya: II K Kavi Rishi, PavamAnaThis Rk has Bhargava is a beautiful prayer to the Sovereign all of the creatures see that the light of life with His blessings. sadagopan.org order with His winged arms. order withHiswinged into heavenandearthforgesthem creates universe theentire spreading over mout spanningtheuniverse, eyes alone with ofcrea oftheworldattime The forging 81.3 II----Rk janayandhaEvayekha: dhyAvAbhumi sampatatrair sam bAhubhyAmdhamathi I visvathObAhurutha visvathaspAth visvathOmukhO visvathaschakshurutha Rks 81.3and81.6 theYajamAnA. andthefifth, andAdhvaryu) HotA, UdgAthA (BrahmA, priests four chief the Yajnam: ofthe performance with the associated men are of thefiveclasses Inanotherinterpretation, VarNAs andtheNishAdas. men saluteHim.Thefivecla classes of five the All as Headvances. cloud, solid the even asunder cuts light.He resplendent HefillstheheavenandearthwithHis AsHeis entities. manifested, all created of sign/stamp the is He beings andits World the of germ seed the He is Bhuvanam. Garbha:ofthe Heisthe oftheworld! Visvam.Theforemost ofthe He istheKethu: prErakan(boongiver)! May Thoubeourpala on thisearth! guide Lordbeour bounteous andMayThouasour allaroundbestupefied our enemies May and heaven! this earth of forthewell-being (Yajnam) ofsacrifice performance the engagein offerings, byour Maythou,exalted/pleased Architect! O Universal maghavA surirasthuII ihAsmAkam janAsa abhithO muhyanthvanyE dhyAm I prithiveemutha svayam yajasva havishAvAvrudhAna: visvakarman in theRk81.6: covered to be continues ourLord) (VisvakarmA, architect the Universal The activitiesof 26 sses of men can be understood as the four asthefour of mencanbeunderstood sses hs allaround,armsaroundandfeet tion is visualized here. The mighty Lord Themighty here. tion isvisualized sadagopan.org E that stands out as the Ucchishta Him to the various divinities, He is the e knower of all the beings (created) and m VisvAya Nama:" as our Father (PithA), r, who creates, superbly poweredr, who creates, by His dAs through the "Visva" sabdham is the RCHITECT A 27 first Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamam. NIVERSAL U THE CELEBRATING 82.2 K This Rk recognizes the Lord saluted as "O as saluted Lord the recognizes Rk This our begetter (JanithA), our th Creator, and Visvathomukhan referred to by the To conclude with a powerful statement form the tenth Khandam of the ancient Rg Vedam (X. 82.3): yO na: pithA yO vidhAthA janithA dhAmAni bhuvanAni VISVAA veda I yO devAnAm namadhA yekham yeva tam samprasnam yanthyanyA bhuvanA II their abodes.-giver He is the name of the DevAs (yO devAnAm nAmadhA) and yet He, although known by many names given by The mighty creator, the self-effulgent (svayam Jyothi) Lord, the Omniscient and all by the Ve pervasive VisvakarmA saluted supreme faculty of observation. In Him during the activities of creation, all the sensual desires are fed with proper nourishment. They (His devotees) call Him as the supremeseerstheseven onebeyond (i.e., the five sense hearing, organs of sight, smell, taste and touch, and mind and intellect). ONE (aadhAra purushan) and the only ON Brahmam. All other beings (divinities) approach Him with inquisitiveness. The Universal Architect(Visvakarma) / creator cum designer is of unsurpassed intellect. all-pervading He is the sustaine R visvakarmA dhAthA adh vihAya vimanA vidhAthA samdhruk paramOtha I teshAm ishtAni samishA madhanthi yathrA saptharishin para ekam aahu: II sadagopan.org SaThakopan dAsan OppliappanKoliVaradhAchAri namO bhagavatEvaasudevAya beautiful andwondrous. most all bliss,the basisof eternal, the itis tamOguNams); of RajOor admixture any (freefrom Suddha Satthvamayam andis oflustre which isfull the place tamaskn beyond theParamAkAsam Lord andis ofthe abode sameSupreme the itis abodeofVishNu; Supreme asthe that issaluted theplacenamedas describe The ancients M Aanandakandam atisundaramadbhutamyat yad dhruvam paramasattva-mayam tEjO-mayam kham vaayadEvaparamamtamasa:parastAt| hiparamampadam aamananti yad vasihNavam AanNdkNd< AitsuNdr< AÑut