VISHNU SAHASRANAMA - PART 10

Sloka 41

Udbhayah khsobhanah devah

Sri garabhah paramesvarah

Karanam karanam karta

Vikarta gahanah guhah

375. udbhavah - a) He who removes the bondage. b) He who is beyond the bondage of samsara. c) He who is the origin of the Universe.

376.  khsobhanah - The Creator of a commotion.

377. devah - He who sports Himself.

378. srI-garbhah - a) He who has Lakshmi always with Him in His play as devah. b) He who has Lakshmi in Him in the form of the Universe. c) He who is the abode of all auspicious qualities (SrI).

379. paramesvarah - The Supreme Ruler.

380. karanam - The Means.

381. karanam - The Cause - He who causes others to act.

382. karta - The Agent.

383. vikarta - a) He who undergoes modifications. b) He who created the world of varieties. 

384. gahanah - He who is deep and inscrutable.

385. guhah - a) The Savior. b) One who hides Himself effectively from non-devotees.

 Sloka 42

Vyayasayah vyayasthanah

Samsthanah sthana dah dhruvah

Pararddhih parma spashtah

Tushtah pushtah subekshanah

386. vyavasayah - a) The Pivot (of the planets). b) One with a firm and resolute mind, One with True Knowledge about Self. 

387. vyavasthanah - The basis.

388. samsthanah - The final end.

389. sthana-dah - The Giver of the Supreme Abode.

390. dhruvah - The Stationary (Fixed). 

391. pararddhih - He who is full of noble and auspicious qualities.

392. parma-spashtah - He whose greatness is explicit.

393. tushtah - He who is full of happiness.

394. pushtah - He who is full of noble qualities.

395. subekshanah - He who has auspicious eyes.

Sloka 43

ramah viramah virajo

margah neyah nayah anayah

virah saktimatam sreshthah

dharmah sharmavid uttamah

396. ramah - a) He who delights others. b) He in whom everyone delights. 

397. viramah- a) He before whom all become powerless. b) He who is the final goal of everyone.

398. virajo-margah - One who shows the faultless path. om virataya namah - The Unattached.  He who is sought after.  He who shows the flawless path.

399. magah - He who shows flawless path.

400. neyah - He who lets Himself be governed (by His devotees).

401. nayah - He who draws everyone towards Himself.

402. anayah - He who cannot be spirited away.

403. virah - Valiant  

404. saktimatam-sreshthah - The Greatest among the powerful.

405. dharmah - Virtue Incarnate.

406. dharmavid-uttamah - The foremost among those who are conscious of dharma.

  

Sloka 44

Vaikunthah purushah pranah

Pranadah Pranavah prthuh

Hiranya garbhah satru ghnah

Vyaptah vayuh adhokshajah

407. vaikunthah - Remover of obstacles (to union). 

408. purushah - The Purifier.

409. pranah - The vital air (Life-breath).

410. pranadah - Giver of life.

411. pranavah - a) He who makes others bow before Him. b) He who deserves to be worshiped.

412. prthuh - Well-known.

413. hiranya-garbhah - He who delights everyone's heart. 

414. satru-ghnah - The Slayer of the enemies.

415. vyaptah - He who is full (of love and affection).

416. vayuh - He who moves (towards His devotees).

417. adhokshajah - He who does not get diminished.

Sloka 45

Rtuh sudarsanah kalah

Parameshthi parigrahah

Ugrah samvatsarah dakshah

Visramah visva dakshinah

  

418. rtuh - Seasons (The Lord of Time who governs the seasons).

419. sudarsanah - a) He of a delightful appearance that induces happiness in those who see Him. b) He whose vision leads to moksham. c) He whose eyes resemble the lotus petals. d) He who is seen easily by His devotees.

420. kalah - a) He who draws all towards Himself. b) He who measures and sets a limit to everything. c) He who is Death or annihilation to all His enemies.  d) He who measures everyone's karma and doles out the phala.

421. parameshthi - a) He who resides in the Supreme Abode, Sriviakuntham. b) He who resides in the Supreme cave of the heart.

422. parigrahah - a) He who takes all with Him.  b) He who is grasped on all sides by those who seek refuge in Him. c) He who accepts any offering by His devotees when offered with sincerity. d) He who has everything in this Universe under His control.

423. ugrah - The Formidable.

424. samvatsarah - a) He who resides (in the patala loka). b) He in whom everything resides.

425. dakshah - He who is quick in action.

426. visramah - a) The Place of Rest. b) One who provides rest to all the beings.

427. visva-dakshinah - a) He who is well-disposed towards all. b) He who offers the whole world as dakshina in the asva-medha yaga. c) He who is proficient in everything. d) He who is more proficient than everyone.

MATSYA WITH VEDAS AS INFANTS

SRI VEDA NARAYANA SWAMY TEMPLE - NAGALAPURAM (TIRUPATHI)

SUN RAYS

The most important annual festivals in this temple are Brahmotsavam, and Surya Puja along with the Float festival, conducted on the 12th, 13th and 14th days of the month of Phalguna.

During these three days, the sun's rays fall on the main deity between 1800 hrs and 1815 hrs. On the first day, they fall on the feet, on the second - on the chest and on the third - on the forehead, depicting worship by Sri Surya Bhagavan (the Sun God) himself.

MATSYA PULLING MANU'S BOAT

375	udbhavah	The originator
376	kshobhanah	The agitator
377	devah	He who revels
378	shreegarbhah	He in whom are all glories
379	parameshvarah	Parama + Ishvara = Supreme Lord, Parama (MahaLakshmi i.e. above all the shaktis) + Ishvara (Lord) = Lord of MahaLakshmi
380	karanam	The instrument
381	kaaranam	The cause
382	kartaa	The doer
383	vikartaa	Creator of the endless varieties that make up the universe
384	gahanah	The unknowable
385	guhah	He who dwells in the cave of the heart
386	vyavasaayah	Resolute
387	vyavasthaanah	The substratum
388	samsthaanah	The ultimate authority
389	sthaanadah	He who confers the right abode
390	dhruvah	The changeless in the midst of changes
391	pararddhih	He who has supreme manifestations
392	paramaspashtah	The extremely vivid
393	tushtah	One who is contented with a very simple offering
394	pushtah	One who is ever-full
395	shubhekshanah	All-auspicious gaze
396	raamah	One who is most handsome
397	viraamah	The abode of perfect-rest
398	virajo	Passionless
399	maargah	The path
400	neyah	The guide
401	nayah	One who leads
402	anayah	One who has no leader
403	veerah	The valiant
404	shaktimataam-shresthah	The best among the powerful
405	dharmah	The law of being
406	dharmaviduttamah	The highest among men of realisation
407	vaikunthah	Lord of supreme abode, Vaikuntha
408	purushah	One who dwells in all bodies
409	praanah	Life
410	praanadah	Giver of life
411	pranavah	He who is praised by the gods
412	prituh	The expanded
413	hiranyagarbhah	The creator
414	shatrughnah	The destroyer of enemies
415	vyaaptah	The pervader
416	vaayuh	The air
417	adhokshajah	One whose vitality never flows downwards
418	rituh	The seasons
419	sudarshanah	He whose meeting is auspicious
420	kaalah	He who judges and punishes beings
421	parameshthee	One who is readily available for experience within the heart
422	parigrahah	The receiver
423	ugrah	The terrible
424	samvatsarah	The year
425	dakshah	The smart
426	vishraamah	The resting place
427	vishva-dakshinah	The most skilful and efficient

About the temple

Sri Veda Narayanaswami Temple is located in Nagalapuram, 70 km south-east of Tirupati.

It is believed that Lord Sri Maha Vishnu, in the form of Matsya, killed the rakshasa (demon) Somakudu here, and retrieved the Vedas from the latter.

The sanctum sanctorium houses an image of the Matsya form of Vishnu, with Sridevi and Bhudevi on either side. A peculiar feature of the idol is that it holds the Sudarsana Chakra in prayoga (ready for release).

The temple was constructed by Sri Krishnadeva Raya, the Vijayanagara emperor, and is a fine specimen of the Vijayanagara style of architecture.

The most important annual festivals in this temple are Brahmotsavam, and Surya Puja along with the Float festival, conducted on the 12th, 13th and 14th days of the month of Phalguna.

During these three days, the sun's rays fall on the main deity between 1800 hrs and 1815 hrs. On the first day, they fall on the feet, on the second - on the chest and on the third - on the forehead, depicting worship by Sri Surya Bhagavan (the Sun God) himself.