Tuesday, September 16, 2014

VISHNU SAHASRANAMA - PART 16


Sloka 71
Bramanyah brahmakrt brahma
Brahma brahma vivardhanah
Brahmavibrahmanah brahmi
Brahmajah braham napriyah 

665. brahmanyah - a) He who is beneficial to all the big things both acetana and cetana, namely prakriti and atman. b) He who is beneficial to Brahman, namely the Veda, brahmans well-versed in scripture, penance, etc.
666. brahma-krt  - He who created Brahma, the creator of big things.  
667. brahma – The creator.
668. brahma - The Supreme Brahman, Paramatma. . 
669. brahma-vivardhanah  - a) He Who makes dharma grow. b) He Who grows and nurtures everything in a big way. 
670. brahmavit  - a) The Knower of the Vedas. b) He Who restored the Vedas during His Matsya incarnation. c) He Who knows everything big, both seen and unseen, and those that can only be inferred.
671. brahmanah - The Instructor of the Vedas.
672. brahmi - a) He who possesses all that goes by the term brahma - prakriti, Purusha, Isvara, Veda, etc. b) He Who has the four-faced Brahma in His nabhi-kamalam.
673. brahmanjah - The Knower of the inner meaning of the Vedas.
674. brahmana-priyah - a) He for Whom the brahamanas are of special liking. b) He Who is specially liked by the brahamanas.


Sloka 72
Mahakramah  mahakarma
Mahatejah mahoragah
Mahakratuh mahayajva
Mahayajnah mahahavih 

675. mahakramah - a) He Who provides easy step-by-step access for the elevation of His devotee. b) He of the three great strides (in His Trivikrama incarnation). c) He Whose strides are great in that He reaches everything faster than anyone else. d) He Whose Feet are great (to surrender).
676. mahakarma -He of great actions.
677. mahatejah - He of great Resplendence.
678. mahoragah - a) He Who is great, and enters into our heart (uras). b) He Who has a great heart (uras), and blesses us. c) He Who manifests Himself in the form of the great serpent Ananta, Vasuki, etc. d) He Who has the serpent ananta as His bed. e) he Who traverses everywhere in the form of the Sun with His broad chest.
679. mahakratuh  - a) He Who is worshiped by the great yagas. b) He Who can be easily worshiped. c) He Who can be worshiped in many ways d) He Who is the Great Sacrifice (that gives the best results). e) He Who performed the great sacrifice called the pancaratra kratu.
680. mahayajva  - a) He Who performs great sacrifices. b) He Who has the special class of devotees (mahayajvas) of a superior nature.  
681. mahayajnah -  a) He Who is the best among those to be worshiped. b) He Who manifests Himself in the form of the best of yajnas. c) He Who is worshiped by the great jnanis, or He Who is worshiped through great sacrifices.  
682. mahahavih -  a) He Who is worshiped with supreme oblations. b) He Who manifests Himself in the form of the great Offering. c) He Who accepts the whole Universe as havis at the time pralaya.

Sloka 73
 Stavyah stava-priyah stotram
Stutih stota rana-priyah
Purnah purayita punyah
Punya-kirtih anamayah

683. stavyah - a) He Who is worthy of praise. b) He Who is praised by all, but who does not have to praise anyone else..
684. stava-priyah  - He Who is pleased by the praise in whatever form it is offered.
685. stotram  - The Eulogy Incarnate.
686. stutih - He Who is praised.
687. stota - a) He Who praises those who extol Him. b) He Who is also the form of the Eulogizer of Bhagavan.
688. rana-priyah -  a) He Who delights in battle. b) He Who delights in the auspicious sounds in places of worship. c) He Who moves around happily in the form of the Sun etc.
689. purnah -  He Who is complete.
690. purayita - The Fulfiller of the desires of His devotees.
691. punyah - a) The Purifier. b) He Who is excellent in performing pious activities.
692. punya-kirtih -  He Whose kirti or praise is also purifying (in addition to Him being the Purifier).
693. anamayah  - a) He Who removes the disease of samsara. b) He Who is beyond pain or suffering - internal, external, karma-related, etc.


Sloka 74

Manojavah tirtha karah
Vasu retah vasupradah
Vasuprado  vasudevo
Vasuhvasumanah havih 

694. mano-javah  - He Who is swift as thought.
695. tIrtha-karah  - a) He Who is the source of the holy waters. b) He Who makes us cross over the ocean of samsara. c) He Whose touch of hand is purifying. d) He Who has provided simple steps to access Him through His various incarnations.
696. vasu-retah  -  a) The Source of Luster. b) He Who shines like gold in the context of creation.
c) He Who is the cause or origin of the universe.
697. vasu-pradah  - a) The Giver of Treasure (in the form of Himself). b) The Giver of Glory or Dignity.
698. vasu-pradah - c) The Bestower of moksham. d) He Who provides the place for dwelling for all beings.
699. vasu-devo  - a) He Who pervades and sports. b) The Son of vasudeva. c) The presiding Deity of the well-known 12-lettered vasu-deva mantra. d) The Deity Who is adored by His devotees. e) He Who lives in everything and Who keeps them moving around.
700. vasuh  - a) The Dweller (in the hearts of His devotees). b) The Best of wealth that is sought after. c) He Who resides in the Milk-Ocean. d) He Who is in the form of the vasu-s. e) He Who lives in everything and in whom everything lives. f) He Who conceals Himself (from those who are not devoted to Him). g) He Who is the final dwelling place for all.
701. vasu-manah - a) He Who has a Mind which thinks of His devotees as a treasure. b)  He Whose mind is always with vasudeva. c) He Who has a golden mind - pure, without any afflictions. d) He Who has a pure mind (He dwells in every thing without distinction). e) He Who has a mind which is filled with vatsalyam to His devotees. f) He Who has a mind that leads to His removing the difficulties of His devotees. g) He Who has complete knowledge of the type of body and other needs of all beings. h) He Whose mind was with bhishma as he lay in his death-bed of arrows.
702. havih -  a) The Sacrificial Offering. b) He Who is satisfied or pleased.  

Sloka 75

Sadgatih satkrith satta
Sadbhutih satparanayah
Surasenah yadusresthah
Sannivasah suyamunah


703. sadgatih -  a) He Who who provides the right path for the good. b) He Who is Himself the right path for the good. c) He Who has superior intellect. d) He Who is attainable by the good.
704. satkrtih - He of lovable acts, and full of good actions.
705. satta - Existence Incarnate.
706. sadbhutih  - a) The wealth, in all forms, for the good. b) He Who is endowed with rich glories (aisvaryam). c) He Who alone truly exists. d) He Who manifests Himself in infinite forms.
707. satparayanah - a) The Support for the good. b) The supreme Goal for the good. c) He Who has the good people as His support.
708. sura-senah  - a) He with a valiant army. b) He Who keeps everything that moves around, bound together and functioning as a unit.
709. yadu-sreshthah  -  a) The pre-eminent among the Yadavas. b) He Who is Best among those who strive (for the redemption of the jiva-s).
710. sannivasah  - The Abode of the saintly.
711. suyamunah - a) He with the delightful sport in the Yamuna river. b) He Who is attended by the good Yamunas. c) He Who has beautiful collyrium in His eyes. d) He Who lifts up and protects the jivas during the time of pralaya.

Rama with Sita on the throne, their children Lava and Kusha on their laps. Behind the throne, Lakshamana, Bharata and Shatrughna stand. Hanuman bows to Rama before the throne. Valmiki to the left

SHRI RAMA TEMPLE, AYODHYA.

           LORD SHRI RAMA (swayambhu), Bhadrachalam, khammam district, Telangana. 

665
brahmanyah
Protector of Brahman (anything related to Narayana)
666
brahmakrit
One who acts in Brahman
667
brahmaa
Creator
668
brahma
Biggest
669
brahma-vivardhanah
One who increases the Brahman
670
brahmavid
One who knows Brahman
671
braahmanah
One who has realised Brahman
672
brahmi
One who is with Brahma
673
brahmajnah
One who knows the nature of Brahman
674
braahmana-priyah
Dear to the brahmanas
675
Mahaakramah
Of great step
676
Mahaakarma
One who performs great deeds
677
Mahaatejah
One of great resplendence
678
mahoragah
The great serpent
679
mahaakratuh
The great sacrifice
680
mahaayajvaa
One who performed great yajnas
681
mahaayajnah
The great yajna
682
mahaahavih
The great offering
683
stavyah
One who is the object of all praise
684
stavapriyah
One who is invoked through prayer
685
stotram
The hymn
686
stutih
The act of praise
687
stota
One who adores or praises
688
ranapriyah
Lover of battles
689
purnah
The complete
690
purayitaa
The fulfiller
691
punyah
The truly holy
692
punya-keertir
Of Holy fame
693
anamayah
One who has no diseases
694
manojavah
Swift as the mind
695
teerthakarah
The teacher of the tirthas
696
vasuretaah
He whose essence is golden
697
vasupradah
The free-giver of wealth
698
vasupradah
The giver of salvation, the greatest wealth
699
vaasudevo
The son of Vasudeva
700
vasuh
The refuge for all
701
vasumanaah
One who is attentive to everything
702
havih
The oblation
703
sadgatih
The goal of good people
704
satkritih
One who is full of Good actions
705
satta
One without a second
706
sadbhutih
One who has rich glories
707
satparaayanah
The Supreme goal for the good
708
shurasenah
One who has heroic and valiant armies
709
yadu-shresthah
The best among the Yadava clan
710
sannivaasah
The abode of the good
711
suyaamunah
One who attended by the people dwelling on the banks of Yamuna

About the temple

* Ayodhya, Uttarpradesh
Ayodhya of Ramayana fame, the holy birthplace of Sri Rama is in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the river Sarayu. It is one of the seven Mokshapuris.

There are many temples and places of worship in Ayodhya, besides the importance connected with the life of Sri Rama.  The ancient idol of Sri Ramachandramurthi and Sita Devi and Lakshmana have been preserved intact inspite of historical conflicts and are worshipped by millions of devotees of Sri Rama.  There are a number of Maths around this place, belonging to Ramanuja and Ramanandiya schools of Vaishnava Sampradaya.  Sri Rama Navami-the birthday of Sri Rama is the main festival at Ayodhya, which is a noted pilgrim centre for Hindus.

** Bhadrachalam, Telangana

It is believed that Bhadra, son of Maha Meru did  penance for many years in the Dhandakaranya forest, on the banks of the river Godavari.  Lord Ramachandra gave darsan to him and in recognition of his devotion fulfilled his wish and made this place His permanent abode with sita and Lakshmana, to bless devotees who resort to His worship.

This temple, according to tradition was built by a great Rama Bhakta-Ramadas, a thasildar, with Government money.  He was imprisoned by the Nawab,for building this temple by appropriation of Government funds, and was kept in a solitary cell in Golconda Fort.  Sri Rama came in human form and got him released by paying the money due to the state.

It is one of the important Rama temples of India, situated in Andhra Pradesh.  The main deity “Sri Ramachandra” has four hands with Sanku, Chakra, Bow and Arrow.  Sita is seated on Rama’s lap and Lakshmana is seen standing a distance away.




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