vISHNU SAHASRANAMA - PART 17

Sloka 76

Bhutavasah vasudevah

Sarvasunilayah analah

Darpaha darpadah adrptah

durdharothaparajitah

712. bhutavasah - a) He Who is the abode of all creatures. b) He Who dwells in the hearts of His devotees. c) The dwelling place of the Great Elements.

713. vasudevah. -  [This nama has been covered under nama 700] 

714. sarvasunilayah  - The Abode and support of all souls

715. analah - a) He Who is never satisfied that He has done enough for His devotees. b) He Who cannot tolerate the offense committed to His devotees. c) He Who receives the prana sakti as His own and functions in the form of the jivatma (Sri Samkara). d) He Who is beyond smell etc. e) He Who is unlimited (in His Glories) (alam - paryapti - end). f) He Who is in the form of Fire. g) One Who has no end (alam - paryapti - end). h) One Who has no opposition (alam - opposition). i) He who rejuvenates His devotees who intensely long for Him (an - pranane ). 

716. darpaha -  The Destroyer of pride.

717. darpa-dah  -  a) The Bestower of pride (to His devotees). b) The Bestower of beauty and attractiveness in everything.

718. adrptah  -  a) He Who is not proud Himself. Or driptah. b) He Who is ever happy; c) He Who is proud.
719. durdharah  - a) He Who is difficult to control (as child Krishna). b) He Who cannot be constrained by the evil-minded (Duryodhana). c) He Who is difficult to be held in concentration (except by those of trained mind).
720. aparajitah  -  The Invincible.

Sloka 77

Visva murthir mahamurtir

Dipta murtir amurtiman

Anekamurtiravyaktah

Sata murtih satananah

721. visvamurtih  - a) He Who has the Universe as His body. b) He Who has a beautiful Form that finds entry into the mind, eyes, etc., of His devotees. c) He Who has maya sakti in the form of the Universe. d) He Who has a Form that can induce maya in everything.

722. mahamurtir - a) He of Immense form. b) He Who is immensely worthy of worship.

723. diptamurtir  -  He with a shining form.

724. amurtiman  - a) He Who has even the subtle and formless things as His possessions. b) He Who Forms that are not the result of karma. c) He Who has a disposition that is not hard, inflexible, etc. d) He Who has Forms that are indescribable, and not fixed. e) He Who takes whatever Forms He pleases as His incarnations, and thus One Who has no fixed forms.

725. anekamurtaye -  He of many forms. 

726. avyaktah -  He Who is not manifest; He Who cannot be easily realized. 

727. Satamurtih - He with a hundred forms. 

728. satananah - a) He Who is many-faced. b) He Who has provided many different means (such as nose, mouth, etc.) for life to be sustained. c) He Who has created various life-forms and provided easy means for their survival. d) He Who is viewed in different "faces" (in different ways) by different faiths.  

Sloka 78

Ekah naikah savah kah kim

 yattat padmanuttamam

Lokabandhur lokanathah

Madhavah bhaktavatsalah

729. ekah - One Who is Unique and matchless in all respects.

730. naikah- He Who is not One only.

731. savah - a) He Who spreads knowledge. b) He Who is the final authority on all knowledge. c) He Who destroys all obstacles to His devotees. d) He Who is easily accessible, to the point of being pointed out as "He" by the youngsters of Ayarpadi. e) He Who is of the form the soma sacrifice (when the nAma is taken as savah).  f) He Who is the final Knowledge, and Who dwells everywhere (savah). 

732. kah - a) He Who shines. b) He Who is invoked or praised through words by devotees. c) He Who is the personification of happiness. d) He Who remains an unanswered Question Mark when approached through "intellection".

733. kim -  a) He about Whom all questions are asked by seekers of Truth (such as - Where is He, What is He, Who is He, etc.). b) He Whose praise is sung by His devotees, c) He Who is fit to be enquired about or sought after.

734. yat - a) He Who takes efforts. b) That Which already exists. c) That from Which everything in this Universe came about.

735. tat - a) He Who increases (the jnanam and bhakti about Him in the devotees). b) He Who increases the kIrti (fame) of His devotees. c) He Who expands the Universe from its subtle form to its visible form. d) He Who is not seen by senses etc. om tate namah

736. padam anuttamam - a) The Supreme Goal. b) The Unexcelled Protector of His devotees.

737. loka-bandhuhr- a) The Relative of the World. b) One to Whom everything is bound since He is their Support. c) One to Whom everything is related since He is their Best Friend - their Father. d) One Who provides instructions as a kinsman on what is right and what is wrong through the SAstra-s. e) One Who limits everything through things such as limited life etc.

738. loka-nathah - a) The Protector of the world. b) He Who bestows aisvaryam on all as a result of His unlimited aiSvaryam. c) He Who is sought after or prayed by all. d) He Who shines in the world, or He Who regulates the world by energizing. e) He Who comforts or blesses the world. f) He Who rules over the world. g) He Who gives troubles as needed to those who need to be disciplined.

739. madhavah - The Consort of Lakshmi. a) The Consort of MA or Lakshmi. b) The Bestower or Propounder of Knowledge about Himself. c) One Who is attained through the madhu vidyA. d) One Who is attained through mauna, dhyAna and yoga. e) One Who is born in the race of madhu, a yAdhava. f) The nAma that reveals the eternal relationship of the Mother and Father with the rest of the Universe. g) One for whom there is no Lord above.

740. bhakta-vatsalah - a) Affectionate towards the devotees, b) He Who goes to the devotees who makes offerings to Him through yajna, c) He Who takes the devotees to Him, who are dear to Him like a calf to the cow.

  

Sloka 79

suvarna-varnah hemaango

varaangah chandanaangadI
vira-ha vishamah sunyo

 ghrtasih acalah calah
 

741. suvarna-varnah - The golden-hued.

742. hemaangah - He of golden-hued limbs.

743. varaangah - a) He Who displayed His Divine Form to devaki in response to her prayers. b) He Who has beautiful limbs. c) He Who has a lovable Form that is pleasing to those who meditate on Him.

744. chandanaangadI - He Who is adorned with delightful armlets. b) He Who is besmeared with pleasing sandal. c) He Who provides us all with the means and ways to be happy. d) He Who has a'ngada as His pleasing devotee.

745. viraha - a) The Slayer of the strong demons. b) The Destroyer of those who indulge in vain arguments and distract others from meditating on Him. c) The Destroyer of the bonds of yama. d) He Who leads the jivas to moksha by showing them the right path. e) He Who provides different ways for His creations to move around. f) He Who is accompanied by Garuda and Vayu when destroying the asura-s. g) He Who ends the various paths that go from birth to birth.

746. vishamah - a) He of unequal (conflicting) acts towards His devotees vs. His enemies. b) He for Whom there is no equal. c) He Who destroyed the effect of the poison that was consumed by rudra during the churning of the Milk Ocean.

747. sunyah - a) He Who is devoid of defects when He takes births as one of us. b) He Who is without any attributes (advaita interpretation). c) He Who goes everywhere, or is present everywhere. d) He Who cleans out everything at the time of pralaya. e) He Who is not accessible when we seek Him through our senses.

748. ghrtasIh - a) He Who sprinkles the world with prosperity. b) He Who is desirous of the butter in the gopis' houses. c) He from Whom all desires have flown away. d) He Who enjoys the offering of ghee in the homa etc.

749. a-calah - a) He Who is unshakable against His enemies. b) He Who is immutable in His nature, power, wisdom, etc. c) He Who does not move anywhere, because He is everywhere already.

750. calah - a) He Who swerves. b) He Who moves (in the form of vAyu etc.). c) He Who rushed out of SrI vaikunTham at the cry for help from Gajendra. d) He Who is full of leelas.  

Sloka 80

A-manI manado manyah

 Loka-svamI tri-loka-dhrt     
su-medha medhajah dhanyah satya-medhah dhara-dharah

751. a-manI - a) He Who is not proud. b) He Who does not mistakenly identify things such as the body with Atman. c) He Who is beyond all measure in all respects.

752. mana-dah - a) He Who honors others. b) He Who confers rewards on His devotees, or denies rewards for the unrighteous (Sa'nkara). c) He Who removes the false understanding of Atman in true seekers, or induces a false sense of Atman in non-seekers (Sa'nkara). d) He Who gives spiritual enlightenment to His devotees. e) He Who gives a measure and dimension to everything in the Universe.

753. manyah - The Object of honor.

754. loka-svamI - The Master of the Universe.

755. tri-loka-dhrt - a) He Who supports the three worlds (the worlds above, the worlds below, and earth in the middle). b) The Supporter of the three states of experience (waking, dream and deep sleep).

756. su-medhah - The Well-Intentioned.

757. medha-jah - a) He Who was born as a result of a sacrifice. b) He Who is realized as a result of sacrifices. c) He Who makes His presence in the gatherings of bhakta-s.

758. dhanyah - The Blessed.

759. satya-medhah - a) He of true thoughts - honest, straightforward. b) He of true knowledge - with foresight and minuteness. c) He of true knowledge - of the Vedas and their numerous branches.

760. dharadharah - a) He Who supported the Mountain (govardhana). b) He Who supports the earth.

Krishna with fruit seller

Krishna chinna got caugth stealing butter

                            UDUPI SHRI KRISHNA, KARNATAKA

712	bhootaavaaso	The dwelling place of the elements
713	vaasudevah	One who envelops the world with Maya
714	sarvaasunilayah	The abode of all life energies
715	analah	One of unlimited wealth, power and glory
716	darpahaa	The destroyer of pride in evil-minded people
717	darpadah	One who creates pride, or an urge to be the best, among the righteous
718	driptah	One who is drunk with Infinite bliss
719	durdharah	The object of contemplation
720	athaaparaajitah	The unvanquished
721	vishvamurtih	Of the form of the entire Universe
722	mahaamurtir	The great form
723	diptamoortir	Of resplendent form
724	a-moortirmaan	Having no form
725	anekamoortih	Multi-formed
726	avyaktah	Unmanifeset
727	shatamurtih	Of many forms
728	shataananah	Many-faced
729	ekah	The one
730	naikah	The many
731	savah	The nature of the sacrifice
732	kah	One who is of the nature of bliss
733	kim	What (the one to be inquired into)
734	yat	Which
735	tat	That
736	padam-anuttamam	The unequalled state of perfection
737	lokabandhur	Friend of the world
738	lokanaathah	Lord of the world
739	maadhavah	Born in the family of Madhu
740	bhaktavatsalah	One who loves His devotees
741	suvarna-varnah	Golden-coloured
742	hemaangah	One who has limbs of gold
743	varaangah	With beautiful limbs
744	chandanaangadee	One who has attractive armlets
745	virahaa	Destroyer of valiant heroes
746	vishama	Unequalled
747	shunyah	The void
748	ghritaaseeh	One who has no need for good wishes
749	acalah	Non-moving
750	chalah	Moving
751	Amaanee	Without false vanity
752	Maanadah	One who causes, by His maya, false identification with the body
753	Maanyah	One who is to be honoured
754	lokasvaamee	Lord of the universe
755	Trilokadhrit	One who is the support of all the three worlds
756	sumedhaa	One who has pure intelligence
757	medhajah	Born out of sacrifices
758	dhanyah	Fortunate
759	satyamedhah	One whose intelligence never fails
760	dharaadharah	The sole support of the earth

About the temple

Two Krishna Temples in South India attract a large number of pilgrims.  Both are in the West Coast, a region traditionally known as Parasurama Kshetra.  One is at Udupi in Karnataka and the other at Guruvayur in Kerala.

Udupi has a long historical background and represent the unique blending of Indian religious and cultural traditions.  It is at present the centre of Dwaitha Philosophy of Shri Madhavacarya, the propounder of the Dwaitik School with its emphasis on Bhakti.  He was born in 1238 A.D. near Udupi.  Shri Madhvacharya, a seer and saint, had the Darshan of Sri Krishna.  While meditating on the sea shore of Malpe, he saw a ship sinking and brought it to safety.  When the ship-owner offered anything to the swamiji for this help, Sri Madhavacharya wanted nothing but the three maunds of Gopichandra brought from Dwaraka from where the ship started its Jounery.  The maunds were kept in the ship for custody.  The first maund contained the image of Balarama while the second contained the image of Dwaraka Krishna.  Sri Madhvacharya composed twelve sacred hymns on Sri Krishna known as ‘Dwadasa Stotram’.  These slokas contained the philosophy of Bhakti cult.  Sri Madhvacharya installed the murti at Udupi facing East in the shrine in the 13th Century A.D. After about 400 Years, Kanakadasa, the shepherd saint of Karnataka, appealed to the Lord to give him Darsan through the Western window of the temle, as he was precluded from entering the temple.  The Lord was attracted by the pure devotion, the idol turned from east to west to give Darshan to Kanakadasa and from then on is facing West.

Shri Madhvacharya established eight Mutts around the Shri Krishna Temple here, initiated and appointed eight monks to worship Lord Shri Krishna and propogate the  bhakti cult.  Each monk became the head of a mutt and each of them used to worship Shri Krishna for one and a half month in turn, the rotation being called Paraya.  From the time of Shri Vadiraja Swami, the period of worship has been extended  to two years Parayam for each Mutt, which is being continued even today.  Car festivals including Golden-Car festivals on important occasions, Lakshadeepotsava etc. help devotees to develop their faith and understand the importance of Bhakti cult.