sree vishnu sahasra naamaavali - post 11

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Post 11

 

Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

In this post we will see naamaas of sree Vishnu sahasra naamam having the common

thread of "eeswarathvam" the controlling or lording over other gods also called

as dhEvaas. We will also see naamaas the straight dhEva naamaa also included in

this post since this naamaa also means lord or god.

 

eeshtE ithi eeswara: - since rules over others he is the supreme ruler.

 

1. Om praDhaana purusha eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 20 occurring in slOkam 3

meaning: lord of primordial matter, and purushaas - jeevaas.

 

2. Om eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no.36 occurring in slOkam 4

also naamaa no. 75 occurring in slOkam 9

meaning: for 36 - the supreme ruler

for 75 - the ruler - omni potent

 

3. Om sarva eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no.97 occurring in slOkam 11

meaning: he who reaches all - the supreme controller- all mighty and all

powerfull.

 

4. Om sura eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 287 occurring in slOkam 31

meaning: lord of all gods.

 

5. Om jana eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 342 occurring in slOkam 37

meaning: lord of the people - janana Dharmavaan jana: janaanaam eeswara:

janEswara: - all those who are born are jana or people - people's lord is

janEswara:

 

6. Om parama eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 378 occurring in slOkam 41

meaning: the supreme ruler - one who is omni potent and all glorious.

 

7. Om Dhana eesvaraaya nama: -- naamaa 475 occurring in slOkam 50

meaning: who confers wealth on his devotees immediately - the lord of wealth.

 

8. Om Bhootha mahaa eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 490 occurring in slOkam 52

meaning: supreme lord of all beings.

 

9. Om jyOthi: gaNa eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 625 occurring in slOkam 66

meaning: lord of hosts of ever effulgent deities - lord of luminaries in the

cosmos.

 

10. Om soora jana eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 651 occurring in slOkam 69

meaning: ruler of all the valiant persons, commander of the brave.

 

11. Om sarva vaak eeswara eeswaraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 808 occurring in slOkam

86

meaning: the very lord of the lord of speech - best among all great and

eloquent arguers.

 

12. Om eesaanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 65 occurring in slOkam 8

meaning: the supreme controller , supreme eeswara -god.

 

13. Om sura eessaaya nama: -- naamaa no.86 occurring in slOkam 10

meaning: lord and master of all dhEvaas.

 

14. Om dhEva eesaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 493 occurring in slOkam 52

Meaning: ruler of gods- lord of dhEvaas.

 

15. Om kuvala eesaaya nama: - naamaa no. 597 occurring in slOkam 63

meaning: the ruler of earth - ruler of jeevaas. [ ku vala eesaaya - ku means

earth, kuvala means people living in ku] Monier williams sanskrit dictionary -

page 286 col 3 also refers this naama as a name of visNu]

 

16. Om sree eesaaya nama: -- naamaa 613 occurring in slOkam 65

meaning: the lord of lakshmi- the goddess of wealth.

 

17. Om an eesaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 632 occurring in slOkam 67

Meaning: one who has none to lord over him [ na vidhyathE asya eesa ithi

aneesa: ]

 

Now the naamaas "dhEvaaya nama:"

 

18. Om vaasu dhEvaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 334 occurring in slOkam 36

Also naamaa no. 700 occurring in slOkam 74

Also naamaa no. 714 occurring in slOkam 76

meaning: for 334 - who pervades the world and plays.

For 700 - son of vasudhEva.

For 714 - presiding diety of sri vasudhEva manthra.

 

19. Om aadhi dhEvaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 336 occurring in slOkam 36

Also naamaa no. 491 occurring in slOkam 52

meaning: for 336 - the first diety, prime diety and cause for universe.

For 491 - first cause, endowed with effulgence.

 

20. Om dhEvaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 376 occurring in slOkam 41

meaning: who plays with creations

[dheevyathi ithi dhEva: - one who revels or illumines or conquers shines

praises plays]

 

21. Om mahaa dhEvaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 492 occurring in slOkam 52

meaning: the great diety- lord of dhEvaas.

 

22. Om dhEva bruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 494 occurring in slOkam 52

meaning: one who is supporter of gods.

 

23. Om kaama dhEvaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 657 occurring in slOkam 70

meaning: lord of love- who grants all desires.

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.