sree vishnu sahasra naamaavali - post 33

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Post 33

 

Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

In this post we will the Sree vishNu sahasra naamaavali having the common thread

of name of animals and birds featuring in sree vishNu sahasra naamaavaLi.

 

a. lion:

 

1. Om naarasimha vapushE nama: -- naamaa no. 21 occurring in slokam 2

Meaning: he who has the body of man and lion.

 

2. Om simhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 202 occurring in slOkam 22

Also naamaa 489 occurring in slOkam 52

Meaning: for 202 - the great lion - one who destroys

For 489 - he who punishes - the lion- also the man lion narasimha.

MrugaaNaam cha mrugEndhrO~ham - geethaa 10 - 30

 

b. The boar - big pig:

 

3. Om vrushaa kapayE nama: -- naamaa no. 102 occurring in slOkam 11

meaning: the embodiment of Dharma - the great boar - the kasyapa prajaapathi.

 

4. Om kapi indhraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 503 occurring in slOkam 53

Meaning: the lord of monkeys. In the raama avathaaram gods came as monkeys and

raamaa their leader.

So raamaa is the indhra of kapi -s.

kapi also mean boar. So it can be taken as king varaaha - the big varaaha

avatharam .

 

5. Om mahaa srngAya nama: -- naamaa no. 540 occurring in slokam 57

meaning: the big tusked varaahaa - the great horned.

 

6. Om mahaa varaahaaya nama: -- naamaa no.542 occurring in slokam 58

meaning: the great boar- the third avathaara varaaha moorthy.

 

c. the snake:

 

7. Om Bhujaga uththamaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 195 occurring in slOkam 21

Meaning: master of serpents - Sacred serpent anantha.

- I am anantha among serpents- geethaa - ananthaschaasmi naagaanaam - 10- 29

 

8. Om anantha aathmanE nama: -- naamaa no. 521 occurring in slokam 55

meaning: inner soul of the anantha- the snake aadhi sEshan, - the infinite

self.

 

9. Om mahaa uragaaya nama: -- naama no. 679 occurring in slokam 72

meaning: the great serpent - though great enters into the hearts of all beings.

 

d. other animals / birds:

 

10. Om hamsaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 193 occurring in slOkam 21

Meaning: the swan- who moves in an enchanting manner

- I am that brahma who has swan as his vehicle

 

11. Om garuda Dhwajaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 356 occurring in slOkam 38

Meaning:he who has garuda in his banner

- one who has the eagle - garuda- as his insignia in his flag.

 

12. Om sarabhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 357 occurring in slOkam 39

Meaning:the destroyer of those who transgresses the ethical bounds

a creature with 8 legs - the incarnation of sarabha - capable of killing even

lion.

 

13. Om kEsi GnE nama: -- naamaa no. 655 occurring in slOkam 69

Meaning: the slayer of demon kEsi who had the form of the horse.

 

14. Om na Eka srungaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 769 occurring in slokam 81

meaning: one who has many horns,

-he whose strategy was manifold

 

15. Om srungiNE nama: -- naamaa no. 803 occurring in slokam 85

meaning: one who has a horn

- he who has a horn like bunch of peacock feathers

- lord's incarnation as fish.

 

On the "saraBha:" - I would like to add as per dictionary the meanings are

[refer p 1057 col 2 Monier williams]

a kind of deer

in later times a fabulous animal supposed to have 8 legs and inhabited in the

snowy mountains. It is represented as stronger than lion and elephant.

An young elephant,

a camel

a grass hopper

a locust

a kind of metere

Name of vishnu

 

So it is a name of vishNu - is that meaning which is more relevant to us.

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.

 

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(Note added by N. Krishnamachari: One thought that comes immediately to mind

for nAma 10 above - hamsa - is a reference to His hamsAvatAram, or incarnation

as hamsa. Other interpretations exist.)

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