Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Post no. 37 Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer, In this post, we will continue to see the lord's various "guNam" - attributes- charecteristics as we see in SVSN. 1. Om anukoolaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 344 occurring in slOkam 37 Meaning: who is suave to devotees. - who has pleasant manners while dealing with devotees. 2. Om athulaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 357 occurring in slOkam 39 meaning: the incomparable. 3. Om Bheemaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 359 occurring in slOkam 39 Meaning: lord who is the formidable one. 4. Om viksharaaya nama: -- naamaa no.365 occurring in slOkam 40 Meaning: he who has undecaying love for his devotees. 5. Om sahaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 370 occurring in slOkam 40 Meaning: patient lord - he who has patience to tolerate any act. 6. Om vegavathE nama: -- naamaa no. 373 occurring in slOkam 40 Meaning: who is swift in all his activities. 7. Om gahanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 384 occurring in slOkam 41 Also naamaa no.548 occurring in slOkam 58 Meaning: he who is deep and unscrutable. 8. Om thushtaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 393 occurring in slOkam 42 Meaning: he who is always pleased - ever contented. 9. Om pushtaaya nama: -- naamaa no.394 occurring in slOkam 42 Meaning: he who is replete with good qualities - who is ever full. 10. Om raamaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 396 occurring in slOkam 43 Meaning: he who delights - which revels in every form 11. Om nEyaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 399 occurring in slOkam 43 Meaning: he who heeds to the commands of his devotees. 12. Om anayaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 401 occurring in slokam 43 meaning: he who can not be led away by his enemies - not guided or lead by any other person. 13. Om veeraaya naam: -- naamaa no. 402 occurring in slOkam 43 Also naamaa no. 664 occurring in slOkam 70 Meaning: who is terror to his enemies - full of valour - the valiant 14. Om Dharmaaya nama: -- naamaa no.404 occurring in slOkam 43 meaning: the lord who is righteousness incarnate 15. Om pruthavE nama: -- naamaa no. 411 occurring in slOkam 44 Meaning: the illustrious lord- famous one. 16. Om vyaapthaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 414 occurring in slOkam 44 Meaning: full of love and affection to all - another meaning - the pervader. 17. Om su dharsanaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 418 occurring in slOkam 45 meaning: he of pleasing and delightful appearance. - Easy to be perceived if seeker has sufficient devotion. 18. Om dhakshaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 425 occurring in slOkam 45 Meaning: he who is quick in action. 19. Om sthaavara sthaaNavE nama: -- naamaa no. 428 occurring in slOkam 46 Meaning: who is tranquil after establishing dharma. 20. Om anirviNNaaya nama: -- naamaa no.436 occurring in slOkam 47 Also naamaa no. 893 occurring in slOkam 95 Meaning: for 436 and 893 - he who is never despondent. 21. Om suvrathaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 456 occurring in slOkam 49 Also naamaa 824 occurring in slOkam 88 meaning: for 456- he who practices good vows for 824 - he who has undertaken good vows. aBhayam sarva BhoothEBhyO dhadhaami Ethath vratham mama - declares raama such su vratham 22. Om su mukhaaya nama: -- naamaa no.457 occurring in slokam 49 meaning: he with a charming face. 23. Om su hrudhE nama: -- naamaa no.461 occurring in slokam 49 meaning: well wisher of all pious and devoted beings. 24. Om manOharaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 462 occurring in slOkam 49 Meaning: the charming lord 25. Om sathya sanDhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 512 occurring in slOkam 54 Meaning: he who keeps his promises without fail. one who is of truthful resolution. 26. Om amitha vikramaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 519 occurring in slOkam 55 Also naamaa no. 647 occurring in slOkam 68 meaning: for 519 - who has boundless valour for 647 - whose three steps as thri vikrama has no match. 27. Om aanandhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 529 occurring in slOkam 56 Meaning: the bliss incarnate - happy lord. 28. Om sathya DharmiNE nama: -- naamaa no. 532 occurring in slOkam 56 meaning: who is true and just in his acts. [ayam hi paramO Dharma:] 29. Om gaBheeraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 547 occurring in slOkam 58 Meaning: the deep and mysterious one. 30. Om mahaa manasE nama: -- naamaa no. 562 occurring in slokam 59 meaning: magnanimous and broad minded. 31. Om poorNaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 690 occurring in slokam 73 meaning: one who is full - of glories and powers. 32. Om adhrupthaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 719 occurring in slOkam 76 Meaning: who never exhibits self conceit -his self pride. 33. Om Bhaktha vathsalaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 742 occurring in slOkam 78 Meaning: he who is very affectionate towards his devotees. 34. Om vishamaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 748 occurring in slOkam 79 Meaning: he whose acts are discriminatory. 35. Om soonyaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 749 occurring in slokam 79 meaning: lord who is without attributes - devoid of defects. 36. Om achalaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 751 occurring in slokam 79 meaning: the unshakable or unmovable. 37. Om amaaninE nama: -- naamaa no. 753 occurring in slOkam 80 Meaning: he who has no notion of self-esteem in dealing with devotees - who has no false vanity. 38. Om dhurlaBhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 783 occurring in slokam 83 meaning: who is difficult to obtain. 39. Om sulaBhaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 823 occurring in slokam 88 meaning: he who is easily accessible. 40. Om guNa BhruthE nama: -- naamaa no. 843 occurring in slokam 90 meaning: one who supports all the things in their guNaas or charecteristics. 41. Om nirguNaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 844 occurring in slokam 90 meaning: one who is without any charecteristics. 42. Om saathvikaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 872 occurring in slOkam 93 Meaning: who confers the fruits of sathva guNa. one who is full of sathva qualities. 43. Om aroudhraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 906 occurring in slOkam 97 Meaning: he who is not irate- a cool lord - showing no adverse emotions. 44. Om akrooraaya nama: -- naamaa no. 915 occurring in slOkam 98 Meaning: he who is not cruel but kind in his actions. 45. Om pEsalaaya nama: -- naamaa no.916 occurring in slOkam 98 Meaning: who is supremely soft. 46. Om dhakshiNaaya nama: -- naamaa no. 918 occurring in slOkam 98 Meaning: one who is most liberal. 47. Om kshamiNaam varaaya nama: -- naamaa no.919 occurring in slOkam 98 Meaning: one who has the greatest amount of patience with sinners and forgiveness for their sins. Dhasan Vasudevan m.g. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: 1. This may be a minor point for some, but all the same I wanted to point out that ALL the 1000 nAma-s of SrI vishNu shasra nAma are only guNa-s of bhagavAn - "yAni nAmAni gauNAni vikhyAtAni mahAtmanah" - note the word guNA. -Krishnamachari ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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