padithadhil pidithadhu - sanjayan's sri vishnu sahasra naamam

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Dear srivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

Here is a part of mahaa bhaaratham translation read by me today. [Translation by

Kesary Mohan Ganguly which is available in internet]

 

Since it was a coincidence that sri sukumar raised a point on the 'sri vathsa

vakshase nama' where he adds -- quote "Which one we should believe in this

context (if my thoughts are not unfounded) - sruti (which refutes this) or

purana / smriti (which details this incident)?". Unquote.

 

I replied "Also wherever certain matters as found in sruti is not clear and

appears confronting, we turn to puraanaas to get clarifications - or

explanations for such portions. That is the very purpose of these elaborate

puraanams. Also in each puraanam as the title goes, the hero of that puraanam is

glorified. That does not mean others are useless or less capable than the hero".

 

See here the glory of krishNa is being said by sanjaya, the charioteer and

confident aide of king dhritharaashtra, who was also sent as a ambassador of

peace before the start of maha bhaaratha war for 18 days.

 

Why I add that to the lists, dear bhakthaas, is that it reads like a 'part sri

vishNu sahasra naamam with commentary' by sanjaya and not bheeshma [the SVSN of

bheeshma lord himself relished].

 

Part of section 69 of udhyOga parvam of mahaa bhaaratham

[spelling here and there modified by me since it reads like Shakespearean

English saying sitteth doeth etc]

- quote

Dhritharashtra said, 'Tell me, O Sanjaya, of that path without terrors by which,

obtaining HrisheekEsa, salvation may be mine.'

 

Sanjaya said, 'A man of uncontrolled mind can by no means know Janaardhana whose

soul is under perfect command. The performance of sacrifices without controlling

one's senses is even no means to that end. Renunciation of the objects of our

excited senses is due to spiritual light; both spiritual light and abstention

from injury arise doubtless from true wisdom. Therefore, O king, resolve to

subdue thy senses with all possible vigour; let not thy intellect deviate from

true knowledge; and restrain thy heart from worldly temptations that surround

it. Learned Brahmanaas describe this subjugation of the senses to be true

wisdom; and this wisdom is the path by which learned men proceed to their goal.

O king, KEsava is not obtainable by men who have not subdued their senses. He

that has subdued his senses, desires spiritual knowledge, awakened by the

knowledge of scriptures and the pleasure of Yaaga-absorption.'

 

SECTION 70

 

Dhritharashtra said, 'I request thee, O Sanjaya, to tell me again of the

lotus-eyed Krishna; for, by being acquainted with the import of his names, I

may, O son, obtain that most exalted of male beings.'

 

Sanjaya said, 'The auspicious names (of KEsava) have been previously heard by

me. Of those I will tell thee as many as I know.

* KEsava, however, is immeasurable, being above the power of speech to

describe.

* He is called VaasudhEva in consequence of his enveloping all creatures with

the screen of illusion, or of his glorious splendour, or of his being the

support and resting-place of the gods.

* He is called Vishnu because of his all-pervading nature.

* He is called Maadhava, O Bhaaratha [addressing the king while talking],

because of his practicing as a Muni, concentration of mind on truth and

Yoga-absorption.

* He is called Madhusoodhana because of his having slain the Asura Madhu, and

also because of his being the substance of the 24 objects of knowledge.

* Born of the Saaththwatha race, he is called Krishna because he unites in

himself what are implied by the 2 words Krishi which signifies 'what exists' and

Na which signifies 'eternal peace'.

* He is called Pundareekaaksha from Pundareeka implying his high and eternal

abode, and Aksha implying 'indestructible';

* And he is called Janaardhana because he strikes fear into the hearts of all

wicked beings.

* He is called Saththwatha, because the attribute of Saththwa is never

dissociated from him and also because he is never dissociated from it;

* And he is called Vrishabhaakshana from Vrishabha implying the 'Vedas' and

eekshana implying 'eye', the union of the 2 signifying that the Vedas are his

eyes, or the Vedas are the eyes through which he may be seen,

* That conqueror of hosts is called Aja, or unborn', because he hath not taken

his birth from any being in the ordinary way.

* That Supreme Soul is called DhaamOdhara because unlike the gods his

effulgence is increate and his own, and also because he hath self-control and

great splendour.

* He is called HrisheekEsa, from Hrisheeka meaning 'eternal happiness' and eesa

meaning 'the 6 divine attributes', the union signifying one having joy,

happiness, and divinity.

* He is called Mahaabaahu, because he upholds the earth and the sky with his 2

arms.

* He is called AdhOkshaja, because he never falls down or suffers any

deterioration,

* And is called NaarayaNa from his being the refuge of all human beings.

* He is called PurusOththama from Puru implying 'he that creates and preserves'

and so meaning 'he that destroys, the union signifying one that creates,

preserves, and destroys the universe'.

* He possesses a knowledge of all things, and, therefore, is called Sarva,

* Krishna is always in Truth and Truth is always in him, and GOvindha is

Truth's Truth. Therefore, he is called Sathya.

* He is called VishNu because of his prowess,

* and JishNu because of his success.

* He is called Anantha from his eternity,

* And GOvindha from his knowledge of speech of every kind.

 

He makes the unreal appear as real and thereby beguiles all creatures. Possessed

of such attributes, ever devoted to righteousness, and endued with divinity, the

slayer of Madhu, that mighty-armed one incapable of decay, will come hither for

preventing the slaughter of the Kurus." ---- unquote.

 

Perhaps, I think I may not be wrong, if I say, that, later commentators of sri

vishNu sahasra naamam taken portions of what is described here and to that

extent their job is made easy.

 

Read and enjoy again and again.

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.

 

 

 

 

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