Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Dear friends, i understand there is querry about commentary on Sri Vishnu sahasranaama by Adiguru sri Sankaracharya. Recently while at Bangalore in shop of Motilal Banarasidas in jaya nagar I saw very large book costing around 500 or 550 In Indian Rupees with detailed meaning.In one shop inside temple vishnu sahasranama two version were available including one published by Ramkrishana Ashram.I don't remember if Adiguru sankracharya has commented on it. Any way if any one has seen commentary by Adi guru Sankaracharya, it will be kind to have information about it. With thanks. RCS Sat, 9 Oct 2004 06:22:57 -0700 (PDT) lakshmi ramesh <b_lakshmi_ramesh >Re: Re: I need help on "Shri Durga SaptaShati"Om Gurave Namah Namaste Saaji, There is a book on Vishnu sahasranaama published by Ramakrishna Muth, which is quite good. Regards,Lakshmisaaji kulangara <saajik > wrote:Om Subrahmanyaya Namah Namaste Sarbaniji,Thanks for writing.I am searching for Adi Sankaracharya's commentary on Vishnu Sahasranamam and also any detailed translation. Could you (or any members) refer any publisher or downloads?Earlier, Sri Frank refered me this link http://www.angelfire.com/tx/vedula/Meanings1.html But this is probably incomplete. Thanks in advance.Best Regards,Saaji Attachment: (application/octet-stream) Clear Day Bkgrd.JPG [not stored] Attachment: vcard [not shown] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 I have a summary of Vishnu Sahasranama (niruktam) in brief. This is the most authentic meaning I am told. It is actually a VCD that I bought ---- --- "R.C.Srivastava" <swami_rcs wrote: > Clear DayDear friends, i understand there is querry > about commentary on Sri Vishnu sahasranaama by > Adiguru sri Sankaracharya. > Recently while at Bangalore in shop of Motilal > Banarasidas in jaya nagar I saw very large book > costing around 500 or 550 In Indian Rupees with > detailed meaning.In one shop inside temple vishnu > sahasranama two version were available including one > published by Ramkrishana Ashram.I don't remember if > Adiguru sankracharya has commented on it. > Any way if any one has seen commentary by Adi guru > Sankaracharya, it will be kind to have information > about it. > With thanks. > RCS > Sat, 9 Oct 2004 06:22:57 -0700 (PDT) > lakshmi ramesh <b_lakshmi_ramesh > Re: Re: I need help on "Shri Durga > SaptaShati" > > Om Gurave Namah > > Namaste Saaji, > > There is a book on Vishnu sahasranaama published by > Ramakrishna Muth, which is quite good. > > Regards, > Lakshmi > > saaji kulangara <saajik wrote: > > Om Subrahmanyaya Namah > > Namaste Sarbaniji, > > Thanks for writing. > > I am searching for Adi Sankaracharya's commentary on > Vishnu > Sahasranamam and also any detailed translation. > Could you (or any > members) refer any publisher or downloads? > > Earlier, Sri Frank refered me this link > http://www.angelfire.com/tx/vedula/Meanings1.html > But this is probably incomplete. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best Regards, > > Saaji > > > BEGIN:VCARD > VERSION:2.1 > N:;sagar.srivastava > FN:sagar.srivastava > EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:sagar.srivastava > REV:20041010T170627Z > END:VCARD > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Dear Friends, Namaste, There is a copy of Shri Vishnu Sahasranaama, by Shri Shankaraacarya, translated into English by, Swami Tapasyananda, published by Sri Rakakrishna Math, 16, Ramakrishna Math Road, Mylapore, Madras, ISBN 81-7120-420-1. It is a small but "excellent" book. Best Wishes, Sabri. vedic astrology, "R.C.Srivastava" <swami_rcs> wrote: > Clear DayDear friends, i understand there is querry about commentary on Sri Vishnu sahasranaama by Adiguru sri Sankaracharya. > Recently while at Bangalore in shop of Motilal Banarasidas in jaya nagar I saw very large book costing around 500 or 550 In Indian Rupees with detailed meaning.In one shop inside temple vishnu sahasranama two version were available including one published by Ramkrishana Ashram.I don't remember if Adiguru sankracharya has commented on it. > Any way if any one has seen commentary by Adi guru Sankaracharya, it will be kind to have information about it. > With thanks. > RCS > Sat, 9 Oct 2004 06:22:57 -0700 (PDT) > lakshmi ramesh <b_lakshmi_ramesh> > Re: Re: I need help on "Shri Durga SaptaShati" > > Om Gurave Namah > > Namaste Saaji, > > There is a book on Vishnu sahasranaama published by Ramakrishna Muth, which is quite good. > > Regards, > Lakshmi > > saaji kulangara <saajik> wrote: > > Om Subrahmanyaya Namah > > Namaste Sarbaniji, > > Thanks for writing. > > I am searching for Adi Sankaracharya's commentary on Vishnu > Sahasranamam and also any detailed translation. Could you (or any > members) refer any publisher or downloads? > > Earlier, Sri Frank refered me this link > http://www.angelfire.com/tx/vedula/Meanings1.html > But this is probably incomplete. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best Regards, > > Saaji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Dear All, Re Vishnu Sahasranama, the best publication I can recommend is the one by Advaita Ashram, also available at all Ramakrishna ashram stores. You'll get slokas in Devanagiri, with transliteration and word to word meaning in English. Its available online at my site > http://www.astrojyoti.com/vs1.htm The following is some interesting information. The Vishnusahasranama stotra, which is the most widely known, is a garland of the thousand names of Lord Vishnu, strung in to a beautiful stotra by the legendary Rishi Veda Vyasa, acknowledged as one of the greatest exponents of the Vedic wisdome. Apart from the great epic Mahabharata, he also wrote the Brahma Sutras (he is also called Badarayana), a treatise expounding the essence of Hindu philosophy. His father is Rishi Parashara, the redoubtable astrologer-saint who laid the foundation stone for to-days Vedic astrology by systematizing our great predictive science in his famous treatise the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. The depth of his astrological knowledge was so great that, one day while crossing a river in a boat, he casually looked at his favorite stars in heaven, and suddenly realized that it was an exceptionally auspicious moment and if a child is conceived at that moment, he will be an expert in the shastras. So he told this to the lady rowing the boat and requested her to marry him. She agreed and the son born was Veda Vyasa! It is in this Veda Vyasa’s Mahabharata, in the shanti parva, that we will find the Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra, which Bheeshma prescribes to King Yudhisthira. The backdrop to the prescription is as follows: Soon after the death of Duryodhana, Yudhisthira was coroneted as the king. Though the war was over, Bheeshma was still lying on the bed of arrows as he vowed to leave this world only when the kingdom of Hastinapur is safe. Knowing this, immediately after the coronation, Yudhisthira, accompanied by Lord Krishna and his brothers, went to Bheeshma. Before leaving his mortal body, Bheeshma gives a long discourse to Yudhisthira on various aspects of life and Dharma. After listening to everything, Yudhisthira wants to know if there is any one thing through which one can achieve all; and Bheeshma prescribes the Viashnusahasranama stotra. The first 13 stanzas are the dialog between Yudhisthira and Bheeshma. The next three stanzas are the customary Dhyana verses. The Greatest Hindu philosopher of India, Adi Shankaracharya, wrote the Bhashya (word-to-word meaning) of the 1000 names of Vishnu that are there in this sahasranama stotra, in the 6th century ad. The story of writing this is also an interesting one. Actually, being a great Devi devotee he wanted to write the commentary on the Lalita sahasranama stotra and asked a deciple to bring the text. The disciple brought the Vishnu sahasranama text. Twice this mistake was repeated and then Shree Shankaracharya heard a Divine voice asking him to write the commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama. There is one more Vishnu sahasranama stotras in the puranas, given to Narada by Lord. Shiva (Also known as Sri Narada pancharatragamoktam) but somehow it is not popular. There is also a Vishnu sahasranama in the famous Sikh scripture Sundar Gutka, written by Guru Arjun Singh, one of the main Sikh Gurus. It is known as “Sahasaranama”. I have put an authentic photocopy of this in this site as Vishnu shasranama in Sikhism , pages 465 to 471 of Sundar Gutka put together. - R.C.Srivastava vedic astrology Sunday, October 10, 2004 10:36 PM [vedic astrology] Vishnu sahasranaama Dear friends, i understand there is querry about commentary on Sri Vishnu sahasranaama by Adiguru sri Sankaracharya. Recently while at Bangalore in shop of Motilal Banarasidas in jaya nagar I saw very large book costing around 500 or 550 In Indian Rupees with detailed meaning.In one shop inside temple vishnu sahasranama two version were available including one published by Ramkrishana Ashram.I don't remember if Adiguru sankracharya has commented on it. Any way if any one has seen commentary by Adi guru Sankaracharya, it will be kind to have information about it. With thanks. RCS Sat, 9 Oct 2004 06:22:57 -0700 (PDT) lakshmi ramesh <b_lakshmi_ramesh >Re: Re: I need help on "Shri Durga SaptaShati"Om Gurave Namah Namaste Saaji, There is a book on Vishnu sahasranaama published by Ramakrishna Muth, which is quite good. Regards,Lakshmisaaji kulangara <saajik > wrote:Om Subrahmanyaya Namah Namaste Sarbaniji,Thanks for writing.I am searching for Adi Sankaracharya's commentary on Vishnu Sahasranamam and also any detailed translation. Could you (or any members) refer any publisher or downloads?Earlier, Sri Frank refered me this link http://www.angelfire.com/tx/vedula/Meanings1.html But this is probably incomplete. Thanks in advance.Best Regards,Saaji Attachment: (application/octet-stream) Clear Day Bkgrd.JPG [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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