sahasranaama slokas

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Sri:

sometime back i requested the members to help me find the meanings of the sahasranaama slokas on the net. i had recd. one or 2 replies. when i checked, it starts from the sloka Om Vishum vishnur vasathkaara ... and not from Om Suklambaradharam..... Also it described that each word from the above mentioned sloka are narayanan's naamams and had given the meanings of each naamam. we know very well that sahasranaama slokas contains 1000 namaas of sriman narayanan.

i just want to know whether there are any inner meanings and can anyone help me in finding the literal meanings of the slokas. i also tried searching various archives but i cannot find.

thank & regards.

 

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SrI:

Dear Smt Padmaja,

 

The 1000 namas start with Viswam.. the earlier slokas, are introductory verses...

You may read the below books for the detailed meanings.

 

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Bhasyam

Authors : Sri (Dr.) V. N. Vedantha Desikan

Publisher : Sri Visishtadvita Research Center, 1997

Version : English/Tamil (pp.375)

 

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram, that is found in Sri Mahabharatam,

was composed by Sri Bhismacharya in reply to a query by Dharmaputran.

It contains 1008 sacred names of the Lord that are pregnant with

deep inner meaning and are a delight to recite. Sri Parasara

Bhattar has explained the meaning of each one of these divine names

in his Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Bhasyam called "Bhagavat Guna Darpanam".

Mahamahopadhyaya Sri M. V. Ramanujacharya in his 1928 publication

explained Bhattar's interpretation of the thousand names succinctly

in Tamil. In this book Sri (Dr.) V. N. Vedantha Desikan has done an

excellent job of providing a free English translation of the same.

 

There is also another book in english on Sri Parasara bhattar's wonderful vyAkhyAnam written by Sri U Ve A Srinivasaraghavan.

 

Let us read one of his descriptions in English:

Sri ParAsara BhaTTar in his Bhagavad guNa darpaNam uses the word "AvijnAthA' as one of the thousand names of the Lord (Vide Nama 483 of Sri VishNu SahasranAmam). This means "Non-cognizant" as per the English translation by Prof. A. Srinivasaraghavan (page 474 published by Sri VisishTAdvaita PrachArini Sabha in 1983).

He interprets it as follows:

" Even though He sees the innumerable sins committed by pious devotees, He not only does not punish them but also forgives them. Not only this much. He is even OBLIVIOUS of their sins"

 

ParAsara BhaTTar adds-

"Not taking into account the faults committed by those who have taken refuge in BhagavAn, is certainly a quality that is commendable. Therefore, my revered father (Sri KoorathAzhwAn) has said-

Thus we speak in reproof of thy omniscience and say

'Thou art ignorant. Thou dost dote on the faults of thy devotees'

 

The above gives the lie direct to the argument by some that the Lord

"relishes" the sins of the Jivas. What is meant is the He "ignores" and "forgives"- not "relishes [Thanks to Sri Anbil Ramaswamy for his write up]

 

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan madhavakkannan

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Sri:

Can any member help the bhakthas with the detailed meanings on the sahasranaama slokas(as the one below). I wud be grateful for their help.

thanks & regards.

 

venkat kanumalla <sridhardikshit > wrote:

Dear Bhagavatas,

 

Please permit me to say a few words, and forgive me for all my ignorance:

 

There is just ONE way of interpreting the question and that is:

 

" kim japan muchyate jantur janma samsaara bandhanaat ".

 

Our ONLY goal should be to get out of this samsaara bandhanaas and reach the Holy Feet of our Achaarya in Sri Vaikuntham.

 

and even if we reach the Brahma loka, still, as Bhagavaan Sri Krishna said:

"Abrahma bhuvanAn lokAn punarAvrittinOrjuna

mAmupetyati kaunteya punarjanmanavidyate".

 

If we come back, we have to go through, again and again, as Bhagavaan Sri Krishna said " jAtasyahi dhruvO mruthyuh dhruvam janma mrutasyacha ... "

 

and once we take another birth, there are these FOUR inevitable asubhams waiting for us " janma, mrutyu, jaraa, vyaadhi .."

 

and the ONLY way we can avoid the four inevitable asubhams is: " na Vaasudeva bhaktaanaam asubham vidyate kwachit - janma mrutyu jaraa vyaadhi bhyam na upajaayate ".

 

Since practising Bhakti yooga is much beyond even our comprehension, let us do bhara-samarpaNam ( SaraNaagati ) by first approaching an AchArya, as advised by Bhagavaan Sri Karishna:

"tatvidhi pranipAtena pariprasnena sevaya

upadEkshyanti te jnAnam jnAninah tatvadarsinah"

 

and when are blessed by our Achaarya with that jnaanam, let us be as what the Supreme Lord Said:

"bahunAm janmanAmante jnAnavAn mAm paradyate

vAsudEvah sarvamiti samahAtmA sudurlabhah ".

 

therefore, for a prapanna, Bhagavaan Sri Vaasudeva is sarvam and let us keep doing His kaimkaryam until this soul reaches Sri Vaikuntham.

 

adiyen,

Srimad Azhagiyasingar Thiruvadi,

venkat kanumalla.

 

wrote:

Dear Members,

 

The following is Yudhishtiras question to the grandsire Bhisma,

 

Ko dharma sarva dharmãnam bhavatha paramo mathaha

 

Kim japan muchyathé janthur janma samsãra bandhanãth

 

In how many different folds can we understand this to the present world

situation?

 

Regards

 

Sangeetha

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Padmaja Krishna <padmajakrishna2001 > wrote: Sri:

Can any member help the bhakthas with the detailed meanings on the sahasranaama slokas(as the one below). I wud be grateful for their help.

thanks & regards.

 

venkat kanumalla <sridhardikshit > wrote:

Dear Bhagavatas,

 

Please permit me to say a few words, and forgive me for all my ignorance:

 

There is just ONE way of interpreting the question and that is:

 

" kim japan muchyate jantur janma samsaara bandhanaat ".

 

Our ONLY goal should be to get out of this samsaara bandhanaas and reach the Holy Feet of our Achaarya in Sri Vaikuntham.

 

and even if we reach the Brahma loka, still, as Bhagavaan Sri Krishna said:

"Abrahma bhuvanAn lokAn punarAvrittinOrjuna

mAmupetyati kaunteya punarjanmanavidyate".

 

If we come back, we have to go through, again and again, as Bhagavaan Sri Krishna said " jAtasyahi dhruvO mruthyuh dhruvam janma mrutasyacha ... "

 

and once we take another birth, there are these FOUR inevitable asubhams waiting for us " janma, mrutyu, jaraa, vyaadhi .."

 

and the ONLY way we can avoid the four inevitable asubhams is: " na Vaasudeva bhaktaanaam asubham vidyate kwachit - janma mrutyu jaraa vyaadhi bhyam na upajaayate ".

 

Since practising Bhakti yooga is much beyond even our comprehension, let us do bhara-samarpaNam ( SaraNaagati ) by first approaching an AchArya, as advised by Bhagavaan Sri Karishna:

"tatvidhi pranipAtena pariprasnena sevaya

upadEkshyanti te jnAnam jnAninah tatvadarsinah"

 

and when are blessed by our Achaarya with that jnaanam, let us be as what the Supreme Lord Said:

"bahunAm janmanAmante jnAnavAn mAm paradyate

vAsudEvah sarvamiti samahAtmA sudurlabhah ".

 

therefore, for a prapanna, Bhagavaan Sri Vaasudeva is sarvam and let us keep doing His kaimkaryam until this soul reaches Sri Vaikuntham.

 

adiyen,

Srimad Azhagiyasingar Thiruvadi,

venkat kanumalla.

 

wrote:

Dear Members,

 

The following is Yudhishtiras question to the grandsire Bhisma,

 

Ko dharma sarva dharmãnam bhavatha paramo mathaha

 

Kim japan muchyathé janthur janma samsãra bandhanãth

 

In how many different folds can we understand this to the present world

situation?

 

Regards

 

Sangeetha