Vishnusahasranama-4.Bhoothabhavay bhavath prabhuh 5 bhoothakrth.

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4. Bhootha bhavya bhavathprabhuh

 

The three names that followed elaborate the first, namely, visvam.

 

He is all pervading ,vishnuh, has everything under His control, vashatkatra and,

He is the Lord, prabhu of the past, bhootha, future, bhavya and the present, bhavath as He has the time, which is the power of Him, under His control. He sustained, sustains and will sustain the universe. Prbhuh denotes His power which is independent of time.

 

Time is only a relative term and is not relevant to the One who is anaadhi, tilme-less and ever existing, anantha. He with His maya creates time.

 

..5. Bhoothakrtth

 

Bhoothani karothi ithi bhoothakrth, creator. `Sarvaani bhoothaani svathanthram srjathi' unaided He creates out of Himself, implying that He is the material and efficient cause. The Upanishad (chandhogya) proclaims,

`Sadheva soumya idhamagra aaseeth ekemeva adhvitheeyam' in the beginning, that is, before creation, sath alone existed, one only, without a second . Here the word `sath' means Brahman ,the absolute reality, Narayana for the bhaktha. That alone existed eva aseeth. So there could be no efficient cause,like the potter who creates a pot, other than the Lord. It is further ascertained that sath alone existed ekameva and without second, adhvitheeyam, which rules out any material cause such as clay as in the creation of a pot. So it follows that the Lord is the material and efficient cause of the universe.He is not only the creator but also the annihilator, as bhoothakrth also means bhoothaani krnthathi, annihilates. He annihilates all beings at the time of pralaya. So this nama implies both srshti and samhaara While The next one refers to the sustenance.