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145. braajishNuH

 

Effulgent. Bhraajathaithi bhraajishNuh. By His own brilliance He makes the world shine. `thamevabhanntham anubhaathi sarvam----` refer nama 127 'bhaanuh.'

 

146. bhojanam

 

bhujyatha ithi bhojanam. He is called bhojanam . food for enjoyment of the devotee. `uNNum sORu parugu neer thinnum vettRilaiyum ellaam kaNNan,' says Nammazvar in Thiruvaimozi. It means that for the devotees the Lord is the only object of enjoyment such as food, water and condiments like the betel leaves.Food sustains the body of all beings. As the whole universe is the body of the Lord of which he is the sustainer and hence He is bhojanam.

 

147. bhokthaa

purusharoopeNa thaam prakrthim bhunkthe. The person who makes the food is also the enjoyer. The Lord who created this world is the enjoyer by way of protection and eater by way of annihilation. Atthaa charaachara grahaNaath-Brahma Suthra. In the Gita Krishna says, `bharthaabhokthaa mahesvaraH.'

 

148. sahishNuH

 

sahanaSeelaH. vishnuH sanaath, kaalaath sarvam sahathe. The whole universe is born by Him and also He tolerates the faults of His creation. The forbearance wherever manifest is His amsa.

 

The vyuha forms of the Lord have been covered upto this and those that follow represent the vibhava forms or incarnations of the Lord

 

149jagadhaadhijaH

 

He who existed before the beginning of the universe.gacchathi ithi jagath. That which moves meaning that which goes on.aadhou jaayatha ithi aadhijaH. That which originates in the beginning. `kaaryaroopaath jagathaH praak thasya karthraa noonam bhavithavyam ithi krthvaa jagadhadhijaH saH vishNuH ukthaH.'

He must have existed as the cause before the universe, which was His effect, came into existence. He created the world in His manifestation as hiraNyagarbha, who was aadhija or first being created andwho was none other than Himself.

 

150.anaghaH

 

agham na vidhyathe asya ithi anaghah. aghaH is sin or dhosha.The defects of the world do not adhere to Him as those of the body do not affect the soul.

 

151. vijayaH

 

viSeshena jayathi iithi vijayah. Victory incarnate. He is truth, knowledge and bliss. Sathcithaanandhamayathvaath, which surpasses or transcends everything. Hence He is victor of all.

 

152. jethaa

 

One who wins over everything. He wins over one and all, the good by His grace and the bad by His punishment.

 

153. viSvayoniH

 

viSvam yoniH yasya, the one for whom the universe is the origin because he manfests Himself everywhere. Or visvaaScha asou yoniScha, He is the universe as well as its cause. That is He is the cause and the effect.

 

154. punarvasuH

 

punah thath prabhrthishu antharaathmanaa vasathi. He lives in all creatures as their inner self. After creating, He enters into them and becomes their inner self. He occupies every embodiment again and again, punaH punaH as kshethrajna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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