VISHNU SAHASRA NAMAMS 72 & 73 - Courtesy ARUN

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(72) Maadhavah -The Lord of Maayaa, Spouse of Mahaalakshmee. Or, the

term can signify the One who is ultimately experienced through a

diligent practice of " Madhu technique " : the very famous Madhu Vidyaa

of the Chandogya Upanishad. The term Maadhavah can also mean One who

is the Silent (Mauni); who is ever the Non-interfering Observer, the

Silent Witness of the physical, mental and intellectual activities in

the realm of change. To put it in one word, He is the One whom the

seeker experiences when he has stilled his mind which has been

purified by Yoga practices.

 

(73) Madhusoodanah -One who destroyed the great demon Madhu. The

story of Vishnu destroying these two demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, is a

story of secret suggestions in Mahabharata. Madhu also means in Veda

(Madhu=honey) as the fruits of actions (Karma-phala). Actions leave

impressions and these sensuous Vaasanaas are destroyed by meditations

on the Reality and so the Supreme gathers to Itself the name

Madhusoodanah: " the Destroyer of Vaasanaas. "