VISHNU SAHASRA NAMAM 139 - Courtesy ARUN

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(139) Chatur-Damshtrah -The canine teeth fully developed in the upper

and the lower rows, as in the case of carnivorous animals, are called

in Sanskrit as Damshtraa. This is reminiscent of the Powerful

Damshtraa of the Lord when He took the form of Nara-Simha to protect

Prahlaada.

 

Also in the Puranas we find that the Great white Elephant of Indra, "

Airaavata, " has four tusks -He whose glory is the four-tusked

Airaavata is Maha- Vishnu. To the student of the Upanishad, it is

indeed very clear that these four `tusks' or `teeth' are nothing other

than the four paadas which Mandukya thunders - " Chatushpaada " . The

manifestation of the Might and Glory of the Supreme are the play of

the waking, dream and deep-sleep conditions. With reference to these

three, transcending them all, is the fourth plane-of-consciousness the

Springboard for all these three. He, whose Glory are all these four

grinding, crushing, fearful experiences of duality, is the One Non-

dual Self, the Great Maha Vishnu.