VISHNU SAHASRA NAMAM - Courtesy ARUN

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234. Anilah –This term has four distinct meanings. All of them are

appropriate here. (a) Air (Vaayu); living creatures; (b) " Beginning-

less " (Aadi-rahitah); that Truth, from which the concept of time

itself has born, must have been there even before time, manifested,

and therefore, in terms of our intellectual concept of time, we can

only say that He is " Beginningless " ; © `Eater' of food (Attaa); all

experiences that satisfy the inner man is called the " food " , and since

all experiences are lived only when illumined by the consciousness,

the Supreme, in terms of our experience is called the " Eater " and

(d) " The Homeless " since He is All-pervading He is the shelter of all

and He is not sheltered by anything.