Vishnu sahasranamam ..slokam (19)mahabuddhir.....

Vishnu sahasranamam ..slokam (19)
Mahabuddhir mahaveeryo
Mahasakthir mahadyuti:
Anirdeshyavapu: sreeman
Ameyatma mahadridhruk!

1) Mahabudhi:- Sree mahavishnu is the reservoir of intelligence. The omniscient
2) Mahaveerya:- He’s of great virility
3) Mahasakthi:- He’s immensely powerful.
4) Mahadyuti:- { Dyuti means glow} Splendorous light. Upanishad declares him as Light of light
5) Anirdeshyavapu:- He who possesses an indescribable body. { vapu=form., Anirdeshyam = indescribable}
6) Srimaan:- {Sree= glory} One who constantly courted by glory is Vishnu.
7) Ameyatma:- { Ameya= immeasurable..incomprehensible.}. He is incomprehensible.
8) Mahadridhruk:- The bearer of great mountain.
Tthere are 8 Thirunamam in dis stanza…

Stanza (16) Brajishnur Bhojanam bhokta.....

Stanza (16) Brajishnur Bhojanam bhokta...
Brajishnur bhojanam Bhokhta
Sahishnur jagadadika:
Anago vijayo jetaa
Vishvayoni: punarvasu:

1) BRAJISNUH:- Self effulgent..It’s the light of all lights that illumines even dark ness.- {Geeta Ch.13., St18.}
2) BHOJANAM:-. HE is the object of enjoyment.Bhaojanam means Food/eatables also.
3) BHOKTA.:-.The enjoyer.
4) SAHISHNU:- This term has two meanings in Sanskrit Forgiver & Conqueror .He’s da forgiver of all our trespasses & he’s da conqueror of all our enemies which prevents us going thro the path of salvation.compare Tamizhla ppl used to say “Ada Porumaya sahichindriken”
5). JAGADADIJAH:-one who was born at the beginning of the Universe. {
“JAH” born..,”ADI” Beginning..,JAGAT universe.}
6) ANAGAH:-.One who is Sinless. With out any impurity. {”AGHAM” means “sin”.Anagha means the opposite of Agham.
7) VIJAYA:- The Victories. Also Vijayan is one of the names of Arjuna.
8) JETA:- The conqueror. Ever successful
9) VISVAYONIH:- He who is da cause of universe.{refer Stanza 13 Thirunamam 4}.
10) PUNARVASU:-.one who lives again and again as the antaratma of all His creations.

In dis stanza there are 10 Thirunamam

Stanza(18) Vedhyo vaidhya: sadayogi

Vedhyo vaidhya: sadayogi
veeraha madhavo madhu:
Atindriyo mahamayo
mahotsaho mahabala:


1) VEDHYA:- The thing which should be known; realized. The final knowledge
2) VAIDHYA;- One who is da master of all knowledge(“vidya”) is called as Vaidhya:
3) SADAA YOGI :- Direcet meaning is dis:- one who is in constant meditation ii). One who is always awake with respect to His devotees
4) VEERAH :- The destroyer of strong but WICKED men. {wicked is important term here. HE’s not on killing spree. HE gives dem chance to mend their way when every ways fail he slays Dem. In Mahabharata when the Pandavas were escaping from the wax building thro’ the jungle Bhimsena thought this way when every thing in dis jungle can live peacefully by supporting each other why can’t we & dhartrsta kumars live peacefully. Vyas rishi says dis:- a True hero/valour always wants peace
5) MADHAVA:- The lord( dhava) of knowledge(maa) Refer stanza no-8 &Thirunamam no (8)
6) MADHU :- It means honey as well as nectar. One who is like Honey/nectar to his devotees is Madhu.
7) ATTENDRIYO: - One who is beyond da perception of sense organ.
8) MAHA-MAYA :- one who posses da wonderful power of enchantment.
9) MAHOTSAHA:- { Uthsaham means Enthusiasm} the great enthusiast, is Vishnu.[ check on the pronunciation mahot NOT as maha]
10) MAHABALA:- The omnipotent. One who’s immense strength.

There are 10 Thirunamams(names of god) in dis stanza

Stanza(17) Upendro vamana: pramsur.......

Upendro vamana: pramsur
Amogha: suchirrjida:
Atindra samgra: sargo
Dhrudatma niyamo yama:

1) UPENDRA:-In vamana avataram he was born to Aditi the mother of Indra, therefore he’s da brother of indra. In Sanskrit the term “Upa” means above or superior to. Hence he’s the one who’s superior to Devendran!
2) VAMANA:- One of the ten avataram of Vishnu. Here the emphasis shld be up on the meaning of “short statured” because of da contrast it makes with the nxt name.
COMpare” uruvu kandu ellamai vendum-Thirukural”
3) PRAMSU:- One whose body is vast is called as Pramsu. Here it means “Tall”.Compare dis with da previous one.
4) AMOGHA:- One whose actions always have some purpose & never become useless. Pl refer da stanza no-: (12) Thirunamam No-:(7)
5) SUCHI -: One who is ever pure. [when dust /mala in da cloth or personality it becom A-suchi.] We’re discussing here about Sri hari who is ever pure
6) OoRJITA:- One who has immense strength is Oorjita:
7) ATTENDRA:- One who is superior to indra/Deva rajan is attendran.
8) SAMGRAHA:- He who is easily reachedby his devotees.& He who has everyone under
His control..
9) SARGA:- the creator of himself is Vishnu.
10) DHRITATMA: - The supporter of all is Vishnu!
11) NIYMA :- The controller & appointer of all. Who control the actions of all dhik paalakas sun & moon.
12) YAMA :- The ruler. Every thing in da nature obeys his laws.
There are 12 Thirunamams in dis Stanza

stanza (15).Lokã dhyakshas surdhyaksho

Lokã dhyakshas surdhyaksho
dharma dhyaksho krutha krutha:
Chathurathma chathur vyuha
chathur thamshta chathur bhuja:
lokAdhyakshah -
Loka refers to people whose duty it is to practice dharma,adhyaksha means master or superintendent. An alternate interpretation is that loka refers to the people
.surAdhyaksho -
sura-s refers to devas who are worshipped with the dharma,
dharmAdhyaksho -
dharma signifies the means by which this worship is performed. BhagavAn in the form of aniruddha is the presiding deity over all these, who closely observes all these and grants the fruits of the dharmic acts. He also ensures that the benefits are not obtained by those who do not observe the dharmic acts, and ensures that those who observe the dharmic acts do not go without the fruit
kRtAkRtah -
a) The grantor of fruits that are this this-worldly as well as those that are eternal.b) One who is both the cause and effect of all things.c) One who has a form which is nitya or permanent, as well as transient forms.
caturAtmA
- One whose Self has a four-fold manifestation.The four energies of Hari for creation are - brahmA, daksha and others, time, and all creatures. The four energies of Hari for protection are - vishNu, manu and others, time, and all creatures. The four energies of JanArdana for dissolution are - rudra, time, the god of death, and all creatures. Thus He is caturAtma at all times.
catur-vyUhah
- One with four forms (the vyUha forms).This nAma is interpreted as signifying the four vyUha emanations (vAsudeva, samkarshaNa, pradyumana, and aniruddha). SrI Sankara give the following reference to support this interpretation. In my version of the vyAkhyAna, the original source for this reference is not given, but the quote is attributed to vyAsa
.catur-damshtrah - He of four teeth. damshtra refers to canine teeth. The reference here could be to the four full and strongly developed, powerful, beautiful canine teeth in His incarnation in nRsimhAvatAra.
catur-bhujah - One with four arms. The four hands carry the conch, the discus, the mace, and the lotus respectively. The conch calls man to the righteous path that directly leads to peace and perfection, the divine vishNu padam. Not very many of us listen to this inner voice of conscience, the sound of the pAncajanya conch, and so He gently wields the 'Mace' and we come to suffer small calamities and tragic jerks in our smooth existence. If the individual still does not listen to the call of the 'Conch', the 'Chakra' - the wheel of time, annihilates the entire being. This call and punishment are solely meant to take man to the Ultimate Goal, symbolized by the 'Lotus' in His hand.Yet another explanation is that the Self functions in a four-fold pattern involving mind, intellect, cit, and ego, and these are represented by the four arms containing the conch, the mace, the cakra, and the padma. The cit is represented by the Lotus or Padma, the intellect is the 'Conch', ego is the 'Mace', and mind is the 'Discus'.
Stanza [14&15] posting copied from Ms Sankerni's postings(with thanks) in da orkut vadagalai iyyengar community

Stanza-14---Sarvaga sarvavidhbaanur.....

Sarvaga sarvavidhbaanur

vishwakseno janardhanaha:

Vedo veda vidhav yango

vedãngo vedvith kavi:

Sarvaga

[He who goes (reaches) every where]One who pervades everything. Or, by His strength, which displays His capacity to support, He supports everything He has taken in during the pralaya, and thus He reaches all

.Sarvavid

[He who shines in the knowledge of every thing]One who knows everything or one who obtains everything. In the first interpretation, bhagavAn is the knower in all - the inner soul. In the second interpretation, He performs the function as pradyumna and recovers or obtains all the jivas that have been absorbed into Him in the form of samkarshaNa

-bhanu /

One who shines.

Vishvaksena

[He who attacks the armies of Rakshasas from all directions. Or He who attacks bad things from everywhere]One who has His army in all directions for the protection of all.

Janardhana

[He who troubles bad people Or He whom people pray for benefits]a) One who destroys the wicked.b) One who protects people from the wicked.c) One who is approached by devotees for their wishes

.Veda

[He who is the Vedas]One who is the embodiment of scriptures.Veda is derived from vid - to know. Vedayati iti vedah - One who explains everything or That which explains everything - the Ultimate Truth - is vedah. Since veda-s originated from His breath, they are not distinct from Him

Vedavidha

[He who knows the meaning of Vedas]The true knower of the meaning of the veda-

Avyanga

[He who is beyond the reach of five senses]One who has no imperfections.

Vedanga

[He who has Vedas as parts of his body]a) One who has veda-s as His body.b) One who has the sruti-s and smRti-s as His body.

VedaVith

[He who examines (interprets) Vedas]One who knows not only the veda-s, but the true meaning behind the veda-s, viz. the dharma.

Kavi

[He who sees (knows) everything]One who cognizes beyond ordinary perception.

Stanza (13) Rudro bahu sira.....

Rudro Bahusira babrur
visvayonis suchirava:
Amrita: shashvata; sthanur
maharoho mahatapah:
1)RUDRA:-RODAYATITI RUDRA:one who makes all ppl weep.One who destroys all miseries of his devotees.
2)BAHUSIRA:-One who has many heads.{compare}sahasra shirshirsha purusha:-purusha sukhtam. the purushan has many heads...
3)BABRU:- One who rules all over da universe.B'coz he's pervaded every where he in turn supports every one.
4)VISVAYONI:- { viswam=universe..,yoni=womb]The womb from where every thing comes out is Visva-yoni.
5)SUCHISTRAVAH.{suchi+ Srava=ears}One who has beatiful ears & listens to all da good & pure words (pure here measn one which is dharmam/satyam) Sravas also means "names"so which means one who has divine & sacred names.
6)AMRITA:- Mritam means mortal.Therefore Amritam means Immortal.also it means Nectar. He's the unsatiating nectar to His devotees.
7)SHASHVATA-STHANU:-Shashvatam means permenent., & Sthanu means irremovable.So he's etrenernally/permenently firm. not wavering...
8)VARAROHA:-One who is da supreme object to be attained.{vara means Glorious.,Aaroha means destination.}
9)MAHATAPA:-One of great atpas.{ in sanskrit the term tapas has 3 meanings knowledge(Jnana).,Prosperity (aishwaryam)..,might(pratapa).}So dis thirunamam means One who is endowed with great knowledge is maha vishnu
In dis stanza there are 9 thirunamam

Stanza (12)vasur vasumana satya.....

Vasur vasumana satya
samatma sammita samah:
Amogha:pundarikaksho
Vrishakarma vrishakriti:
1)VASUH:- One who dwells in the Milk-Ocean..The one who's da very support of all elements& is da wealth his devotees seek...It exist in da air,allowing every thing to remain in it.
2)VASUMANAH:- One who's mind is supremely pure & which thinks his Bakth as treasure.
3)SATYA:- Truth.Its eternal truth. which is always dere."satyam gnanam anantam Brahma"(taitireeya upanishad)[Satyam=Sat+it+yam..sat=Pranaa.,it=food.,yam=Sun..Means from whom Prana matter& sun are made up...Chaksho:suryo ajayata:Purushasuktham]
4)SAMAATMA:-.He's equal to all. samam means equal.,
5)SAMMITA:-the term sammatam means Accptable..,The One Truth who is accepted by the Rsihis and revealed in the Upanishads is HIM.
6)SAMA:-Equal the same.
7)AMOGHA:-One who always fullfill the desires of those who worship Him.[mogha means useless fellow..Amogha is da opposite of it. ever useful..,]
8)PUNDAREEKAKSHA:-One who's eyes are like Lotus flower..,Pundareekam means Heart.there fore He can be fully experienced in da heart{santatakum silabhistu lambatyakosha sannibam..Tasyante shushirakum shuksmam tasmin sarvam pratishtam..Narayana suktam=In the core of da body.. inside the heart in aminutest hole IT lives..}
9)VRISHAKARMA:- Vrisha means Dharmam..Therfore one whose every activity is Righteous one..{also refer stanza No (11) Thirunamam no 7}
10)VRISHAKRITI:- {Aakriti= in da Form..,+ Vrisha=dharma} one is in da form of Dharma. his actions are not only dharmam He HIMSELF's dharma.
In dis stanza there are 10 Thirunamam

Stanza11... Ajas sarveswara .....

Ajas sarveswara siddha
siddhis sarvadhirachyytah!
vrishakapirameyatma
sarvayoga vinistruah!!
AJAH:- Unborn.
SARVESWARAH:- God of all gods.Eswarh to all eswarahs. supreme leader.
SIDDHA:- One who's acheived all that has to be achieved.
SIDDHI:- Goal. fruit of action.He's da goal to be attained.
SARVADIH:- [sarva-adi]; he's da begining/origin of all.
ACHYUTAH:-[Chyutah=falling from,achyutah=never fallen from.] one who has never slipped from his glory & never let his devotees fall.{''yasmann chyutpoorvoham achyutastena karmana'' -Gita I've never fallen from my real nature}
VRISHKAPIH:- {Kapi=Boar.Vrisha=Dharma.,kapi also means that which saves one from drowning.} in varaha avtar he lifts da world from water of adharma.therefore he's vrishakapih
AMEYATMA:- one can't be fully understood/grasped
SARVA-YOGA-VINISRITAH:- {"yoga from yuj= to join"} he's Unattached. one can easily access him thro yoga /bakthi.
In dis stanza there are 9 Thirunamam

Stanza10.. suresha saranam.....

Suresha saranam sarma
visvaretah prajabavah:
ahah smvastaro vylah
prataya sarvaDarshanah!!

SURESAH:- The god of devas.Sura means devas as he is da Esa of sura he's Suresh.ii) one who fullfill the desires of his devotees.
SARANAM:- The refuge to all.As per lexicon saranam means protector also. so he's the refuge as well as da protector.
SARMA:-The Highest Goal to be attained & he's infinite Bliss.
VISVARETAH:- Reta means seed. so he's da universal seed. [Pl note as per our iyengar belief during mahapralayam(great deluge) everey thing in the minutest form take refuge him.]
PRAJABHAVAH:- From whom every thing came out
AHAH:- it's two meanings.i) aha means day time .ie he's da one who awakens all from Ignorance ii)he's da one who never destroys his devotees.
SAMVASTARAH:- He's da one who is dere for the upliftment of his devotees.samvastram means year also .so itmeans he's da lord of time.
VYALAH:- One who is beyond da grasp of atheist(nastiga) as vyala means elephant,serpent. [The thing which is so dificult to understand/grasp is like snake/serpenet]
PRATYAYAH:-The supreme knowledge is absolutely very well known&which can relied upon
SARVADARSHANAH:- all seing. Nothing escapes from his vision,as he's da mute witness(sakshi) to every thing.
This stanza we saw 10 Thiru namam

Stanza-:9 Isvaro vikramee dhanvee .....

Isvaro vikramee dhanvee
Medhavee vikrama kramah
anutamo duradharsha
kritir atmavan!!
ISVARAH:- we already saw the meaning of this thirunamam in 4 stanza itself, The ruler.(ishte iti iswarah)
VIKRAMEE:-One who is full of courage & Daring. This also means dat 3 steps he took as VAMANA.
DHANVEE-: Lord Vishnu's Divine BOW(SARNGAM) is called as dhanvee. Thus wielder of great sarga is vishnu.[Compare.-:Mahabaratam - yudham-,Saatyagi Vs Dronacharaya.Saatyagi broke 101 bows of Drona continuously. Drona mused & thought that this Saatyagi is fighting like Sriramar...] so this Thirunamam Implies lord Ram who wield the mighty KODHANDAM
MEDHAVEE :- Supremely intelligent.
VIKRAMAH:- While explaining the thirunamam Vikramee we found the meaning of this thirunama also.
also (Vi+krama)Vi means king of birds & krama means steps . so this also means GARUDA VAHANAN
KRAMA-: One who is da basis of this universe.
ANUTTAMAH-:Thereis nothing above or equal to him.
DURAADHARSHAH-:One who can't be beaten by rakshas & others.
KRITAJNAH-:Kritajna means gratitude. Vishnu knows the sincerity, true devotion,bring joys to his devotees & accordingly greatful to his bakhtas
KRITIH-: He's da one who rewards all our action is vishnu.
ATMAVAN:-He's da real owner of the self & do allvirtuous activities. without is concurance this atma can't do anything. he's da controler of self

TOTAL 11 THIRUNAMANGAL IN DIS STANZA

Stanza-8... Isana pranadaprano

Isana pranadaprano
Jyesta shresta prajapatih.
Hrinya-garbho bhugarbho
maadhavo madhu sudhanah
ISANAH.. The controller of all elements
PRANADAH The life giver. one who gives pranahs to all is Vishnu.
Pranan meanslife force.He who give prana to all is Vishnu.
JYESTAH: Older than all. Its da superlative degree term for old aged
in Sanskrit [Vridah-: aged: Jyayan-: more aged .Jyestha :- most aged ]
SHRESTAH Most glorious Its da superlative degree term for glorious in
Sanskrit [sreyah:glorious., sreya:more glorious:-sreshtah:- Most Glorious ]
PRAJAPATHI The lord of all .(Praja means children)
HRINYAGARBHAH He who’s da first creator be called as womb all object [Hrinya- earth: & Garbha: womb]
BHUGARBHAH [Bhu-earth& Garba-Protector] Protector of earth.
As in varahh avatar he protected Bhoodevi from rakshasha.
MADHAVAH This Thirunamam has lot of meanings .
Let’s see some of them
i) The consort of MA or Lakshmi..
ii) One who is attained through the Madhu vidya, or
through Mauna, dhyana, and yoga [ oh Bharata .
Know Him by mauna(MA),by Meditation(DHA)
By yoga(VA)-Mahabaratam-Udhyoga parvam]
iii) The Lord of knowledge or the profounder of the
knowledge of the Supreme Being
. iv) One who is born in the race of Madhu, a yadhava.
MADHUSUDHANA The destroyer of rakshasha Madhu
Total Thirunamam in Dis Stanza = 9

Agraya shashvatakrishno
Lokhitakshaka pratardana:
Prabhutas trikakubdhama
Pavitram mangalam param!
Agrayah-: One who is beyond the perception. [Unarvugalukku apparpattavan]
Saasvatah-: Permanent. He’s there always. The dimension ‘time” isn’t applicable to him. [Nilayanadu-endrum irupadu eduvo, Aduve Paramatma]
Krishna:- Due to his dark complexion he’s called Krishna. Krish means essence, & na means bliss. Essential- bliss. Acharyas says one who is in eternal bliss is Krishna. Adisankarar says he’s enchanter that’s y he’s Krishna. [Krishan endral karvannan endrum porul kollalam]Lokhitaksha-: Red eyed. Lotus eyed. [Compare-:…Sengan kadhir madhiyam pol Mugathan…Thirupavai pasuram-1]
Pratardanah-: Destroyer (tarda- destruction) azhipavar avare.
Prabhuta: - (Paripoornan & born full)he’s full of allgood qualities & virtues.
Tri-kakub Dama:- There are 3 words in this .tri., kakub., dhama. Dhama –foundation.kakub quarter. He’s da one who’s support to all 3 palnes of consciousness.(wake.sleep&Dream)
Pavitram;- Purity.- Sudhamanadu. One who keeps the purity of his Bhakaths Mind.
Mangalam param- (Parama –mangalam.) Supreme mangalam.
There are 9 Thirunamam in dis Stanza

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Stanza 6-Apprameyo hrishiksha...

Apprameyo hrishiksha:
Padmanabho(s)maraprabhu:
Vishwakarmaa manustvastah
sthavishta sthaviro dhruvah:

Aprameyah:- Ennathin moolamag mattum unarapadubavar.Paramatma(Vishnu)va Alakvo,vilakavo mudiyadu. Namagaa unarndu kaollavendum. He can’t be measured, explained by logical means. One has to experience HIM only.
Hrishikesha:- This term means rays also. Thus he’s lord of rays.suriya chandranaga irundu oli thandu magzhivipavar. [he’s in the form of sun&moon gives rays .
The lord of sense organ[hrisheke+esa]
Padmanabha:- The Paramatma from whose naval the lotus came out in which Bramah sits & carry out his designated duties.[Compare.. naan muganai narayanan padaithaan..Thirumazhisai azhwar]
Amara-prabhuh:- (amarar- immortal=Devargal) Devargalin thalivan.he’s da leader of Devas.
visva karma:-The creator of of all wordly things.- creator odf dis world/Prapanjam.
manuh :-one who’s the great thinker
Tvashta:- One who created all the different forms in this Universe.
Sthavishthah:- It’s the superlative degree of”sthoola”- apprx, means viswaroppan. He’s the supremely gross.
Sthavirah:- The ancient. Always there. Oldest of all.
Dhruvah:- Motionless.timeless hence time can’t condition him.He’s permanent.
[in dis stanza 10 Thirunamangal]