Vishnu Sahasranama
Puva Bhaga 003
Reference: Vishnusahasranama by Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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| VS - 5 | |
| यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण जन्मसंसारबन्धनात्। विमुच्यते नमस्तस्मै विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे॥ ॐ नमो विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे। | |
| yasya smaraṇamātreṇa janmasaṁsārabandhanāt | vimucyate namastasmai viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave || om namo viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave | | |
| ( Salutations to Lord Visnu who is almighty and by remembering whom, one is liberated from the bondage of samsara. | |
| VS - 6 | |
| श्रीवैशम्पायन उवाच श्रुत्वा धर्मानशेषेण पावनानि च सर्वशः। युधिष्ठिरः शान्तनवं पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत॥ | |
| śrīvaiśampāyana uvāca śrutvā dharmānaśeṣeṇa pāvanāni ca sarvaśaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śāntanavaṁ punarevābhyabhāṣata || | |
| Sri Vaisampayana said: Having heard all the dharmas without any exception and also the acts that purify, in all ways, Yudhisthira again address (Bhisma) the son of Santanu. | |
Yudhisthira had heard about all the dharmas. He has heard about every karma, without any exception. Karmas are in the form of vidhi – enjoined, what needs to be done and niseda – prohibited. He had also heard the prayascitta karmas which purify.
Even after having listened to all dharmas and karmas, Yudhisthira thought that there was something else. He wanted to know of a sadhana – means that would be sakala purushartha sadhana, that is capable of achieving all the purusharthas. One sadhana that is easy to follow and enjoyable. That which is needs little effort, but capabale of attaining a huge result.
| VS – 7 | |
| युधिष्ठिर उवाच किमेकं दैवतं लोके किं वाप्येकं परायणम्। स्तुवन्तः कं कमर्चन्तः प्राप्नुयुर्मानवाः शुभम्॥ | |
| yudhiṣṭhira uvāca kimekaṁ daivataṁ loke kiṁ vāpyekaṁ parāyaṇam | stuvantaḥ kaṁ kamarcantaḥ prāpnuyurmānavāḥ śubham || | |
| Yudhisthira asked: Who is that one Lord who Sastras speak about? What is the ultimate goal in life? Who should human beings know and worship to gain auspiciousness (subham)? | |
loke kim ekam daivatam – Who is that one Lord, by whose order alone all other devatas function?
loke kim ekam parayanam – What is that param ayanam, the ultimate end mentioned in all sastras?
Tell me about that one Lord, whom we can know and understand. Who can we praise the glories, seek and worship to gain auspiciousness?
| VS – 8 | |
| को धर्मः सर्वधर्माणां भवतः परमो मतः। किं जपन्मुच्यते जन्तुर्जन्मसंसारबन्धनात्॥ | |
| ko dharmaḥ sarvadharmāṇāṁ bhavataḥ paramo mataḥ | kiṁ japanmucyate janturjanmasaṁsārabandhanāt || | |
| What is the highest dharma among all the dharmas according to you? What can a human chant to get freed from the bondage of samsara? | |
| VS – 9 | |
| भीष्म उवाच जगत्प्रभुं देवदेवमनन्तं पुरुषोत्तमम्। स्तुवन् नामसहस्रेण पुरुषः सततोत्थितः॥ | |
| bhīṣma uvāca jagatprabhuṁ devadevamanantaṁ puruṣottamam | stuvan nāmasahasreṇa puruṣaḥ satatotthitaḥ || | |
| Sri Bhisma replied: The human being who is totally committed, praises the thousand names of the Lord of the jagat, Lord of all the gods, limitless and the supreme person. This human being would go beyond all sorrows. | |
satata utthitah purusah – A totally committed human being
nama sasrena stuvan – By praising the Lord and signing his glories with these thousand names
sarva dukhatigah bhavet – Would go beyond all sorrows. (Bring these words from verse eleven.)
