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On the "Gau Mutra Expert" Jibe and the Perceived Insult
The question that really needs to be asked is not whether calling someone a “gau mutra expert” was intended as an insult. That is obvious enough. The real question is this: Why do you think calling someone a “gau mutra expert” is considered an insult? If you are among those who believe that gau mutra (cow urine) is an effective medicine, then by that very logic, why would being called a gau…
Nārāyaṇa Comes Home...
This gorgeous, rare “sitting Vishnu” mūrti that I received from Sri Guru Rohit Arya finds pride of place in my pūjā room. It was accompanied by a simple WhatsApp message: “Sitting Vishnu is rare, so thought best with you.” It should have actually reached me a year ago, but Nārāyaṇa chose to come on the day I resolved that I would complete Volume-1 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma book, covering nāmas 1…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 716 of 1,000
APARĀJITAḤ (अपराजितः) Having spoken of DARPAHĀḤ (the destroyer of arrogance), DARPADAḤ (the bestower of righteous pride in accordance with the tenets of dharma), DṚPTAḤ (the one who holds apparent contradictions without inner disturbance), and DHURDHARAḤ (He who is difficult to restrain or even to hold steadily in contemplation), Bhīṣma now completes this profound sequence with APARĀJITAḤ — the…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 715 of 1,000
DHURDHARAḤ (धुर्धरः) Having spoken of DARPAHĀḤ, the one who destroys arrogance, DARPADAḤ, the one who bestows strength and righteous pride when dharma demands it, and DṚPTAḤ, the one who holds apparent contradictions without inner disturbance while abiding in perfect equipoise, Bhīṣma now turns to a subtler, more elusive dimension of the Divine: DHURDHARAḤ. Bhīṣma reflects that the Divine is…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 714 of 1,000
DṚPTAḤ (दृप्तः) Having spoken of DARPAHĀḤ, the One who destroys arrogance, and DARPADAḤ, the one who bestows strength and righteous pride when dharma demands it, Bhīṣma now arrives at the nāma DṚPTAḤ. To Bhīṣma, lying on the bed of arrows and watching the Supreme with unclouded vision, these three nāmas form a single, luminous thread – 3 beads of one color in the garland of a thousand beads. It…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 713 of 1,000
DARPADAḤ (दर्पदः) Having just spoken of DARPAHĀḤ, he who humbles and removes arrogance, Bhīṣma immediately follows this with DARPADAḤ, which is in a sense the opposite of DARPAHĀḤ, and here his contemplation deepens. If all pride were removed, human beings would lose something essential: self-respect. Without a certain inner dignity, one hesitates to stand up to injustice, shrinks before power,…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 712 of 1,000
DARPAHĀḤ (दर्पहा:) Having spoken of ANALAḤ, the insatiable and limitless fire that consumes all without remainder, Bhīṣma now turns his gaze to what that divine fire most relentlessly burns away—’Darpa’, arrogance, hubris, and pride. Thus arises the nāma DARPAHĀḤ, He who destroys pride and arrogance. As Bhīṣma lies on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra, surrounded by the remnants of shattered…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 711 of 1,000
ANALAḤ (अनलः) Having uttered SARVĀSUNILAYAḤ, Bhīṣma has already spoken of that Supreme Reality in whom all āsus, i.e., all prāṇas, all vital forces—dissolve without residue. From dissolution, his vision now moves naturally to the principle that effects’ dissolution itself. Thus arises the nāma ANALAḤ. Analaḥ is Agni (the divine fire), not seen merely as a physical element, but as the…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 710 of 1,000
SARVĀSUNILAYAḤ (सर्वासुनिलय:) Having just uttered VĀSUDEVAḤ, he who envelops all beings through His divine Māyā, Bhīṣma now turns to SARVĀSUNILAYAḤ – He in whom the life-breath of all beings dissolves and finds its final rest. As Bhīṣma lies upon the bed of arrows, his own prāṇa slowly unspooling from his body, he sees the battlefield not merely as a place of conflict, but as a vast and sacred…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 709 of 1,000
VĀSUDEVAḤ (वासुदेव:) Having just uttered the previous nāma, Bhūtavāsaḥ, “He who dwells within all beings” – Bhīṣma now turns to the next truth that derives from that insight. If Bhagavān is the indweller in all beings, why is it that we still fail to perceive him? Why is the Divine Presence, though universally immanent, not directly evident to our senses or minds? Bhīṣma reflects that he who…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 708 of 1,000
BHŪTAVĀSAḤ (भूतावास:) Having contemplated SUYĀMUNAḤ, he whose presence sanctifies the very flow of life, Bhīṣma now turns to BHŪTAVĀSAḤ, the one in whom all beings reside. As he lies on the bed of arrows, beholding Śrī Kṛṣṇa before him, Bhīṣma perceives a beautiful unfolding in this sequence of nāmas: YADUŚREṢṬHAḤ – He who ennobled an entire lineage. SANNIVĀSAḤ – He who is the refuge of the…
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HeSAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 707 of 1,000
SUYĀMUNAḤ (सुयामुनः) Having spoken of SANNIVĀSAḤ, the abode in whom the holy ones dwell, Bhīṣma now moves naturally to SUYĀMUNAḤ, the One whose divine presence sanctified the banks of the Yamunā. For Bhīṣma, lying on the bed of arrows and witnessing the Supreme in His resplendent nearness, every nāma becomes a reminder of how Bhagavān’s presence transforms spaces, people, and destinies. The…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 706 of 1,000
SANNIVĀSAḤ (सन्निवासः) Having traversed through the profound sequence of names (in this string) – Satbhūtiḥ, the realization of the One True Existence; Satparāyaṇaḥ, the Supreme Goal of the good; and Sūrasenaḥ, the leader of the heroic devotees, Bhīṣma now reaches SANNIVĀSAḤ, the One in whom the realized ones dwell. As he lies on the bed of arrows, Bhīṣma feels himself no longer a distant…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 705 of 1,000
YADUŚREṢṬHAḤ (यदुश्रेष्ठः) Having spoken of Satbhūtiḥ – the One who is Pure Existence and Satparāyaṇaḥ – the supreme abiding-place of seekers, and Sūrasenaḥ, the leader of the noble warriors, Bhīṣma now turns to Yaduśreṣṭhaḥ, the Best among the Yadus. To Bhīṣma, lying on the bed of arrows and reviewing the arc of dharma, this nāma would have carried a subtle poignancy. The Yadus, burdened by…
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SAHASRANAMA OF VISHNU: 704 of 1,000
SŪRASENAḤ (शूरसेन:) It is interesting that Bhīṣma arrives at this nāma immediately after Satbhūtiḥ and Satparāyaṇaḥ. Having spoken of the Supreme who is the wealth of the good and the final refuge of the pure-hearted, he now turns to those who tread this arduous path – the great warriors (sūras), the satpuruṣas who engage in the inner battle for truth. To attain Satparāyaṇaḥ, one must wage the…
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