Commentators of SVS say that these names of the Lord have the effect of bestowing the objective for which they are chanted or in other words they have the power of mantra. So, it is recommended that SVS is learnt from an Acharya, as is done for mantra. Vashatkara means the Lord is able to command from anywhere to anyone and at anytime. Upanishads acclaim Him as shastha for this reason and He is sarva niyantha. By this He does not lose any of His qualities. In olden days Kings used to go in disguise to see whether the administration was functioning properly and whether subjects had any complaints. The Lord also takes many avatars, but His qualities are not reduced. So, when He takes an avatar His quality of Command also does not fade as can be seen in an example. In Srimad Ramayana, Jatayu is more fortunate than King Dasaratha. When Dasaratha died his Son Sri Rama was not there to perform the last rites; while Jatayu, when died, was fortunate to have Sri Rama to do the last rites. While performing the last rites, Sri Rama, Who was born as an ordinary human, commands that the soul of Jatayu to go to Vaikuntam and that soul would have no more rebirths! We have to see here that when Viswamitra, by his yoga power sent Trisanku, to heavens, Indra the ruler of heavens, pushed Trisanku down. We can not force guests on third parties. This shows the greatness of this name of the Lord. In yagnas [holy fire rituals], swaha and vashatkara are frequently chanted and the gods are immensely pleased with those words. Because these symbolise the invitation to them and offering the havis [holy offerings]. The Lord says He is the yagna, the recipient of havis and bestower of the results of the yagna. Vashatkara denotes the mantras in yagnas to invite the Lord and request Him to accept the havis.
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