Friday, February 22, 2008

SVS9 [Vishnu: - 2] (1,2)

2. OM VISHNAVE NAMA:
He is pervading in all, animate living organisms and inanimate materials. Vishnu: sarvatomukha: is the saying. Anoraniyan, mahato mahiyan- He is smaller than the minutest and bigger than the biggest. He is inside an object impossible to be further divided. He is there in every droplets of water in the vast ocean. Alwar says that such a droplet appears for Him like the vast spread sky we see. At the same time is also present in the Universe and the Universe is a tiny bubble on Him. Vishnu word occurs thrice in SVS. Eko vishnumahatbhootham pratakbhoothan anekaca threenlokan vyapya bhoothatma bhungte buk avyaya. He is present in every object separately, and at the same time, He is presnt in all as one, and thus pervades all. He pervades all the three worlds. There is no object or place without Him. Sarvam vishnumayam jagat. Sri Vishnu puraman says, He is there in all bright objects, He is there in the Universe, in the forests and in all animate and inanimate objects. Vishnu also indicates one of His forms. Though this word Vishnu comes at three places, the interpretations will vary. In Sanskrit, saindava means born in ocean as well as born in Sindhu. While eating if one demands saindhavam, he wants salt and not horse, which originated in Sindhu. Similarly, when one is about to take a journey, saindhavam there indicates horse and not salt, which originates from ocean. So place of occurance decides the interpretation. Normally, we consult panchangam and make sankalpam indicating the day, thithi and star, etc. If we are not able to know these details, then shastras say that we can do sankalpam saying Vishnu day, Vishnu thithi, Vishnu star, etc. and perform the rituals. We will pray the all pervading Vishnu and invoke His blessings.

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