सुप्रसादः प्रसन्नात्मा विश्वधृक्-विश्वभुक्-विभुः ।
सत्कर्ता सकृतः साधु: जह्नु:-नारायणो नरः ।।
237. Suprasādaḥ:
Su means good ; prasada means blessing . He always blesses us with all that is good for us.
Shobhanah prasadah datratvat suprasadah
If we surrender to him, he confers on us, all that is good.
Supra also refers to a jnani or knowledgeable person.
He takes the jnani to moksha and hence he is suprasadah.
We can also understand it as, Supra (bliss)+ sada (bring it to an end)
This tells us that the Lord doesn’t take sides. He is just and fair. He has no attachment. So both creation and destruction brings him happiness as one end of one era marks the beginning of the next one.
One whose Prasada or mercy is uniquely wonderful, because He gives salvation to even those who are ajnani.
238. Prasannātmā:
Prassana + atma ; it means one who has a charming face, clarity of thoughts and delightful nature.
Avapta sarva kamatvat
Our face is a reflection of our heart. He is the one who is free of desires and has a pleasing heart and that reflects on his face too. He is not only charming but also has a pleasing nature.
Karunardra svabhavat
He is extremely merciful as he is an embodiment of sattva guna.
Of the trigunas, rajas signifies aham or ego, tamas signifies laziness. both are kalmasha or impurities. The Lord’s
satvva guna brings charm to his face.
The Srimad bhagvatam also says, Rajas tamobhyam kalilam tato nyatha
He is one whose mind is never contaminated by Rajas or Tamas.
The lesson for us is that we must give up rajas and tamas guna and embrace sattva guna.
239. Viśvadhṛg:
Dru means to see ;
shrk and dhrk are used interchangeable
Vishvam srujati iti visvasruk
The one who has created the universe
Vishvam drusnoti iti visvadruk
He oversees the running of the universe and sustains and protects his
creation.
He is the one who holds the universe together by his power.
240. Viśvabhug:
Bhug means to eat
Bhunktva means the one who eats or enjoys
We can see that this is an indicator of Laya, it indicates the end of something. He swallows his creations or he absorbs all his creations into himself at the time of pralaya.
Just like we eat what makes us happy, he also enjoys the universe that
he creates.
Vishvam bhunkte ;Vishvan bhunakti
He enjoys the creation which he creates
Vyapta bhunkti palayati iti vishvabhug
One who eats up or enjoys and protects the worlds.
241. Vibhuḥ:
Vibhuh means Lord
Hirangarbhadi rupena vividham bhavati iti vibhuhu
Different forms came into being from Hiranyagarbha , the golden womb and He is lord of all those creations.
It also means the one who takes various forms. In the Bhagavad Gita the Lord himself tells us about his many vibhootis or forms and we realise that these vibhootis are infinite.
Both these names taken together –
Vyapya bhunakti palayati iti visvabhug vibhuh
242. Satkartā:
Satkaroti pujayati iti satkarta
One who is worthy of worship. He honours those who follow the path of dharma.
This tells us that we must perform our deeds such that they are worthy of being honoured by the Lord. Such deeds must be in the service of the Lord.
243. Satkṛtaḥ:
He is worshipped by those who we worship or are fit to be worshipped.
Sat is the manifested form that came into being during the creation of the universe. Agni, Jal and Prithvi are the manifestations of sat, these are the forms we can see. Everything in the universe is made of these three elements. Hence they are worshipped.
244. Sādhuḥ:
Sadhayati iti sadhu
He completes what he decides. He carries out tasks for the benefit of everyone. He does everything to take care of his devotees.
Sadnoti iti sadhu
He helps us to do what we want to do, whatever we want to achieve.
245. Jahnuḥ:
Jahnu means ha tyage or sacrifice or give up
We might wonder what we must give up. We must give up what is not good for us, for our Unnati i.e. Our climb towards him.
Arishatvarga – ari means enemies ; shad means six – kama (lust), krodha (anger), moha (attachment), matsarya (jealousy), lobha (greed), mada (pride).
We must give up these enemies that block our path to salvation.
There is a story from the puranas that tell about sage Jahnu. The Ganges flowed near the ashram of the sage, but one day the force of the Ganga was so great that it washed away the ashram. Jahnu Rishi held the Ganga in check and thereafter, Ganga came to be known as Jahnavi. Taking a dip in the Ganga washes away our sins. She takes away our ‘aham’ when we take a dip in the holy river.
There can be another interpretation, Ja + hanti .
Ja meaning jayate or to be born. Hanti meaning to destroy.
He destroys being born meaning He gives us moksha and delivers us from the cycle of birth and death.
One who dissolves all beings in himself at the time of dissolution.
246. Nārāyaṇaḥ:
The name Narayana is Maha Vishnu himself
mention the Vedas.
Yachha kinchit jagat sarvam drsyate sruyatepi va,
Antar bahischa tat sarvam vyapya narayanah stitah
This shloka tells that Vishnu or Narayana is all-pervading and exists in every particle that exists in the universe.
Narayana sukta is one of the most powerful suktas.
The name Narayana also denotes the Nara ayana meaning the journey of Nara to Narayana, jeevatma to paramatma.
Taittirya Upanishad - Yat prayantyabhi samvishanti meaning
That from which the universe has originated, that in which the world lives and that in which the world will dissolve, everything is Narayana.
Narayanaam ayanam yasmat tasman narayanah smrtah
Meaning, we find refuge in Narayana.
Ayana means ashraya. He is ashraya for us.
Naram ayanam asya Narayana
247. Naraḥ:
We might think that Nara refers to humans. Then why would He be called Nara?
Here, Nara means - Na + ara (imperfection)
The one who has no dosha, no imperfections, and who is imperishable.
Also since he takes us or leads us to moksha, he is Nara.
We can say, Nayati iti narah.
Here the meaning is taken as a leader or the one who leads.
Jai Shri Krishna!
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