Verse 4

25. Sarvah

The one who is present everywhere is “Sarva”

Sarvam samapnoshi tathosi sarvah

Whatever we see in the universe, whatever we hear about, everything is Vishnu. That is why it is also said, Vyasochistam jagatsarvam

The Bhagavad Gita 10.8 describes this omniscience quality of the lord as below:

aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate

iti matva bhajante mam budha bhava-samanvitah

Krishna is the origin of everything in both the material and spiritual worlds. In the beginning of the creation there was only the Supreme Personality Narayana. There was no Brahma, no Siva, no fire, no moon, no stars in the sky, no sun.

Everything is born of Him, He is the original source of all. Everything is under Him; no one is above Him. There is no supreme controller other than Krishna, hence he is rightfully called Sarva.

 

26. Sharvah

Shar + va

Shr himsayaam Sharvah

Lord Rudra is known as Sharvah because Maha Vishnu causes the end of the universe through Rudra deva.

Whatever he has created , he is the one who destroys it. If you surrender unto him, he eradicates all the sins that we have committed and evils done by the body.

Sva sharira bhutanaam ashubham api shrinaati iti sharvah.

 

27. Shivah –

Shi - karaka - doer , va - jnana , hence he is known as the jnananda karaka.

Shashvatam shivam achyutam - Shiva signifies auspiciousness. He is mangala karaka - the one who bestows auspiciousness

Yat shauch nistruta sari pravarodakena tirthena murdni dhrtena shivaha shivaha abhoot

Shiva also denotes purity because He is also nistraigunya - ni - not , trai -three, gunya - gunas (sattavik, rajasic, tamasic) 

He is one who is beyond the the gunas.

 

28. Sthanur- 

Sta  means steady like a rock. does not change. 

for eg. gold. we make various ornaments from gold, but the basic nature of gold does not change. Similar, the Lord always remains steady or firm and unchanging.

Tishtati iti sthanur.

Means the one who stays firmly in one place is Sthanur. When we install an idol of a deity in our house, before we perform the puja, we perform the sthapana, requesting the God to stay in our house, and keep his unwavering grace on us. Hence he is Sthanur.  

 

29. Bhutadih

Bhuta + adi 

Bhuta refers to the panch bhootas, the 5 elements which are responsible for the creation of the universe.

Adi refers to the moola or root / the first

Hence called Bhutanam adihi 

The one who is the root of the bhootas is bhutadi 

He is the only one present at the time of dissolution, he is the only one present at the time of the creation. Hence he is the first or the adi.

 

30. Nidhiravyayah

Nidhi + avyayah

Nidhi means wealth 

vyaya means that which can be spent or destroyed ; avyaya means that which cannot be spent and cannot be destroyed. 

He is the permanent and inexhaustible wealth for his devotees. The worldly treasure are exhaustible and one can lose all their accumulated wealth. But the wealth of devotion to the Lord is inexhaustible. This is the only wealth we need.     

 

31. Sambhavo

Samyak bhavati iti sambhava

He manifests in the avatara roopa exactly as he is the moola roopa.

In the Bhagwad Gita, 4.8, Krishna says,

Paritranaya sadhunaam, Vinashaya cha dushkritaam,

Dharma sansthapanarthaya, sambhavami yuge yuge.

This means that in order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to re-establish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium.

Sambhava means the one who will advent again, the one who manifests when the evil in the world goes beyond endurance.

Sami cheena bhava iti sambhavah.

The one who delivers us from this cycle of life and death and gives us moksha.

 

32. Bhavanah

Bhavayati iti bhavanah

Each one of us has their own intentions and purposes. He helps us manifest our intentions through our words and emotions. Hence he is Bhavanah.

He is also the one who gives us our karmaphala. The one who knows what fruits we deserve and gives it to us at the right time.

Bhavam nayati iti bhavanah

He also controls our bhavana or emotions/ feelings

Also, Bhavam apanayati iti bhavanah

Meaning the one who blesses us with positive emotions and takes away our negative emotions.

 

33. Bhartah

He sustains the universe. He fulfils our needs and takes care of us.

He is the caregiver or the one who takes up the responsibility of protecting and nurturing us. Hence he is Bhartah.

 

34. Prabhavah

Prabhavati asmat iti prabhavah

Everything originates due to the Lord. Hence he is Prabhavah.

Also, the Lord manifests in the universe as avataras. All his manifestations are acts of greatness.

He is known as Prabhavah as he manifests when we need him.

 

35.Prabhu 

Pra bhavati iti prabhu

He manifests in the universe for a reason and he carries out that reason with perfection. Hence he is Prabhu.

Prabhu means the supreme lord.

 

36. Ishwarah

Isha + wara

He is the controller of all the devatas.

The one who is the supreme power.

Nirupadikam aishwaryam yasya iti ishwarah.

He is the one whose grace is limitless, and beyond our imagination. He controls the abhimani devatas ( Ganesha – akasha, Budha – water, Surya – vaak, etc) who reside in us.

 

The summary of this verse is that the Lord is all-pervading. The reins of creation are in his hands. If we put ourselves in his hands, he will steer us in the right direction by being with us when we need him. He knows what is best for us and what fruits we deserve. Rather than ask him for what we think we need, we must trust Him to give us what he thinks is best for us because his grace is limitless. 

Jai Shri Krishna!