Visnu-sahasra-nama

The thousand names of Lord Vishnu from the Mahabharata

Manifesting in innumerable forms, the Lord sometimes displays all His potencies, and sometimes He displays only a part of His potencies. Appearing as Lord Narayana, He displays all His potencies. Appearing in His kala (partial) expansions, He reveals only part of His potency. He appears as Lord Vasudeva, who has no contact with the material world, and again He appears as Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. He appears as Karanodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodadasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu, who are completely spiritual manifestations who are free from any trace of matter, and who are known as the purusa-avataras. From Lord Garbhodakasayi Visnu, Lord Kurma and the other lila-avataras (pastime incarnations), as well as the manvantara-avataras (incarnations during the period of Manu) and yuga-avataras (incarnations for the millennium) appear. All these incarnations are glorified in the verses of the Puranas. [Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana]

With the commentary Namartha-sudha, the Nectar of the Meaning of the Holy Names of Baladeva Vidyabhusana, critically edited and translated from the original in Sanskrt.

262 Seiten, broschiert