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Purusha -Word No.14 in the Vishnu Sahasranama (VS)
One who abides in the body or Pura.
Mahabharata Santi Parva 21-37 says,
Nava-dvaram puram punyam etair bhavaih samanvitam
Vyaapya sete mahaatmaa yah tasmaat purusa ucyate
Meaning
The great being resides in and pervades the mansionof the body, having all the features described before and provided with nine gateways; because of this He is called Purusa. Or by interpreting the word as Puraa aasit, the word can be given the meaning of one who existed always. Or it can mean one who is Puurna, perfect. Or one who makes all things Puurita.i.e. filled by pervading them.
The Mahabharata Udyoga Parva 7-11 says,
Puuranaat sadanaat ca’iva tato’sau purusottamah – He is called Purusottama , because He infills everything and sustains them all.
My comments
Body is described as a fort with Nine Gates is in all Sanskrit and Tamil scriptures. This description shows unity and uniformity in thought throughout India. This description is not found in any other culture.
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी |
नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् || 5-13||
sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśhī
nava-dvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan
BG 5.13: The embodied beings who are self-controlled and detached reside happily in the city of nine gates free from thoughts that they are the doers or the cause of anything.
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Yogah – Word No.18 in the V. S.
One attainable through Yoga. Yoga is defined as follows:
Jnaan’endriyaani sravaani nirudhya manasaa saha
Ekatva bhaavana yogah ksetrajnaa-paramaatmanoh
That is : The contemplation of the unity of the Jivaatmaa and the Paramaatmaa ,with the organs of knowledge and the mind withheld, is Yoga.
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Sarvah – Word No.25 in the V. S.
The omniscient source of all existence.
Mahabharata Udyoga Parva 70—11 says,
Asatas ca satas ca’iva sarvasya prabhavaapyayaat
Sarvasya sarvadaa jnaanaat sarvamemam pracaksate
Meaning
As He is the source of all things gross and subtle and as He knows all things at all times, he is called Sarva.
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Krsnah – Word No.57 in the V. S.
The Existence- Knowledge-Bliss. Says Mahabharata Udyoga Parva 70-5,
Krsir bhuuvaacakah sabdo nas ca nivrti vaacakah
Visnus tad bhaava-yogaac ca Krsno bhavati saasvatah
The syllable Kr denotes existence.
The syllable Kr denotes bliss. Vishnu in both these so He is always Krsna.
(Existence- Knowledge-Bliss= Sat-chit- Ananda)
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Mangalam param- Word No.63 in the V. S.
Supremely auspicious. Vishnu purana says,
Asubhaani niraacaste tanoti subha -santatim
Smrti maatrena yat pumsaam Brahma tan Mangalam viduh
Meaning
That whose very remembrance removes the inauspicious and bestows the auspicious in abundance – that Brahman is called Mangalam by the wise. With the qualification Param, supremely, Mangalam forms one single name.
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Vrsaakapih –Word No.101 in the V. S
Shankara gave three meanings; one of them is from Mahabharata, where Kapih means Varaaha- a BOAR.
Mahabharata Saanti Parva 342-89 says
Kapir varaahah sresthas ca dharmas ca vrsa ucyate
Tasmaat vrsaakapim praaha kasyapo maam prajaapatih
Meaning
Kapi means Varaaha ( a boar) and also the Superior One (Sresthah). Therefore Kaasyapa-Prajapati calls Him Vrsaakapi.
To be continued……………….
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