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Sri Nrusimha Avathara Chinatana

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  SRI NARASIMHA AVATHARA (Chintana-Vyakhyana-Visleshana-Anusandhana) https://archive.org/details/sri-narasimha-avathara-chintana-vyakhyana-anusandhana Out of several avatharas of Lord Vishnu, ten important incarnations are classified as Dasaavatharas. Among them Nrusimhaavathara has attained a rare significance. All His avatharas are generally of a single form. But, Nrusimhaavathara was of a dual form (Nara + Simha) neither a man nor a lion. Nara means man and Lion is an animal. Narasimha means, combined form of a Lion and a Man. This was 4th one among the Dasaavatharas and it was a Krutha Yuga Avathara purported to have been taken place in Chakshusa Manvanthara. According to Bhagavatha Purana (1.3.18) चतुर्दशं   नारसिंहं   बिभ्रद्दैत्येन्द्रमूर्जितम्   । ददार   करजैरूरावेरकां   कटकृद्यथा   ॥ caturdaśa ṁ  n ā rasi ṁ ha ṁ  bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam dadāra karajair ūrāv erakā ṁ  ka ṭ a-k ṛ d yathā [In the fourteenth incarnation, Bhagawa...

VEDAVYASA - The Architect of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama

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  VEDAVYASA (The Architect of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama) Maharishi Sri VedaVyasa gifted these thousand names to humanity in the form of a sacred hymn (stotra). His significance is captured in this verse: शास्त्रेषु भारतं सारं तत्र नाम सहस्रकम् । वैष्णवं कृष्णगीता च तज्ज्ञानान्मुच्यते जसा ॥ “Shastreshu Bharatam saram, tatra nama sahasrakam; Vaishnavam Krishna-Gita cha, taj-jnanan-muchyate jasa.” Meaning: Among all scriptures, the Mahabharata is the essence. Within the Mahabharata, the Vishnu Sahasranama and the Bhagavad Gita are the crown jewels. Mastery of these two pathwaus leads to liberation (mukti) from the cycle of birth and death. The Sage of the Hymn: In the standard liturgical introduction (Nyasa) to the hymn, Vyasa is identified as the guiding soul behind the work: ऋषिर्नाम्नां सहस्रस्य वेदव्यासो महामुनिः । छन्दोऽनुष्टुप् तथा देवो भगवान् देवकीसुतः ॥ “Rishhirnaamnaam sahasrasya Vedavyaso mahamunih; Chando-nustup tatha devo Bhagavan Devaki-sutah.” Meaning: The Rishi (seer) of...

👉 Hari Sarvottamatva - The essence of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama

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Hari Sarvottamatva (The essence of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama) (FIRST POST AT MY DEDICATED PAGE) Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Bhashya - bhargavasarma https:// facebook.com/bhagavanknl55 श्री विश्वंभराय नम: शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् । प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ श्री मन्मूलरामो विजयते - हरि सर्वोत्तम - वायु जीवोत्तम मातृ देवो भव | पितृ देवो भव | आचार्य देवो भव | अतिथि देवो भव | श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः परमगुरुभ्यो नमः । श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्पादाचार्यगुरुभ्यो नमः ॥ श्री राघवेंद्राय नमः वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥ _________________________________________________ Understanding Vishnu Sarvottamatva is foremost for a sadhaka before his sadhana through Vishnu Sahasranama. Before embarking on the spiritual discipline of chanting the Vishnu Sahasranama, it is essential for a seeker (sadhaka) to first internalize the principle of Vishnu Sarvottamatva, or the supreme pre-eminence of Lord Vishnu. This foundational under...