Vishnu.Sahasranama.with.the.Bhasya.of.Sankaracharya_text

VISHNU SAHASRANAMA 117
665. The increaser of Brahman (Brahmavivar-
dhanah).
Brahman : austerities and the rest.
Vya. Brahma means Brahma, the creator, and the
jlvas.
666. The knower of Brahman (Brahmavit).
Brahman : the Vedas and their meaning.
667. BrShmanah.
As He instructs the whole world in the Vedas, through
the Brahmanas.
668. The manifestation of Brahman (Brahmi).
669. The realiser of Brahman (Brahmajnah).
He knows the Vedas which are in Himself.
670. Beloved of Brahmanas (Brahmanapriyah).
Or he is the friend of Brahmanas. Lord says : " He I
who does not duly salute a Brahmana, even though he may
kill, curse or rebuke him, he is a sinner, burnt up by the I
forest fire of the Brahman ; he may be put to death, or otherwise
punished ; he does not belong to us." And the Maha-
bhftrata says : " That God whom the holy DevakI begot of
Vasudeva like the radiant fire from Arani wood for the
protection of the Earthly Brahman (the Brahmanas). . ."
671. Of great steps (Mahakramah).
(S'lo. 84)
The S'ruti (Tai. Up., 1-1) says: "The far-stepping
Vishnu grant us welfare."
Vya. He takes good steps to spread the devotion.
672. Of great deeds (Mahftkarma). (787)
As the evolution, etc., of the Universe.
Vya. His actions are to bestow knowledge on others.