Vishnu.Sahasranama.with.the.Bhasya.of.Sankaracharya_text
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« VISHNU SAHASRANAMA<br />
to remove <strong>the</strong> accumulated sins <strong>of</strong> men." " Hari's name,<br />
<strong>the</strong> name, and name only is my life ; in Kaliyuga, <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
no o<strong>the</strong>r means, no, certainly, no." " A person becomes<br />
free from sins by praising (<strong>the</strong> names) <strong>of</strong> Vasudeva, <strong>the</strong><br />
Omnipresent ; by daily worshipping Him, all sins are<br />
destroyed." "They in whose hearts resides Hari, <strong>the</strong><br />
fountain <strong>of</strong> all good, never meet <strong>with</strong> evil at any time, in<br />
any <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir undertakings." " Centred in yoga, one should<br />
daily meditate upon <strong>the</strong> Divine Janflrdana ; this I consider<br />
to be <strong>the</strong> most powerful talisman ; for, who would dare to<br />
harm <strong>the</strong> followers <strong>of</strong> Achyuta ? " " Directing one's<br />
thoughts to Hari, removes as much sin as is washed by<br />
thousands <strong>of</strong> baths in <strong>the</strong> Ganga and millions <strong>of</strong> baths in<br />
Pushkara." " If one attains <strong>the</strong> accomplishment <strong>of</strong> his<br />
wishes by concentrating his thoughts for one Muhurta<br />
(3| Indian hours) on <strong>the</strong> undecaying Narayana, what to<br />
say <strong>of</strong> one who is ever devoted to Him ! " (Vish. Pr., 2-6,<br />
says) " : The remembrance <strong>of</strong> Krishna is far better than<br />
any such expiatory acts as religious austerities or <strong>the</strong> like."<br />
{6-8.) " The stain <strong>of</strong> Kali age, which insures to men<br />
sharp punishment in hell, is at once effaced by a single<br />
invocation <strong>of</strong> Hari." " Govinda, if remembered once,<br />
quickly destroys <strong>the</strong> sins <strong>of</strong> men, accumulated in hundreds<br />
<strong>of</strong> births, as fire burns up cotton." {Ibid., Pr., 6-7, says) :<br />
" Just as <strong>the</strong> blazing fire, <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong> wind, burns dry grass,<br />
so <strong>Vishnu</strong> seated in <strong>the</strong> heart consumes <strong>the</strong> sins <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
sages." If one Muhurta is allowed to pass by <strong>with</strong>out<br />
meditation (upon Hari), one must weep loud as if he was<br />
robbed by thieves." "O great sage, man, by always remembering<br />
Janardana, <strong>the</strong> Lord <strong>of</strong> beings, <strong>the</strong> Worldteacher,<br />
destroys all his sins, and accomplishes whatever<br />
he wants." " Thus meditating <strong>with</strong> concentrated mind<br />
upon Madhusudana, one crosses <strong>the</strong> ocean <strong>of</strong> Samsara,<br />
teeming <strong>with</strong> such alligators as birth, death and old age."<br />
*' Even in this sinful Kaliyuga, a worldly man, though<br />
guilty <strong>of</strong> all sins, becomes pure by meditating upon