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VISHNU SAHASRANAMA 33
3. Vashatkftrah (a technical word through which
pblations are offered in fire to Gods).
He on whose account Vashatkara is offered ; or that
sacrifice in which Vashatkara is offered. The S'ruti (Tai.
Sam., 1-7-4) says : " Sacrifice indeed is Vishnu."
" Or because He pleases the gods by himself being the
Soul of Vashatkara and other Mantras ; or Vashatkara is the
name of a deity." The S'ruti says : " The Lord Prajapati
and Vashatkara." The Smriti also (Vishnu Smriti,
verse 35 and Yajurveda Sam., I, 5, 10) : " He who is invoked
in sacrifices by such Mantras as the four syllabled
A-S'ra-va-ya, the four syllabled A-Stu-sTau-shat, the two
syllabled Yaja, the five syllabled Ye-ya-ja-ma-he, and the
two syllabled Vau-shat, let that Vishnu be pleased
with me."
4. The Lord of the past, present and future. (Bhuta
bhavya bhavat prabhuh.)
Lord : Because His greatness consists in His having an
absolute existence unassociated with any idea of time.
5. The evolver of Beings (Bhutakrit).
He creates all beings, assuming the quality of Rajas in
' the form of Virinchi (Brahma) ; Bhutakrit ' also means
that he destroys (Krit to destroy) the beings (Bhtttas) in
his Tamasa aspect as Eudra.
6. The sustainer of Beings (Bhutabhrit).
aspect.
He supports (bhrit) or protects all beings in his Satvika
7. The absolute existence (Bhftvah).
He expands himself as the Universe ; or remains as
pure existence alone.
the commentator adds other Acharyas' explanations. By other
Acharyas, he means S"rl Paras'ara, Bhatta, whom I have identified
in the exact quotations from his Bhashya, and many others, which I
was not able to find in S^rl Paras'ara owing to want of materials.