Vishnu Sahasra Naamam-Vol V-Rr-edit.pub - Ahobilavalli

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vicitrA deha sampattiH ISvarAya niveditum |
pUrvameva kRtA brahman hasta pAdAdi samyuta ||
"Brahman creates us fully endowed with the means of karma such as hands,
legs, etc., just so we can dedicate these in the service of the Lord".
Out of His compassion, bhagavAn gives the jIva-s a body, with all the indriya-s,
and a form that is based on their karma-s, so that they can better themselves
in that birth and move towards Him. He also gives us the free will to use our
capabilities to either move towards Him, or misuse all our faculties and divert
them to other causes. If we misuse the opportunity, of course, we are reborn
to have another chance again, according to our accumulated karma-s. (Lest
some readers get confused and think that brahmA is the one who creates,
nammAzhvAr repeatedly reminds us that it is bhagavAn who is the true
Creator, who creates the mahat, the pa'nca mahA bhUta-s, the brahmANDa
etc., and then creates brahmA inside this brahmANDa, and gives him the
knowledge to continue the process of creation inside the brahmANDa, and
gives Him the power to do this by being his antaryAmi. So it is bhagavAn who is
the true Creator).
SrI cinmayAnanda explains the nAma as: "Lord SrI nArAyaNa is the great
Father of all living beings, as all the universe comes from Him alone. He alone
was before all creation; from Him alone everything has arisen; in Him
everything exists, is nurtured and nourished by His Glory. Thus, as the very
progenitor of the universe, SrI nArAyaNa, the Self, is the only jagad-Isvara
(Lord of the Universe)." SrI cinmayAnanda refers us to the gItA:
pitAsi lokasya carAcarasya tvamasya pUjyaSca gurur-garIyAn |
na tvat-samo'styabhyadhikaH kuto'nyo loka-tyaye'pyapratima- prabhAva ||
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(11.43)
"You are the Father of this world, of all that moves and that does not move.
You are its teacher and the One most worthy of reverence. There is none equal
to You. How then could there be in all the three worlds another greater than