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

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His sheer Mercy –
yaj~nAnAm anto ramaNIyo bhagavad- AvirbhAvavelA |
tamapi kRpayA karoti it yaj~nAnta-kRt |
He gives support from SrImad bhAgavatam:
yatra yaj~na-patiH sAkshAt bhagavAn harir_ISvaraH |
anvabhUyata sarvAtmA sarva-loka-guruH prabhuH || (4.19.3)
"The Supreme Deity, Lord vishNu, Who has everything and everyone as His
body, and Who is the Lord and Master of all, was offered worship". (The
subsequent Sloka-s, e.g. 4.19.6) describe bhagavAn's actual appearance at the
yaj~na, accompanied by the siddhas, kapila, nArada, datta, etc.).
SrI satyadevo vAsishTha notes that the nAma signifies that bhagavAn brings
about the successful conclusion of the yaj~na by removing all the obstacles,
and also gives the fruits of the yaj~na to the kartA – vighnAn vihRtya yo
yaj~nam samApayati, sampAditasya tasya yaj~nasya yo antam = phalam ca
dadAti sa yaj~nAnta-kRt abhidIyate.
SrI baladeva vidyA bhUshaN chooses the meaning that bhagavAn decides the
final fruit of the yaj~na – yaj~nasya antam phala niScayam karoti iti
yaj~nAnta-kRt.
In an alternative interpretation, SrI satya sandha tIrtha uses the root kR –
himsAyAm – to hurt, to kill, and explains the nAma as "One Who destroys or
kills the likes of subAhu and mArIci, who tried to put a premature end to the
ya~na by viSvAmitra in the rAma incarnation – yaj~nasya anto nASo yebhyaH
te yaj~nAntAH subAhu mAricAdayaH, tAn kRNoti it vA yan~nAnta-kRt.
nAma 982. y}guým! yaj~na yaj~na-guhyam
yaj~na guhyam
He Who is the secret of the sacrifice.
yaj~na-guhyAya namaH.
The word guhyam is derived from the root guh – samvaraNe – to cover, to keep
secret. Guhyam means 'rahasyam' or secret. Different interpreters have given
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