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

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SrI BhaTTar's vyAkhyAnam is that His Glory is such that even the thousandtongued
AdiSesha, or the veda-s with all their innumerable branches, or even
Goddess sarasvati herself, will be unable to describe them through words -
ananta jihvena anantena, ananta SAkhaiH AmnAyaiH sAkshAt sarsvatyA ca
durudAraha mahimA SabdAtigaH.
He is One of ananta kalyANa guNa-s - full of infinite auspicious qualities. We
note the thousand guNa-s that are extolled by SrI BhIshma in our SrI vishNu
sahasra nAma stotram, are just a small collection of examples of His kalyAna
guNa- s. AzhvArs sing this aspect of bhagavAn over and over again.
SrI v.v. rAmAnujan gives the following examples:
tan muDivu onRu illAda taN tuzhAi mAlaiyanai Sol muDivu kANEn nAn
Solluvadu en? SollIrE?
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(nammAzhvAr's tiruvAimozhi 2.5.8)
"His Power, beauty, quality, splendor, feats, etc., have no end. The tulasi
garland around His neck is proof of His overlordship. How can I describe in
words what I have enjoyed? If any of you think you can describe His
greatness, try it".
tE nIr kamalak kaNgaLum vandu en Sindai niraindavA! tU nIrk kaDaluL
tuyilvAnE endAi Solla mATTEnE!
(tiruvAi. 8.5.4)
"You have filled my mind with Your captivating, honey-exuding, watery, kindly
lotus eyes. I recall with glee Your lying in sleep in the middle of the Milky
Ocean. Oh My Lord! It is not enough that I have the mental experience; I will
not be able to put in all in words here".
The Sruti itself declares about Him: "yato vAco nivartante; aprApya manasA
saha" (taittirIya upanishad 2.3) - "Words turn back without being able to
describe Him; The mind also cannot reach Him".
SrI Sa'nkara also explains the nAma as One Who transcends speech, because
He is not of a species that can be described by words - Sabda pravRtti