Vishnu - Nagesh D. Sonde

change. Vishnu is not a suprahuman being, Vaikunth is not a geaographical region.
Sri Madhva says in Gita Bhashya “ivaYNau: sava-vyaaiPt%vap`vaoiSa%vaado: | ivaYNau vyaaPtaO | ivaSa p`vaoSanao
[it ih pzint ||” - Vishnu, because He pervades, entering the entire space. Vishnu
means all-pervading, Visha entering, thus also it is said.
Upanishad :
[ind`yaoBya: pra (qaa- Aqao-ByaSca prM mana: |
manasastu pra bauiw: bauwoora%maa mahana\ pr: || 10 ||
Superior to senses are the objects superior to objects is the mind; superior to mind
is the intellect and superior to intellect is the great Self.
maht: prmavya>mavya>a%puruYa: pr: |
puruYaannaprM ikMica%saa kaYza saa pra gait: || 11 ||
Superior to the Self is the un-manifest, superior to un-manifest is Purusha,
superior to Purusha there is no one. He is the end of the journey. He is the
supreme goal.
Bhashya :
“dovaoBya: [ind`yaa%maByaao jyaayaaMsaao|qaa-iBamaainana: | saaomaivaaimada rmaa |
tsyaastu puruYaao ivaYNau: pUNa-%vaannaOva t%sama: || @vaicat\ kutiScat\ EaoYzstu naastIit ikmau saa kqaa ||” - Among
the divinities, ten gods represent the indwelling centers energizing the senses - saaoma
(moon), kubaor (wealth), saUya- (sun), Aap (waters), AiSvana (medicine men), Aigna (energy), [nd`
(intellect), yama (death) and dxa. saupiNa-, va$iNa and ]maa represent sensations, among them
saupiNa- and va$iNa represent sensations and ]maa represents the p`kRit. The divinities
presiding over Mind are the three – $d`, ivand` and SaoYa. They are superior to those
presiding over the senses. Intellect is presided by sarsvait and superior to her is ba`*ma,
the divinities representing the mahat%va – the supreme principle. Superior to that one is
rmaa (laxmaI). Supreme to her is puruYa, indweller of the heart. Complete or similar like
Him, there is no one else. How could there any one superior to Him when there are
none even similar to Him ?
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