Vishnu Sahasranamam..... Daily One Sloka

Hello All,
Wanted to start a new thread ,did not know what to start. There are very learned people over here doing lovely things and answering etc etc. So I took to this. Daily will be posting one Vishnu Sahasranama Sloka with meaning in English. If I am not right in any of my posts , please bear with me, for I am not perfect

Ok now it begins.....Om Gurubhyom Namah!

There is only ONE God but He has different forms and names to satisfy the various kinds of minds and interests of human desire to perceive things of choice.
Main aim of this leela of God (many forms) is to bring every jeevatma back to its SOURCE.

The 1000 names were handed down to Yudhishthira by the famous warrior Bhishma who was on his death bed (of arrows) in the battlefield of Kurukshetra when Yudhishthira asks Bhishma the following questions:

SLOKAM
" kimekam daivatam loke kim vāpyekam parāyaṇamstuvantaḥ kam kamarcantaḥ prāpnuyurmānavāḥ śubhamko dharmaḥ sarva dharmāṇām bhavataḥ paramo mataḥkim japan mucyate jantuḥ janmasamsārabandhanāt "

IN ENGLISH

In this universe Who is the one refuge for all? Who is the greatest Lord in the world ? By eulogising whom can a person reach auspiciousness (peace and prosperity)? By worshipping whom can a person reach auspiciousness ? What is, in thy opinion, the Greatest Dharma of all Dharmas? By chanting whose name, can a "creature" proceed beyond the bonds of samsāra?

 

Sloka 1

Om vishvam vishnu rvashatkaro bhoota-bhavya bhavat-prabhuh |
Bhoota-krut bhoota-bhrud-bhavo bhootatma bhoota-bhavanah.||

HE is the all or the Universe. He pervades every thing. He is the one for whom the sacrificial versus are uttered in the yagyas . He is The one who is the master and beyond the past, present and the future. The creator and destroyer of all existences in the universe. The One who supports or sustains or governs the universe.
He is Pure existence and the essence of all beings. He who originates and develops all Elements.

The all pervasive nature of the God is explained here.

 

Sloka 2

Putatma paramatma cha muktanam parama gatih
Avyayah purusha sakshi kshetrajno~kshara eva cha

The One whose nature is purity/who is purity . He is the supreme one and the Atman.
He is the highest goal of the liberated ones. He has no decay and abides in the body or pura.
He witnesses everything and is The knower of the field or body.
He is without destruction.

God in the form of Sakshi Chaitanya ( atma ) is explained here.

 

Sloka 3

Yogo yogavidam neta pradhana-purushesvarah
Narasimha-vapu shriman kesavah purushottamah

The One is attainable through Yoga and is the master of those who are established in the above-mentioned Yoga.
The master of Prakruti and Purusha . One in whom the bodies of a man and a lion are combined.
One on whose chest the goddess Lakshmi always dwells. One whose Kesa or locks are beautiful .
The greatest among all Purushas.

It is hinted in this that THE ONE can be attained through Yoga (purification of oneself).

 

Sloka 4

Sarvah sarvah sivah sthanur-bhutadir-nidhir-avyayah
Sambhavo bhavano bharta prabhavah prabhur-isvarah

The omniscient source of all existence and in the form of Destroyer Siva The pure One who is steady, immovable and changeless is the Source of all elements or existing things. The changeless and indestructible Being in whom the whole universe becomes merged and remains in seminal condition at the time of Pralaya or cosmic dissolution.The One born out of His own will as incarnation and who generates the fruits or Karmas of all Jivas for them to enjoy.
The One supports the universe as its substratum. One from whom all the great elements have their birth. Or one who has exalted births as incarnations. One who is an adept in all rites.
One who has unlimited lordliness or power over all things.

The process of creation and dissolution is explained in subtle lines.

 

Sloka 5

Svayambhuh sambhur-adityah pushkaraksho mahasvanah
Anandi-nidhano dhata vidhata dhaturuttamah

The One who exists by Himself, uncaused by any other , bestows happiness on devotees.
The golden-hued person in the sun’s orb and who has eyes resembling the petals of Pushkara or lotus.
The great sound – the Veda come from that One. The one existence that has neither birth nor death.
One who is the support of the universe. He who generates Karmas and their fruits. The ultimate support of every thing.

The universal form of the lord is explained.

 

Sloka 6

Aprameyo hrishikesah padma-nabho~mara-prabhuh
Visvakarma manustvashta sthavishtah sthaviro-dhruvah

The One is not measurable or understandable by any of the accepted means of knowledge like sense, perception, inference etc. The master of the senses and in whose navel the lotus , the source of the universe, stands. The master of the deathless ones, i.e. the Devas. He whose power of creation is unique and wonderful.
He is the thinker and makes all beings shrunken at the time of cosmic dissolution.
He excels in everything in bulk or substantiality. Eternal One, being the most ancient.

It is emphasized here that THE LORD can not be comprehended through external means i.e by putting to use the five senses.