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Shloka 12

In this Part we will explore the meaning of the Twelfth Shloka of Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam.

वसुर्वसुमनास्सत्यस्समात्मा सम्मितस्समः ।अमोघः पुण्डरीकाक्षो वृषकर्मा वृषाकृतिः ॥ १२ ॥

Vasur Vasurmanah Satyah Samaatma Sammitah Samah |
Amoghah Pundarikaksho Vrishakarma Vrishakritih ||12||

Purport:

He lives in all beings and thinks of his devotees as a treasure. He is an embodiment of truth and has a pure mind that is free from all bias. He is accepted by all Rishis and Upanishads as ‘Sat’ or ‘Truth’. He treats everyone equally and his blessings never go futile. He has beautiful eyes like the Lotus flower. All his actions are righteous and He is an embodiment of Dharma. He has assured that He will reincarnate millenium after millenium to uphold Dharma (Sambhavi Yuge Yuge).

This Shloka contains the following 10 Namas:

  1. Vasuh
  2. Vasumanah
  3. Satyah
  4. Samaatma
  5. Sammitah
  6. Samah
  7. Amoghah
  8. Pundarikakshah
  9. Vrishakarma
  10. Vrishaakritih

He dwells in all beings and hence He is Vasuh. He has a pure mind and so He is Vasumanah. He is Satyah as He is an embodiment of truth. He is free from all bias and a Samaatma with a pure mind. He is Sammitah as He is accepted by all Rishis and Upanishads as the ‘Ultimate Truth’. He is equally disposed to all beings and so He is Samah.

He is Amoghah as His blessings never go futile. He is Pundarikashah with His Lotus like eyes. He is Vrishakarma as all his actions are righteous and in accordance with Dharma. He is Vrishakritih as has assured that he will reincarnate millennium after millennium to uphold Dharma.

NAME 104

Vasuḥ वसुः

February 1, 2025
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Nāma-s 270 and 696 are repetitions of this nāma. Vasu-s are the set of eight gods who establish connection between the beings and nature.  They are a class of gods who are highly benevolent.  Their names differ in various scriptures.  Vasu-s are eight in number and generally known as aṣṭavasu-s.  According to Vishnu Purana the...Read More
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NAME 105

Vasumanāḥ वसुमनाः

February 3, 2025
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Nāma 697 is the repetition of this nāma. This nāma is an extension of the previous nāma. He has benevolent mind or pure mind.  Brahman creates a human, endowed with all His very own qualities.  But due to ignorance and the effect of māyā, he is deluded and forgets his inherent nature and struggles in...Read More
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NAME 106

February 4, 2025
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106. Satyaḥ  सत्यः Repeated at 212 and 869. He is the embodiment of Truth. Brahman alone is real and everything else is only illusionary.  His Reality is concealed by māyā.  Taittirīya Upaniṣad (II.1) says, “satyam jñānam anantam brahma” which means, truth, knowledge and everything else is only Brahma (Brahman).  This goes to prove the omnipresent...Read More
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NAME 107

February 7, 2025
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107.   Samātmā समात्मा Sama means equal.  Brahman is equal to everyone.  He does not differentiate. Differentiation arises in animals and humans because of attachments and desires. These two are the products of spiritual ignorance. He remains as a soul in all the beings.  Soul of a pious man is not different from the soul...Read More
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NAME 108

February 10, 2025
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108. Sammitaḥ सम्मितः Sammita means measured. He is measurable by His devotees alone. This nāma is often used as asammitaḥ, which means immeasurable, the quality of the Brahman.   According to Sri Adi Sankara this Nama can be explained as Sammita or Asammita. The former is interpreted as ‘Sarvairapi Arthajaataih Paricchinnah Sammitah– He has been (inadequately)...Read More
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NAME 109

February 11, 2025
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109. Samaḥ समः  Sama means equal.  He is without partiality. Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad Gītā (IX.29), “I am impartial. There is none dear to Me or hateful to Me.  However, those who seek Me with true devotion reside in Me and I also reside in them.” Sa denotes Viṣṇu and ma refers to His Consort Lakṣmī. One of Viṣṇu’s...Read More
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NAME 110

February 14, 2025
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110. Amoghaḥ अमोघः Repetitive nāma at 154. Amogha means unerring or productive. He does not err, as He is the upholder of virtues. The one, who follows moral excellence in life, never fails. The devotees who worship Him follow only virtuous path and therefore, they do not err from the high principles of life. This...Read More
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NAME 111

February 17, 2025
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111. Puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ पुण्डरिकाक्षः Puṇḍarikākṣa means lotus eyed.  Viṣṇu’s eyes are grandeur in nature. His eyes look like petals of a lotus flower. This nāma also conveys that He is realised in the centre of the heart chakra.  This is the seat of the soul.  Kaṭha Upaniṣad (II.i.12) says, “Of the size of the thumb, Brahman...Read More
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