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In the phala-Sruti for SrI vishNu sahasra nAmam, bhIshma tells yudhisThira:
itIdam kIrtanIyasya keSavasya mahAtmanah |
nAmnAm sahasram divyAnAm aSesheNa prakIrtitam ||
"Thus the thousand divine names of bhagavAn keSava, the Supreme Being,
Who is worthy of being praised, have been sung in their entirety". Here the
choice of the word keSava signifies that He is the Creator of Siva and brahma;
mahatmA refers to His being the Supreme Person; the term divya signifies
that these thousand nAma-s are worthy of being recited both in this world and
in parama-padam; and the word kIrtanIyasya emphasizes that He is worthy of
being praised.
SrI v. v. rAmAnujan gives reference to nammAzhvAr (tiruvAimizhi 3. 9. 1),
where he declares that bhagavAn is the Only One who is worthy of praise with
his words, and no one else.
SonnAl virodham idu, Agilum Solluvan kENminO
en nAvil in kavi yAn oruvarkkum koDukkilEn ….
....tiruvE'nkaTattu
en Anai en appan emperumAn uLan AgavE
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(tiruvAi. 3. 9. 1)
"Even though it is unpleasant for you (those of you who waste your time
worshipping other deities) to hear this, I am going to say it, and please listen
(for your own good): I will not waste my sweet words of praise on anyone
except My Lord who stands like an elephant in tiruvE'nkaTa malai. "
SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives an interpretation similar to that of SrI
BhaTTar - stotum yogyah sarvottamatvAt iti stavyah - Because He is Supreme
in all respects, He is fit to be worshiped.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri notes that bhagavAn's divya guNa-s are infinite, and
no matter for how many thousands and thousands of years we sing His praise,
we will still be not be done, and can keep praising Him; such are His natural
guNa-s. He gives reference to the SvetASvatara upanishad: "tam ISAnam
varadam devam IDyam" (4. 11) - "He Who is the Lord of all, benevolent, divine,