Vishnu Sahasra Naamam-Vol III-RR-edit.pub - Ibiblio

BhagavAn is beyond all these bheda-s (the root cause of our not realizing Him.
The nature of sat is to see unity in everything at all levels. When this state is
reached, it is the pure personification of sat or good. Such is bhagavAn, and so
He is called sattA.
c) BhagavAn is also "Existence Incarnate", "One without a second", and "Pure
Existence" in the sense that He is unchanging, never subject to aging, disease,
death, etc., to which everything else is subjected.
d) SrI vAsishTha gives the interpretation that the act of protection or
preservation is sattA - sattA hi Atma-dhAraNam. In this sense, only He is
sattA, since He alone protects everyone and everything, and no one else is
capable of protecting or preserving himself.
nAma 707. sÑUit> sad sad-bhUtih
sad bhUtih
a) The wealth, in all forms, for the good.
b) He Who is endowed with rich glories (aiSvaryam)
c) He Who alone truly exists.
d) He Who manifests Himself in infinite forms.
sad-bhUtaye namah.
The term bhUti can refer to wealth, prosperity or existence (amara koSam) -
bhavatyanayA SrImAn iti bhUtih; bhavatAt iti vA.
a) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the derivation - satAm mahAtmanAm
bhUtih sampattih iti sad-bhUtih - The wealth for the good.
SrI BhaTTar points out that for the true devotee, He is the son, friend,
messenger, charioteer, and everything else also.
SrI aNNan'ngarAcArya svAmi points out that this means that He is their help
in all forms.
b) SrI cinmayAnanda gives the interpretation that this nAma means "One Who
has Rich Glories". He interprets bhUti as referring to His aiSvaryam - wealth,
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