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sa vishNureko vishamah purANah karoti viSvam vishamam svabhAvAt |
tamAnukurvan vishamam pravRttA sampat vipac-cApi jagat prasRptA ||
"The purAna purusha, vishNu, is distinct from everyone else, and is distinct.
Consistent with this guNa of His, He has also created everything else such
that nothing is same as another in His creation. This guNa is spread not only in
species of different kinds, but also in members of the same kind".
c) SrI satya sandha yatirAja gives the interpretation that He has the nAma
vishamah because He nullified the effect of the poison that was consumed by
rudra during the churning of the Milk Ocean (visham rdura pItam mInAti
hantisva-nAma-smaraNena iti vish-mah). The root mI - himsAyAm - to kill, to
lesson, to change, to be lost is used in this interpretation).
The dharma cakram writer gives several examples to illustrate that bhagavAn
is unique and without anyone to compare to Him - vi-samah.
a) He is hRshIkeSan - One Who is unexcelled in His control of His indriya-s,
and even more so, He is the sole Controller of all our indriya-s.
b) He is keSavan, KeSi nishUdanan, madhu sUdanan, etc. In other words, there
is no one comparable to Him in assisting the deva-s when they are harassed by
the asura-s, and in destroying the asura-s.
c) He is govindan, since there is no one comparable to Him in knowing the
nature of the jIva-s.
d) He is janArdanan; there is no one as determined and powerful as He is
inchastising the wicked people.
e) He is vishNu; He pervades everything and He is everywhere. Without Him
nothing exists and functions.
f) He is yogISa and yogavidAm netA - The best among the yogi-s and the
Leader of all those who follow the path of yoga.
g) He is bhagavAn, who is unique in His shad-guNya paripUrNattvam - the
qualities of j~nAna, Sakti, bala, aiSvarya, vIrya, and tejas.
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