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

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AtmA svarUpam yasya iti viSuddhAtmA.<br />

SrI satyadevo vAsishTha gives the following reference from the Sruti which<br />

describes His Suddha svarUpam:<br />

sa paryagAt Sukram akAyam avRaNam asnAviram Suddham apaApaviddham<br />

(ISAvAsya. 8)<br />

etonvindram stavAma Suddham Suddhena sAmnA |<br />

SuddhairuktairvAvRdhvAmsam Suddha ASIrvAn mamamttu ||<br />

indra Suddho na Agahi Suddhah SuddhAbhirUtibhih |<br />

Suddho rayim ni dhAraya Suddho mamaddhi somya ||<br />

indra Suddho hi no rayim Suddho ratnAni dASushe |<br />

Suddho vRtrANi jighnase Suddho vAjam sishAsasi ||<br />

nAma 643. ivzaexn> viSodhanah<br />

The Purifier.<br />

viSodhanAya namah.<br />

57<br />

(Rg. 7. 95 –7,8,9)<br />

a) SrI BhaTTar: viSodhayati iti viSodhanah. bhagavAn has the nAma “Purifier”<br />

since He purifies those who give up their body in a holy shrine, by making them<br />

fit to attain Him. This is reflected in nammAzhvAr’s tiruvAimoshi 2. 7. 4 –<br />

ennaik koNDu en pAvam tannaiyum pARak kaiitu (tanna0) mevum tan mayam<br />

AkkinAn em pirAn vittu. viSesheNa Sodhayati vimalI karoti samArAdhana<br />

niratAn iti viSodhanah (SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvaAj).<br />

b) SrI Samkara gives the interpretation that He is the Purifier because the<br />

very remembrance of Him purifies us by destroying our sins – smRrti mAtreNa<br />

pApAnAm kshapaNAt viSodhanah. This purification happens because<br />

remembrance of Him keeps our mind from being influenced by the three guNas<br />

(sattva, rajas and tamas), and thus it enables us to realize Him (SrI<br />

rAdhAkRshNa Sastri). By remembering Him, the human heart becomes<br />

cleansed of its sins, immaculately swept of all consequent feelings of<br />

restlessness (SrI cinmayAnanda).<br />

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