Vishnu Sahasranama · Shloka 53
Chitta Nakshatra · Pada 1
संस्कृत · Sanskrit
उत्तरो गोपतिर्गोप्ता ज्ञानगम्यः पुरातनः। शरीरभूतभृद्भोक्ता कपीन्द्रो भूरिदक्षिणः॥५३॥
English transliteration
uttaro gopatir-goptā gnāna-gamyah purātana-ha ׀ shareera-bhoota-bhrudbhoktā kapeendro bhoori-dakshina-ha
English meaning
494. Uttaraḥ – One who is Uttirna or liberated from Samsara. 495. Gōpatiḥ – Krishna who tends the cattle in the form of a Gopa. One who is the master of the earth. 496. Gōptā – One who is the protector of all beings. 497. Jñānagamyaḥ – The Lord cannot be known through Karma or a combination of Karma and Jñāna. 498. Purātanaḥ – One who is not limited by time and who existed before anything else. 499. Śarīrabhūtabhṛd – One who is the master of the five Bhutas (elements) of which the body is made. 500. Bhōktā – One who protects. Or one who is the enjoyer of infinite bliss. 501. Kapīndraḥ – Kapi means Varah (boar). The word means, the Lord who is Indra and also one who manifested as Varaha or the Boar in one of the incarnations. Or it signifies His Rama incarnation in which He played the role of the master of the monkeys. 502. Bhūridakṣiṇaḥ – One to whom numerous Dakshinas or votive offerings are made in Yajnas.
हिंदी अर्थ
494 उत्तरः – संसार समुद्र से उद्धार करने वाले और सर्वश्रेष्ठ, 495 गोपतिः – गोपाल रूप से गायों की रक्षा करने वाले, 496 गोप्ता – समस्त प्राणियों का पालन और रक्षा करने वाले, 497 ज्ञानगम्यः – ज्ञान के द्वारा जानने में आने वाले, 498 पुरातनः – सदा एकरस रहने वाले, सबके आदि पुराण पुरुष, 499 शरीरभूतभृत् – शरीर के उत्पादक पंचभूतों का प्राणरूप से पालन करने वाले, 500 भोक्ता – निरतिशय आनन्द पुंजों को भोगने वाले, 501 कपीन्द्रः – बंदरों के स्वामी श्रीराम, 502 भूरिदक्षिणः – श्रीरामादि अवतारों में यज्ञ करते समय बहुत सी दक्षिणा प्रदान करने वाले