Vishnu Sahasranama · Shloka 51
Hasta Nakshatra · Pada 3
संस्कृत · Sanskrit
धर्मगुब्धर्मकृद्धर्मी सदसत्क्षरमक्षरम्। अविज्ञाता सहस्रांशुर्विधाता कृतलक्षणः॥५१॥
English transliteration
dharma-gub-dharma-krud-dharmee sadasat ksharam-aksharam ׀ avignātā sahasrām-shuh vidhātā kruta-lakshana-ha
English meaning
475. Dharmagub – One who protects Dharma. 476. Dharmakṛd – Though above. Dharma and Adharma, He performs Dharma in order to keep up the traditions in respect of it. 477. Dharmī – One who upholds Dharma. 478. Sat – The Parabrahman who is of the nature of truth. 479. Asat – As the Aparabrahma has manifested as the world He is called Asat (not having reality). 480. Kṣaram – All beings subjected to change. 481. Akṣaram – The changeless one. 482. Avijñātā – One who is without the attributes of a Jiva or vigyata like sense of agency, etc. 483. Sahasrāṃśuḥ – One with numerous rays, that is the Sun. 484. Vidhātā – One who is the unique support of all agencies like Ananta who bear the whole universe. 485. Kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ – One who is of the nature of consciousness.
हिंदी अर्थ
475 धर्मगुप् – धर्म की रक्षा करने वाले, 476 धर्मकृत् – धर्म की स्थापना करने के लिये स्वयं धर्म का आचरण करने वाले, 477 धर्मी – सम्पूर्ण धर्मों के आधार, 478 सत् – सत्य स्वरूप, 479 असत् – स्थूल जगत्स्वरूप, 480 क्षरम् – सर्वभूतमय, 481 अक्षरम् – अविनाशी, 482 अविज्ञाता – क्षेत्रज्ञ जीवात्मा को विज्ञाता कहते हैं, उनसे विलक्षण भगवान विष्णु, 483 सहस्रांशुः – हजारों किरणों वाले सूर्यस्वरूप, 484 विधाता – सबको अच्छी प्रकार धारण करने वाले, 485 कृतलक्षणः – श्रीवत्स आदि चिह्नों को धारण करने वाले