Vishnu Sahasranama · Shloka 96
Shatabhisha Nakshatra · Pada 4
संस्कृत · Sanskrit
सनात्सनातनतमः कपिलः कपिरव्ययः। स्वस्तिदः स्वस्तिकृत्स्वस्ति स्वस्तिभुक्स्वस्तिदक्षिणः॥९६॥
English transliteration
sanāt sanā-ta-natamah kapilah kapir-avyayah ׀ svasti-dah svati-krut svasti svasti-bhuk svasti-dakshina-ha
English meaning
896. Sanāt – The word Sanāt indicates a great length of time; time itself is a manifestation of the Supreme Being. 897. Sanātanatamaḥ – Being the cause of all, He is more ancient than Brahmā and other beings who are generally considered eternal. 898. Kapilaḥ – A subterranean fire in the ocean, Kapila, light red in colour; also the name of the sage who embodied divine knowledge. 899. Kapiḥ – 'Ka' means water; one who drinks or absorbs all water by means of His form as the Sun. 900. Avyayaḥ – One in whom all the worlds dissolve at Pralaya without loss. 901. Svastidaḥ – One who gives what is auspicious to devotees. 902. Svastikṛt – One who works for the bestowal of what is good. 903. Svasti – One whose auspicious form is characterised by supreme Bliss. 904. Svastibhuk – One who enjoys the Svasti (auspiciousness) above, or who preserves the well-being of devotees. 905. Svastidakṣiṇaḥ – One who augments auspiciousness (Svasti) through His grace.
हिंदी अर्थ
896 सनात् – अनन्त काल स्वरुप, 897 सनातनतमः – सबके कारण होने से ब्रह्मादि पुरुषों की अपेक्षा भी परम पुराण पुरुष, 898 कपिलः – महर्षि कपिल, 899 कपिः – सूर्यदेव, 900 अप्ययः – सम्पूर्ण जगत के लय स्थान, 901 स्वस्तिदः – परमानन्द रूप मंगल देने वाले, 902 स्वस्तिकृत् – आश्रित जनों का कल्याण करने वाले, 903 स्वस्ति – कल्याण स्वरुप, 904 स्वस्तिभुक् – भक्तों के परम कल्याण की रक्षा करने वाले, 905 स्वस्तिदक्षिणः – कल्याण करने में समर्थ और शीघ्र कल्याण करने वाले