Vishnu Sahasranama · Shloka 45
Uttara Nakshatra · Pada 1
संस्कृत · Sanskrit
ऋतुः सुदर्शनः कालः परमेष्ठी परिग्रहः। उग्रः संवत्सरो दक्षो विश्रामो विश्वदक्षिणः॥४५॥
English transliteration
rutuh-ssudarshanaha kalah parameshtee parigraha-ha ugra-ssamvatsaro daksho vishrāmo vishva-dakshina-ha
English meaning
416. Ṛtuḥ – One who is of the nature of Kala (time) which is indicated by the word Ritu or season. 417. Sudarśanaḥ – One whose Darshana or vision that is knowledge, bestows the most auspicious fruit Mokṣa. 418. Kālaḥ – One who measures and sets a limit to everything. 419. Parameṣṭhī – One who dwells in his supreme greatness in the sky of the heart. 420. Parigrahaḥ – One who, being everywhere, is grasped on all sides by those who seek refuge in Him. Or one who grasps or receives the offerings made by devotees. 421. Ugraḥ – One who is the cause of fear even to beings like Sun. 422. Saṃvatsaraḥ – One in whom all beings reside. 423. Dakṣaḥ – One who augments in the form of the world. 424. Viśrāmaḥ – One who bestows Vishrama or liberation to aspirants who seek relief from the ocean of Samsara with its waves of various tribulations in the from of Hunger, Thirst etc., and difficulties like Avidyā, pride, infatuation etc. 425. Viśvadakṣiṇaḥ – One who is more skilled (Daksha) than every one. Or One who is proficient in everything.
हिंदी अर्थ
416 ऋतुः – काल रूप से लक्षित होने वाले, 417 सुदर्शनः – भक्तों को सुगमता से ही दर्शन दे देने वाले, 418 कालः – सबकी गणना करने वाले, 419 परमेष्ठी – अपनी प्रकृष्ट महिमा में स्थित रहने के स्वभाव वाले, 420 परिग्रहः – शरणार्थियों के द्वारा सब ओर से ग्रहण किये जाने वाले, 421 उग्रः – सूर्यादि के भी भय के कारण, 422 संवत्सरः – सम्पूर्ण भूतों के वासस्थान, 423 दक्षः – सब कार्यों को बड़ी कुशलता से करने वाले, 424 विश्रामः – विश्राम की इच्छा वाले, मुमुक्षुओं को मोक्ष देने वाले, 425 विश्वदक्षिणः – बलि के यज्ञ में समस्त विश्व को दक्षिणा रूप में प्राप्त करने वाले