Zend Avesta Part 01

SR No.: 007671
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1895
Total Pages: 2695
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 49 MB

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VISHNU.
XCVIII, 3.
3. Having been addressed thus by the goddess of the earth, Bhagavat answered, “So be it.'
4. And the goddess of the earth, her desire having been gratified, did as she had said.
5. And she praised the god of the gods (as follows) :
6. Om. Adoration be to thee. 7. “Thou art the god of the gods. 8. “Thou art Vasudeva. 9. "Thou art the creator.
10. “Thou art the god (who creates, preserves, and destroys) at will.
11. “Thou art the gratifier of human desires. 12. “Thou art the guardian of the earth.
13. There is neither beginning, nor middle, nor end in thee.
14. Thou art the lord (protector) of creatures. 15. “Thou art the strong lord of creatures. 16. Thou art the exalted lord of creatures. 17. Thou art the lord of strength. 18. “Thou art the lord of holy speech.
19. “Thou art the lord (creator and preserver) of the world.
20. "Thou art the lord of heaven.
21. “Thou art the lord of woods (who makes the trees grow).
10. Or Kamadeva means the god (or brilliant one) who is sought by those striving for religious merit, gain, love, or final liberation. (Nand. The same interpretation is given by Sankara in his Commentary on the Vishnu-sahasranama. The ordinary meaning of Kamadeva is the god of love.'
15, 16. Nand. renders the terms supragâpati and mahâpragapati by 'the protector of those who have a splendid progeny (such as Kasyapa)' and 'the lord of him who has a large progeny (Brahman).'
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