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The Gita says:
 
equal to the Lord. The Vedas, upanişads and the Smrtis
all speak of the supremacy of the Lord.
a cacatsezazu: ats: etc. (XI-43).
words in Dvādaśa stotra (IV-7) are:
fë sfugua ufacufà a
 
The acārya's own
a zo aat a
 
te:
 
six
 
There are
rasas namely:
कटु, अम्ल, मधुर, लक्ण, तिक्त and कषाय. The seventh rasa is
non-existent. As such the question of the eighth rasa does noti
arise. But the Lord is said to be the eighth rasa because
He is superior to all. While it is impossible to think of
the seventh rasa even, the question of any one coming near
the Lord who forms the eighth rasa does not arise at all.
In the Chandogya upanişad (ch I-Kh. 1) the Lord is spoken
of as the highest rasa स एष रसानां रसतमः परमः परार्थ्योऽष्टमो यद्
उद्गीथः
 
A
 
V
 
vi
 
The latter half of the verse brings out the सर्वलोकसंहारकत्व
of the Lord which once again points out His supremacy...
Even Caturmukha Brahmā, Śiva (), Indra () and all other
gods are not exempt from destruction at the time of 4.
The acārya has employed in these two verses certain significant
words suggestive of the distinctive features of the Lord.
 
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। conveys गुणपूर्णत्वand निर्दोषत्व whilst भांवितानाकिवृन्दै denotes how
the Lord is meditated upon by Brahma and hosts of other gods.
पुरुहूत वैरि denotes सर्वानिष्टपरिहारकत्व
 
यद्रोषोत्कर etc. refer to the
लक्ष्मीकान्त denotes His लक्ष्मीपतित्व and लक्ष्म्याकर्षत्व.
 
of the Lord.
 
These two verses composed by the ācārya after the
composition of Vayustuti by Trivikrama Pandita are read both
at the beginning and the end of the parayana of Vayustuti.
For the circumstances leading to the composition of these
two prefatory verses, read the Foreword.