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VISHNU SAHASRANAMA
 
566. The refuge and the best
 
(Gatisattamah)
(Slo. 73)
 
567. With a good bow (Sudhanva).
 
The bow named Sarnga which He wields symbolises
the senses and the rest.
 
568. With a punishing axe (Khandaparas'uh or
Akhandaparusuh).
 
Punishing the foes with his axe during the incarnation
of Parasurama, the son of Jamadagni; or the name may be
taken as Akhandaparasuh,' meaning wielding...
569. Merciless (Darunah).
 
Towards the evil-doers.
 
570. The giver of wealth (Dravinapradah).
 
As He gives the desired objects to His devotees.
Vya. He gives the wealth of S'astras (as Vyāsa).
571. The sky-reaching (Divassprik).
 
Vya. One reaches heaven by the supreme knowledge
572. Omniscient-Vyasa (Sarvadrikvyasah).'
 
Or Sarvadrik: he who is the eye of all; 'yasa: he who
divided the Vedas into four, Rig, etc. The Rigveda again
was divided into twenty-one branches, the Yajus into one
hundred and one, the Samaveda into a thousand and the
Atharvaveda into nine branches or Sakhãs; he also divided
all the Puranas; hence Vyasa means Brahma, the creator.
573. The Lord of Vidyas and unborn (Vachaspatih-
ayonijah).
 
"Unborn' not born of any woman.
 
574. Having the three Samans (Trisama).
 
He is praised by the singers of three Samans, viz.,
 
Deva, Vrata, and Saman.
 
This makes 2 names.
 
? Ibid.
 
(Slo. 74)