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Prosperity; (or He that is identical with Kama, the lord of Rati); He that is the Refuge of those that are righteous; He that is
incapable of being won without thorough devotion; (or, He that is incapable of being immured or restrained by any one putting
forth his powers); He that is the delight of the deities, or, He that is the embodiment of fullness of joy; He that rescued the
submerged Earth; (or He that understands the hymns addressed to him by His devotees); He that is the Master of ell eloquent
persons (or He that dispels the calamities of all those who know him) (CLXXXL--CLXXXVIII); He that is full of blazing
effulgence) He that suppressed the afflictions of His adorers; (or, He that assumes the form of Yama, the universal Destroyer,
for chastising all persons that fall away from their duties); He that assumed the form of a Swan for communicating the Vedas to
the Grandsire Brahman; (or, He that enters into the bodies of all persons); He that has Garuda, the prince of the feathery
denizens of the welkin, for His vehicle; He that is the foremost of snakes in consequence of His identity with Sesha or Ananta
who upholds on his head the vast Earth, (or, He that has the hood of the prince of snakes for His bed while He lies down to
sleep on the vast expansion of water after the dissolution of the universe); He whose navel is as beautiful as gold; He that
underwent the severest austerities in the form of Narayana at Vadari on the breast of Himavat; He whose navel resembles a
lotus; (or, He from whose navel sprang the primeval lotus in which the Grandsire Brahma was born); He that is the Lord of all
creatures (CLXXXIX--CXCVII); He that transcends death; (or, He that wards off Death from those that are devoted to him);
He that always casts a kind eye on His worshippers; (or, He that sees all things in the universe); He that destroys all things; (or,
He that drenches with nectar all those that worship Him with single-minded devotion); He that is the Ordainer of all ordainers;
(or, He that unites all persons with the consequences of their acts); He that himself enjoys and endures the fruits of all acts, (or,
He that assumed the form of Rama, the son of Dasaratha, and going into exile at the command of His sire made a treaty with
Sugriva the chief of the Apes for aiding him in the recovery of his kingdom from the grasp of his elder brother Vali in return
for the assistance which Sugriva promised Him for recovering from Ravana His wife Sita who had been ravished by that
Rakshasa and borne away to his island home in Lanka), He that is always of the same form; (or, He that is exceedingly
affectionate unto His worshippers); He that is always moving; (or, He that is of the form of Kama who springs up in the heart
of every creature); He that is incapable of being endured by Danavas and Asuras (or, He that rescued His wife Sita after slaying
Ravana, or, He that shows compassion towards even Chandalas and members of other low castes when they approach Him
with devotion, in allusion to His friendship, in the form of Rama, for Guhaka the chief of the Chandalas, inhabiting the country
known by the name of Sringaverapura); He that chastises the wicked; (or, He that regulates the conduct of all persons by the
dictates of the Srutis and the Smritis); He whose soul has true knowledge for its indication; (or, He that destroyed Ravana, the
foe of the gods, having assumed the form of Rama that was full of compassion and other amiable virtues); He that destroys the
foes of the deities (or, He that slays those who obstruct or forbid the giving of presents unto deserving persons) (CXCVII--
CCVIII); He that is the instructor in all sciences and the father of all; He that is the instructor of even the Grandsire Brahma;
He that is the abode or resting place of all creatures; He that is the benefactor of those that are good and is free from the stain of
falsehood; He whose prowess is incapable of being baffled; He that never casts his eye on such acts as are not sanctioned or
approved by the scriptures; He that casts his eye on such acts as are sanctioned or approved by the scriptures; (or, He whose
eye never winks or sleeps); He that wears the unfading garland of victory called by the name of Vaijayanti; He that is the Lord
of speech and that is possessed of great liberality insomuch that He rescued the lowest of the low and the vilest of the vile by
granting them His grace (CCLX--CCXVIII); He that leads persons desirous of Emancipation to the foremost of all conditions,
viz., Emancipation itself; (or, He that assumes the form of a mighty Fish and scudding through the vast expanse of waters that
cover the Earth when the universal dissolution comes, and dragging the boat tied to His horns, leads Manu and others to
safety); He that is the leader of all creatures; (or, He that sports in the vast expanse of waters which overwhelm all things at the
universal dissolution); He whose words are the Veda and who rescued the Vedas when they were submerged in the waters at
the universal dissolution; He that is the accomplisher of all functions in the universe; He that assumes the form of the wind for
making all living creatures act or exert themselves; (or, He whose motions are always beautiful, or, who wishes His creatures
to glorify Him); He that is endued with a thousand heads; He that is the Soul of the universe and as such pervades all things;
He that has a thousand eyes and a thousand legs; (CCXIX--CCXXVI); He that causes the wheel of the universe to revolve at
His will; He whose soul is freed from desire and who transcends those conditions that invest Jiva and to which Jiva is liable;
He that is concealed from the view of all persons that are attached to the world; (or, He that has covered the eyes of all persons
with the bandage of nescience); He that grinds those that turn away from him; He that sets the days a-going in consequence of
His being identical with the Sun; He that is the destroyer of all-destroying Time itself; He that conveys the libations poured on
the sacred fire unto those for whom they are intended; (or, He that bears the universe, placing it on only a minute fraction of
His body); He that has no beginning; (or, He that has no fixed habitation) He that upholds the Earth in space (in the form of
Sesha, or, rescues her in the form of the mighty boar or supports her as a subtil pervader) (CCXXVII--CCXXXV); He that is
exceedingly inclined to grace, insomuch that He grants happiness to even foes like Sisupala; He that has been freed from the
attributes of Rajas (passion) and Tamas (darkness) so that He is pure or stainless Sattwa by itself; (or, He that has obtained the
fruition of all His wishes); He that supports the universe; He that feeds (or enjoys the universe); He that is displayed in infinite
puissance; He that honours the deities, the Pitris, and His own worshippers; He that is honoured or adored by those that are
themselves honoured or adored by others; (or, He whose acts are all beautiful and enduring); He that accomplishes the
purposes of others; (or, He that is the benefactor of others); He that withdraws all things unto Himself at the universal
dissolution; (or, He that destroys the foes of the deities or of His worshippers); He that has the waters for his home; (or, He that
is the sole Refuge of all creatures or He that destroys the ignorance of all creatures (CCXXXVI--CCXLVI); He that is
distinguished above all, He that cherishes the righteous, He that cleanses all the worlds, He that crowns with fruition the desires
of all creatures, He whose wishes are always crowned with fruition, He that gives success to all, He that bestows success upon
those that solicit Him for it (CCXLVII--CCLVI); He that presides over all sacred days; (or, He that overwhelms Indra himself
with His own excellent attributes), He that showers all objects of desire upon His worshippers, He that walks over all the
universe, He that offers the excellent flight of steps constituted by Righteousness (unto those that desire to ascend to the
highest place); He that has Righteousness in His abdomen; (or, He that protects Indra even as a mother protects the child in her
womb); He that aggrandises (His worshippers), He that spreads Himself out for becoming the vast universe, He that is aloof
from all things (though pervading them); He that is the receptacle of the ocean of Srutis (CCLVII--CCLXIV); He that is
possessed of excellent arms (i.e., arms capable of upholding the universe); He that is incapable of being borne by any creature,
He from whom flowed the sounds called Brahman (or Veda), He that is the Lord of all Lords of the universe, He that is the
giver of wealth, He that dwells in His own puissance, He that is multiform, He that is of vast form, He that resides in the form
of Sacrifice in all animals, He that causes all things to be displayed (CCLXV--CCLXXIV), He that is endued with great might,
energy, and splendour; He that displays Himself in visible forms to His worshippers, He that scorches the unrighteous with His
burning energy, He that is enriched with the sixfold attributes (of affluence, etc.), He that imparted the Veda to the Grandsire
Brahma, He that is of the form of the Samans, Riks, and Yajuses (of the Veda); He that soothes His worshippers burning with
the afflictions of the world like the rays of the moon cooling all living creatures of the world, He that is endued with blazing
effulgence like the sun (CCLXXV--CCLXXXII); He from whose mind has sprung the moon, He that blazes forth in His own
effulgence, He that nourishes all creatures even like the luminary marked by the hare, He that is the Master of the deities, He
that is the great medicine for the disease of worldly attachment, He that is the great causeway of the universe, He that is endued
with knowledge and other attributes that are never futile and with prowess that is incapable of being baffled (CCLXXXIII--
CCLXXXIX); He that is solicited by all creatures at all times, viz., the Past, the Present, and the Future; He that rescues his
worshippers by casting kind glances upon them, He that sanctifies even them that are sacred; He that merges the life-breath in
the Soul; (or, He that assumes diverse forms for protecting both the Emancipated and the Unemancipated); He that kills the
desires of those that are Emancipated; (or, He that prevents evil desires from arising in the minds of His worshippers); He that
is the sire of Kama (the principle of desire or lust); He that is most agreeable, He that is desired by all creatures, He that grants
the fruition of all desires, He that has the ability to accomplishing all acts (CCXC--CCXCIX); He that sets the four Yugas to
begin their course; He that causes the Yugas to continually revolve as on a wheel, He that is endued with the diverse kinds of
illusion (and, therefore, the cause from which spring the different kinds of acts that distinguish the different Yugas); He that is
the greatest of eaters (in consequence of His swallowing all things at the end of every Kalpa); He that is incapable of being
seized (by those that are not His worshippers); He that is manifest (being exceedingly vast); He that subjugates thousands of
foes (of the deities); He that subjugates innumerable foes (CCC--CCCVIII); He that is desired (by even the Grandsire and
Rudra, or He that is adored in sacrifices); He that is distinguished above all; He that is desired by those that are endued with
wisdom and righteousness; He that has an ornament of (peacock's) feathers on His headgear; He that stupefies all creatures
with His illusion; He that showers His grace on all His worshippers; He that kills the wrath of the righteous; He that fills the
unrighteous with wrath; He that is the accomplisher of all acts; He who holds the universe on his arms; He that upholds the
Earth (CCCIX--CCCXVIII); He that transcends the six well-known modifications (of inception, birth or appearance growth,
maturity, decline, and dissolution); He that is endued with great celebrity (in consequence of His feats); He that causes all
living creatures to live (in consequence of His being the all-pervading soul); He that gives life; the younger brother of Vasava
(in the form of Upendra or the dwarf); He that is the receptacle of all the waters in the universe; He that covers all creatures (in
consequence of His being the material cause of everything); He that is never heedless (being always above error); He that is
established on His own glory (CCCXIX--CCCXXVII); He that flows in the form of nectar; (or, He that dries up all things); He