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upholds the path of righteousness; He that bears the burden of the universe; He that gives desirable boons unto those that solicit
them: He that causes the winds to blow; He that is the son of Vasudeva; (or, He that covers the universe with His illusions and
sports in the midst of it); He that is endued with extraordinary lustre; He that is the originating cause of the deities; He that
pierces all hostile towns (CCCXXVIII--CCCXXXVI); He that transcends all sorrow and grief; He that leads us safely across
the ocean of life or the world; He that dispels from the hearts of all His worshippers the fear of rebirth; He that is possessed of
infinite courage and prowess; He that is an offspring of Sura's race; He that is the master of all living creatures; He that is
inclined to show His grace unto all; He that has come on earth for a hundred times (for rescuing the good, destroying the
wicked, and establishing righteousness); He that holds a lotus in one of his hands; He whose eyes resemble the petals of the
lotus (CCCXXXVII--CCCXLVI); He from whose navel sprang the primeval lotus; (or, He that is seated upon a lotus); He that
is endued with eyes resembling the petals of the lotus; He that is adored by even worshippers as one seated within the lotus of
His hearts; He that assumed the form of embodied Jiva (through His own illusion); He that is endued with puissance of every
kind; He that grows in the form of the five primal elements; the Ancient Soul; He that is endued with vast eyes; He that has
Garuda sitting on the standard of His car (CCCXLVII--CCCCLV); He that is incomparable; the Sarabha (the lion-killing
animal); He that strikes the wicked with terror; He that knows everything that has occurred in Time; He that accepts, in the
forms of the deities, the butter poured on the sacrificial fire; He that is known by all kinds of evidence or proof; He upon whose
breast sits Prosperity always; He that is victorious in every battle (CCCLVI--CCCLXIV); He that is above destruction; He that
assumes a red form; (or, becomes wrathful unto the enemies of His worshippers); He that is an object of search with the
righteous; He that is at the root of all things; He that has the mark of the string around his abdomen (for Yasoda had bound
Him with a cord while He was Krishna); He that bears or forgives all injuries; He that upholds the Earth in the form of her
mountains; He that is the foremost of all objects of worship; He that is endued with great speed; He that swallows vast
quantities of food (CCCLXV--CCCLXXIV); He that caused the creation to start into life; He that always agitates both Prakriti
and Purusha; He that shines with resplendence; (or, sports in joy); He that has puissance in his stomach; He that is the Supreme
Master of all; He that is the material out of which the universe has been made; He that is the cause or Agent who has made the
universe: He that is independent of all things; He that ordains variety in the universe; He that is incapable of being
comprehended; He that renders Himself invisible by the screen of illusion (CCCLXXV--CCCLXXXV); He that is Chit
divested of all attributes; He on whom all things rest; He in whom all things reside when the universal dissolution comes; He
that assigns the foremost place to those that worship Him; He that is durable; He that is endued with the highest puissance; He
that has been glorified in the Vedanta; He that is contented; He that is always full; He whose glance is auspicious
(CCCLXXXVI--CCCXCV); He that fills all Yogins with delight; He that is the end of all creatures (for it is in Him that all
things merge at the universal dissolution); He that is the faultless Path; He that in the form of Jiva, leads to Emancipation; He
that leads (Jiva to Emancipation); He that has none to lead Him; He that is endued with great might; He that is the foremost of
all beings possessed of might; He that uphold He that is the foremost of all Beings conversant with duty and religion
(CCCXCVI--CDIV); He that joins, at the time of creation, the disunited elements for forming all objects; He that resides in all
bodies; He that causes all creatures to act in the form of Kshetrajna; He that creates all creatures after destroying them at the
universal dissolution; He unto whom every one bows with reverence; He that is extended over the entire universe; He that
owns the primeval golden egg as his abdomen (whence, as from the female uterus), everything proceeds; He that destroys the
foes of the deities; He that overspreads all things (being the material cause whence they spring); He that spreads sweet
perfumes; He that disregards the pleasures of the senses (CDV--CDXV); He that is identifiable with the seasons; He at whose
sight alone all worshippers succeed in obtaining the great object of their wish; He that weakens all creatures; He that dwells in
the firmament of the heart, depending upon His own glory and puissance; He that is capable of being known everywhere (in
consequence of His omnipresence); He that inspires everyone with dread; He in whom all creatures dwell; He that is clever in
accomplishing all acts; He that constitutes the rest of all creatures (being, as He is, the embodiment of Emancipation); He that
is endued with competence greater than that of other Beings (CDXVI--CDXXV); He in whom the whole Universe is spread
out? He that is Himself immobile and in whom all things rest for ever; He that is an object of proof; He that is the
Indestructible and unchanging seed; He that is sought by all (in consequence of His being happiness); He that has no desire (in
consequence of all His desires having been gratified); He that is the great cause (which covers the universe): He that has all
sorts of things to enjoy; He that has great wealth wherewith to secure all objects of desire (CDXXVI--CDXXXIV); He that is
above despair; He that exists in the form of Renunciation; He that is without birth; He that is the stake unto which
Righteousness is tethered; He that is the great embodiment of sacrifice; He who is the nave of the starry wheel that revolves in
the firmament;[601] He that is the Moon among the constellations; He that is competent to achieve every feat; He that stays in
His own soul when all things disappear He that cherishes the desire for Creation (CDXXXV--CDXLIV); He that is the
embodiment of all sacrifices; He that is adored in all sacrifices and religious rites; He that is the most adorable of the deities
present in the sacrifices that men perform; He that is the embodiment of all such sacrifices in which animals are offered up
according to the ordinance; He that is adored by persons before they take any food;[602] He that is the Refuge of those that
seek emancipation; He that beholds the acts and omissions of all creatures; He whose soul transcends all attributes; He that is
possessed of omniscience; He that is identical with knowledge that is unacquired, unlimited, and capable of accomplishing
everything (CDXLV--CDLIV); He that is observant of excellent vows (chief amongst which is the granting of favour unto one
that solicits it with a pure heart); He that has a face always full of delight; He that is exceedingly subtle; He that utters the most
agreeable sounds (in the form of the Veda or as Krishna playing on the lute); He that gives happiness (to all His worshippers);
He that does good to others without expecting any return; He that fills all creatures with delight; He that has subdued wrath; He
that has mighty arms (so mighty that He has slain as if in sport the mightiest of Asuras); He that tears those that are unrighteous
(CDLV--CDLXIV); He that causes those persons who are destitute of knowledge of the soul to be steeped in the deep sleep of
His illusion; He that relies on Himself (being entirely independent of all persons and things); He that overspreads the entire
universe; He that exists in infinite forms; He that is engaged in vocations infinite in number; He that lives in everything; He
that is full of affection towards all His worshippers; He that is the universal father (all living creatures of the universe being as
calves sprung from Him); He that holds, in the form of the vast Ocean, all jewels and gems in His abdomen, He that is the Lord
of all treasures (CDLXV--CDLXXIV); He that is the protector of righteousness; He that accomplishes all the duties of
righteousness; He that is the substratum of righteousness; He that is existent for all time; He that is non-existent (in the form of
the universe, for the manifested universe is the result of illusion); He that is destructible (in the form of the universe); He that is
indestructible as Chit; He that is, in the form of Jiva, destitute of true knowledge; He that is, in the form of the Sun, is endued
with a thousand rays; He that ordains (even all such great and mighty creatures as Sesha and Garuda, etc.); He that has created
all the Sastras (CDLXXV--CDLXXXV); He that exists, in the form of the Sun, as the centre of innumerable rays of light; He
that dwells in all creatures; He that is possessed of great prowess; He that is the Master of even Yama and others of similar
puissance; He that is the oldest of the deities (existing as He does from the beginning); He that exists in His own glory, casting
off all conditions; He that is the Lord of even all the deities; He that is the ruler of even him that upholds the deities (viz.,
Indra) (CDLXXXVI--CDXCIII); He that transcends birth and destruction; He that tended and protected kine (in the form of
Krishna); He that nourishes all creatures; He that is approachable by knowledge alone; He that is Ancient; He that upholds the
elements which constitute the body; He that enjoys and endures (weal and woe, in the form of Jiva); He that assumed the form
of a vast Boar; (or, He that, in the form of Rama, was the Lord of a large monkey host); He that gave plentiful presents unto all
in a grand sacrifice performed by Him (CDXCIV--DII); He that drinks Soma in every sacrifice; He that drinks nectar; He that,
in the form of Soma (Chandramas), nourishes all the herbs and plants; He that conquers foes in a trice when even they are
infinite in number; He that is of universal form and is the foremost of all existent entities; He that is the chastiser; He that is
victorious over all; He whose purposes are incapable of being baffled; He that deserves gifts; He that gives what His creatures
have not and who protects what they have (DIII--DXII); He that holds the life-breaths; He that beholds all His creatures as
objects of direct vision; He that never beholds anything beside His own Self; He that gives emancipation; He whose footsteps
(three in number) covered Heaven, Earth, and the Nether regions; He who is the receptacle of all the water; He that
overwhelms all Space, all Time, and all things; He that lies on the vast expanse of waters after the universal dissolution; He
that causes the destruction of all things (DXIII--DXXI); He that is without birth; He that is exceedingly adorable; He that
appears in His own nature; He that has conquered all foes (in the form of wrath and other evil passions); He that delights those
that meditate on Him; He that is joy; He that fills others with delight; He that swells with all causes of delight; He that has truth
and other virtues for His indications; He whose foot steps are in the three worlds (DXXII--DXXX); He that is the first of the
Rishis (being conversant with the entire Vedas); He that is identical with the preceptor Kapila; He that is the knower of the
Universe; He that is Master of the Earth; He that has their feet; He that is the guardian of the deities; He that has large horns (in
allusion to the piscatory form in which He saved Manu on the occasion of the universal deluge by scudding through the waters
with Manu's boat tied to His horns); He that exhausts all acts by causing their doers to enjoy or endure their fruits; (or, He that
grinds the Destroyer himself) (DXXXI--DXXXVIII); the great Boar: He that is understood or apprehended by the aid of the
Vedanta; He that has beautiful troops (in the form of His worshippers); He that is adorned with golden armlets; He that is
concealed (being knowledge with the aid of the Upanishads only); He that is deep (in knowledge and puissance); He that is
difficult of access; He that transcends both word and thought, that is armed with the discus and the mace (DXXXIX--DXLVII);
the Ordainer; He that is the cause (in the form of helper of the universe); He that has never been vanquished; He that is the