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that has excellent knowledge for His eye; He that is worthy of worship by Brahman himself and other foremost ones in the
universe; He that is giver of food; He that assumed horns at the time of the universal dissolution; He that has always subjugated
His foes most wonderfully; He that knows all things; He that is ever victorious over those that are of irresistible prowess
(DCCXC--DCCXCIX); He whose limbs are like gold; He that is incapable of being agitated (by wrath or aversion or other
passion); He that is Master of all those who are masters of all speech; He that is the deepest lake; He that is the deepest pit; He
that transcends the influence of Time; He in whom the primal elements are established (DCCC--DCCCVI); He that gladdens
the earth; He that grants fruits which are as agreeable as the Kunda flowers (Jasmim pubescens, Linn); He that gave away the
earth unto Kasyapa (in His incarnation as Rama); He that extinguishes the three kinds of misery (mentioned in the Sankhya
philosophy) like a rain-charged cloud cooling the heat of the earth by its downpour; He that cleanses all creatures; He that has
none to urge Him; He that drank nectar; He that has an undying body; He that is possessed of omniscience; He that has face
and eyes turned towards every direction (DCCCVIII--DCCCXVI); He that is easily won (with, that is, such gifts as consist of
flowers and leaves); He that has performed excellent vows; He that is crowned with success by Himself; He that is victorious
over all foes; He that scorches all foes; He that is the ever-growing and tall Banian that overtops all other trees; He that is the
sacred fig tree (Ficus glomerata, Willd); He that is the Ficus religiosa; (or, He that is not durable, in consequence of His being
all perishable forms in the universe even as he is all the imperishable forms that exist); He that is the slayer of Chanura of the
Andhra country (DCCCXVII--DCCCXXV); He that is endued with a thousand rays; He that has seven tongues (in the forms of
Kali, Karali, etc.); He that has seven flames (in consequence of His being identical with the deity of fire); He that has seven
horses for bearing His vehicle; (or, He that owns the steed called Sapta); He that is formless; He that is sinless: He that is
inconceivable; He that dispels all fears; He that destroys all fears (DCCCXXVI--DCCCXXXIV); He that is minute; He that is
gross; He that is emaciated; He that is adipose; He that is endued with attributes; He that transcends all attributes; He that is
unseizable; He that suffers Himself to be easily seized (by His worshippers); He that has an excellent face; He that has for His
descendants the people of the accidental regions; He that extends the creation consisting of the fivefold primal elements
(DCCCXXXV--DCCCXLVI); He that bears heavy weights (in the form of Ananta); He that has been declared by the Vedas;
He that is devoted to Yoga; He that is the lord of all Yogins; He that is the giver of all wishes; He that affords an asylum to
those that seek it; He that sets Yogins to practise Yoga anew after their return to life upon the conclusion of their life of felicity
in heaven; He that invests Yogins with puissance even after the exhaustion of their merits; He that has goodly leaves (in the
form of the Schhandas of the Vedas, Himself being the tree of the world); He that causes the winds to blow (DCCCXLVII--
DCCCLVI); He that is armed with the bow (in the form of Rama); He that is conversant with the science of arms; He that is the
rod of chastisement; He that is chastiser; He that executes all sentences of chastisement; He that has never been vanquished; He
that is competent in all acts; He that sets all persons to their respective duties; He that has none to set Him to any work; He that
has no Yama to slay Him (DCCLVII--DCCCLXVI); He that is endued with heroism and prowess; He that has the attribute of
Sattwa (Goodness); He that is identical with Truth; He that is devoted to Truth and Righteousness; He that is sought by those
who are resolved to achieve emancipation; (or, He towards whom the universe proceeds when the dissolution comes); He that
deserves to have all objects which His worshippers present unto Him; He that is worthy of being adored (with hymns and
flowers and other offering of reverence); He that does good to all; He that enhances the delights of all (DCCCLXVII--
DCCCLXV); He whose track is through the firmament; He that blazes forth in His own effulgence; He that is endued with
great beauty; He that eats the offerings made on the sacrificial fire; He that dwells everywhere and is endued with supreme
puissance; He that sucks the moisture of the earth in the form of the Sun; He that has diverse desires; He that brings forth all
things; He that is the parent of the universe; He that has the Sun for His eye (DCCCLXXVI--DCCCLXXXV); He that is
Infinite; He that accepts all sacrificial offerings; He that enjoys Prakriti in the form of Mind; He that is giver of felicity; He that
has taken repeated births (for the protection of righteousness and the righteous); He that is First-born of all existent things; He
that transcends despair (in consequence of the fruition of all His wishes); He that forgives the righteous when they trip; He that
is the foundation upon which the universe rests; He that is most wonderful (DCCCLXXXVI--DCCCXCV); He that is existent
from the beginning of Time; He that has been existing from before the birth of the Grandsire and others; He that is of a tawny
hue; (or, He that discovers or illumines all existent things by His rays); He that assumed the form of the great Boar; He that
exists even when all things are dissolved; He that is the giver of all blessings; He that creates blessings; He that is identifiable
with all blessings; He that enjoys blessings; He that is able to scatter blessings (DCCCXXI--CMV); He that is without wrath;
He that lies ensconced in folds (in the form of the snake Sesha); (or, He that is adorned with ear-rings); He that is armed with
the discus; He that is endued with great prowess; He whose sway is regulated by the high precepts of the Srutis and the Smritis;
He that is incapable of being described by the aid of speech; He whom the Vedantas have striven to express with the aid of
speech; He that is the dew which cools those who are afflicted with the three kinds of grief; He that lives in all bodies, endued
with the capacity of dispelling darkness (CMVI--CMXIV); He that is divested of wrath; He that is well-skilled in
accomplishing all acts by thought, word, and deed; He that can accomplish all acts within the shortest period of time; He that
destroys the wicked; He that is the foremost of all forgiving persons; He that is foremost of all persons endued with knowledge;
He that transcends all fear; He whose names and feats, heard and recited, lead to Righteousness (CMXV--CMXXII), He that
rescues the Righteous from the tempestuous ocean of the world; He that destroys the wicked; He that is Righteousness; He that
dispels all evil dreams; He that destroys all bad paths for leading His worshippers to the good path of emancipation; He that
protects the universe by staying in the attribute of Sattwa; He that walks along the good path; He that is Life; He that exists
overspreading the universe (CMXXIII--CMXXXI); He that is of infinite forms; He that is endued with infinite prosperity; He
that has subdued wrath; He that destroys the fears of the righteous; He that gives just fruits, on every side, to sentient beings
according to their thoughts and acts; He that is immeasurable Soul; He that bestows diverse kinds of fruits on deserving
persons for their diverse acts; He that sets diverse commands (on gods and men); He that attaches to every act its proper fruit
(CMXXXII--CMXL); He that has no beginning; He that is the receptacle of all causes as well as of the earth; He that has the
goddess of Prosperity ever by his side; He that is the foremost of all heroes; He that is adorned with beautiful armlets; He that
produces all creatures; He that is the original cause of the birth of all creatures; He that is the terror of all the wicked Asuras;
He that is endued with terrible prowess (CMXLI--CMXLIX); He that is the receptacle and abode of the five primal elements;
He that gulps down His throat all creatures at the time of the universal dissolution; He whose smile is as agreeable as the sight
of flowers; (or, He who laughs in the form of flowers); He that is always wakeful; He that stays at the head of all creatures; He
whose conduct consists of those acts which the Righteous do; He that revives the dead (as in the case of Parikshit and others);
He that is the initial syllable Om; He that has ordained all righteous acts (CML--CMLVIII); He that displays the truth about the
Supreme Soul; He that is the abode of the five life-breaths and the senses; He that is the food which supports the life of living
creatures; He that causes all living creatures to live with the aid of the life-breath called Prana; He that is the great topic of
every system of philosophy; He that is the One Soul in the universe; He that transcends birth, decrepitude, and death (CMLIX--
CMLXV); He that rescues the universe in consequence of the sacred syllable Bhuh, Bhuvah, Swah, and the others with which
Homa offerings are made; He that is the great rescuer; He that is the sire of all; He that is the sire of even the Grandsire
(Brahman); He that is of the form of Sacrifice; He that is the Lord of all sacrifices (being the great deity that is adored in them);
He that is the sacrificer; He that has sacrifices for his limbs; He that upholds all sacrifices (CMLXXVI--CMLXXXV); He that
protects sacrifices; He that has created sacrifices; He that is the foremost of all performers of sacrifices; He that enjoys the
rewards of all sacrifices; He that causes the accomplishment of all sacrifices; He that completes all sacrifices by accepting the
full libation at the end; He that is identical with such sacrifices as are performed without desire of fruit; He that is the food
which sustains all living creatures; He that is also the eater of that food (CMLXXVI--CMLXXXIV); He that is Himself the
cause of His existence; He that is self-born; He that penetrated through the solid earth (and repairing to the nether regions slew
Hiranyaksha and others); He that sings the Samans; He that is the delighter of Devaki; He that is the creator of all; He that is
the Lord of the earth; He that is the destroyer of the sins of his worshippers (CMLXXXV--CMXXCII); He that bears the conch
(Panchajanya) in His hands; He that bears the sword of knowledge and illusion; He that sets the cycle of the Yugas to revolve
ceaselessly; He that invests Himself with consciousness and senses; He that is endued with the mace of the most solid
understanding. He that is armed with a car-wheel; He that is incapable of being agitated; He that is armed with all kinds of
weapons (CMXCIII--M). Om, salutations to Him!
'Even thus have I recited to thee, without any exception, the thousand excellent names of the high-souled Kesava whose glory
should always be sung That man who hears the names every day or who recites them every day, never meets with any evil
either here or hereafter. If a Brahmana does this he succeeds in mastering the Vedanta; if a Kshatriya does it, he becomes
always successful in battle. A Vaisya, by doing it, becomes possessed of affluence, while a Sudra earns great happiness. If one
becomes desirous of earning the merit of righteousness, one succeeds in earning it (by hearing or reciting these names). If it is
wealth that one desires, one succeeds in earning wealth (by acting in this way). So also the man who wishes for enjoyments of
the senses succeeds in enjoying all kinds of pleasures, and the man desirous of offspring acquires offspring (by pursuing this
course of conduct). That man who with devotion and perseverance and heart wholly turned towards him, recites these thousand
names of Vasudeva every day, after having purified himself, succeeds in acquiring great fame, a position of eminence among
his kinsmen, enduring prosperity, and lastly, that which is of the highest benefit to him (viz., emancipation itself). Such a man
never meets with fear at any time, and acquires great prowess and energy. Disease never afflicts him; splendour of complexion,