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   SrI vishNu sahasra nAmam - Slokam 105 - nAma 977 - yaj~na-kRt.


977. yaj~na-kRt â?" He Who created the sacrifice.

om yaj~na-kRte namaH.

Both SrI Saâ??nkara and SrI BhaTTar give the interpretation that Lord 
vishNu has this nAma because He created yaj~na as a means for the 
well-being of the universe.  SrI BhaTTarâ??s interpretation is:  jagad-
hitAya yaj~namAdI sRjati iti yaj~na-kRt â?" He first created the 
sacrifice for the well-being of the Universe.   

The following Sloka-s in the gItA explain in detail, in the words of 
Lord kRshNa, the idea that bhagavAn created yaj~na as a means of 
establishing a connection between the deva-s and the human beings:

        saha-yaj~nAH prajA sRshTvA purovAca prajApatiH   |
        anena prasavishyadhvam esha voâ??stvishTa kAma-dhuk   ||   
(gItA 3.10)

        devAn bhAvayatAnena te devA bhAvayantu vaH   |
        parasparam bhAvayantaH SreyaH param avApsyatha   ||   (gItA 
3.11)

        ishTAn bhogAn hi vo devA dAsyante yaj~na bhAvitAH   |  â?¦ 
(gItA 3.12)

â??In the beginning, the Lord of all beings, creating man along with 
the sacrifice, said:  â??By this shall you prosper; this shall be the 
cow of plenty granting all your wantsâ??.

â??By this (yaj~na), please the gods, and the gods will support you.  
Thus nourishing one another, may you obtain the highest goodâ??.  

â??The gods, pleased by the sacrifice, will bestow on you the 
enjoyments you desireâ?¦â??.

In his explanation for the nAma vashaTkAraH, SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri 
elaborates on this connection and interdependence between the deva-s 
and the manushya-s as follows:  The deva-s depend on the manushya-s 
for their havir-bhAgam through the yaj~na-s, and the people depend on 
the deva-s for their sustenance through rain etc.  Thus, bhagavAn has 
set up the yaj~na as the bridge between the deva-s and the people, 
and thereby the interdependence between the deva-s and the manushya-
s.  Thus He is called yaj~na-kRt.

The term yaj~na-kRt has also been interpreted as â??One Who is the 
performer of yaj~na-sâ??.  SrI cinmayAnandaâ??s translation for the nAma 
is â??One Who performs yaj~naâ??.  He notes that the Lord issued forth 
creation as an act of yaj~na â?" a pure and selfless act of service to 
the jIva-s.  SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the interpretation â?" 
yaj~nAn makhAn svayamapi karoti avatAra vigrahe iti yaj~na-kRt â?" He 
Who performs yaj~na-s Himself during His incarnations.

As has been noted in several previous nAma-s, Sri Saâ??nkara gives an 
alternate interpretation for the term kRt as â??One Who destroysâ?? â?" 
kRntati: jagadAdau yaj~nam karoti, tadante yaj~nam kRntati iti vA 
yaj~na-kRt â?" He Who created the sacrifices at the beginning, or He 
Who destroyed them at the end of the universe.

-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan

-To be continued.






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