Shri Sanatanam: Glories to Lord Shri Lakshmi Narayana

Shri Vishnu Stotram Part -3

Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaaya !!!!!!!!

Let us now see the meaning of the next verses of Shri Vishnu Stotram which is from Shri Shri Vishnu Purana !!!!!!!!!

ब्रह्मत्वे सृजते विश्वं स्थितौ पालयते पुनः ।
रुद्ररूपाय कल्पान्ते नमस्तुभ्यं त्रिमूर्तये ॥३॥

Bramhatvey Srujatey Vishwam Sthiyatou paalayatey namaha,

Rudrarupaaya Kalpaantey Namastubhyam Trimurtaye !!!!!!

Oh Lord you are the one who becomes Bramha and creates Universe, and in your swaroop you preserve it,

By becoming Rudra (Shiva) you destroys, so I bow to the holy trinity !!!!!

Commentary :-

A very imp. part of Shri Vishnu Stotram we arrived. This is a particular line which encourages the philosophy of Adwaita. Here Maha bhakta Prahlaad says, to Shri Bhagwaan that all are you only. You do the work of creation by becoming Bramha. You yourself preserves the Universe and we all know our dear Shri Hari is the Lord of the Universe and preserves it and by becoming Rudra, he destroys it. So basically there is no bheda (difference) between them. Bramha, Vishnu and Mahesha are the same supreme and are the 3 roops (manifestations) of that supreme. No one is less superior to each other. Now how I am able to tell this ? There are thousands of proofs in Itihaasas (Ramayana and Mahabharata) and Puranas proclaiming the same. Vedas also say that the supreme Brahman can have infinite gunas and exist anywhere in any roop. So basically these three are the supreme most gunas of Brahman who is Narayana here and does its work. So basically Narayana is equal to Shiva and is equal to Bramha. Vishnu are one and the same entity. They are essentially one and the same. They are the names given to the different aspects of the all-pervading Supreme Parabrahman or the Absolute. ‘Sivasya hridayam vishnur-vishnoscha hridayam sivah—Vishnu is the heart of Shiva and likewise Shiva is the heart of Vishnu’. No further explanation needed here.