विष्णुसहस्रनाम स्तोत्र (महाभारत अनुशासन पर्व - जगद्गुरु आदि शंकराचार्य भाष्य सानुवाद सटीक)

VISHNU SAHASRANAMA 117
665. The increaser of Brahman (Brahmavivar-
dhanah).
Brahman : austerities and the rest.
Vya. Brahma means Brahmā, the creator, and the
jīvas.
666. The knower of Brahman (Brahmavit).
Brahman : the Vedas and their meaning.
667. Brāhmaṇah.
As He instructs the whole world in the Vedas, through
the Brāhmaṇas.
668. The manifestation of Brahman (Brahmī).
669. The realiser of Brahman (Brahmajñaḥ).
He knows the Vedas which are in Himself.
670. Beloved of Brāhmaṇas (Brāhmaṇapriyaḥ).
Or he is the friend of Brāhmaṇas. Lord says : "He
who does not duly salute a Brāhmaṇa, even though he may
kill, curse or rebuke him, he is a sinner, burnt up by the
forest fire of the Brahman ; he may be put to death, or other-
wise punished ; he does not belong to us." And the Mahā-
bhārata says : "That God whom the holy Devakī begot of
Vasudeva like the radiant fire from Araṇi wood for the
protection of the Earthly Brahman (the Brāhmaṇas). . ."
(Ślo. 84)
671. Of great steps (Mahākramaḥ).
The Śruti (Tai. Up., 1-1) says : "The far-stepping
Vishṇu grant us welfare."
Vya. He takes good steps to spread the devotion.
672. Of great deeds (Mahākarmā). (787)
As the evolution, etc., of the Universe.
Vya. His actions are to bestow knowledge on others.