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

148 VISHNU SAHASRANAMA
913. The dewy season (Śiśiraḥ).
Because He is the dew which cools those who are
afflicted by the three kinds of pain (physical, mental and
supernatural).
914. The maker of night (Śarvarīkaraḥ).
To those bound in Saṁsāra, Ātman is (dark as) night ;
to the wise ones Saṁsāra is (as) night. As he is the cause
of these two, he is called (maker of the night). The Lord
(Bh. G., 2-69) says : " When it is night to all beings, then
is the sage awake. When all beings are awake, then is the
night of the knowing sage." (Ślo. 110)
915. He who is divested of cruelty (Akrūraḥ).
Cruelty : it is a mental modification born of excessive
wrath, or the internal affliction caused by it. Because
He has obtained all desired objects and is free from every
(kind) of desire, he has no anger and no cruelty.
916. Beautiful (Peśalaḥ).
Because His deeds, mind, words and body are all
beautiful.
917. The clever (Dakshaḥ).
Because the three qualities, immensity, strength, and
quick execution are natural in the supreme One.
918. The skilful (Dakshiṇaḥ).
This also has the same meaning as Daksha. There is
no fault in the repetition because the words are different
though the same in meaning ; or Dakshiṇa may also mean
to go or to slay.
919. The chief among those that forbear (Kshamī-
nāṁ varaḥ).
He is the chief among the yogins who have forbear-
ance ; or He is the chief among the elements such as the
earth, etc., that bear all burdens. Vālmīki (Rāma,
1-1-18) says : " He (Śrī Rāma) is equal to earth in point