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

VISHNU SAHASRANAMA 13
men". Maheśvara says in the Bhavishyottara Purāṇa :
"Those who regard me or Brahmā as different from Vishnu,
are of crooked minds, fools, and are tortured in the hells
below. Those foolish and wicked men that regard Me, Hari,
and Brahmā as different, are guilty of a sin equal to
Brahmanicide." Again in the Chapter on Kailāsa Yātrā of
the Harivamśa, Maheśvara says : "You are the beginning,
the middle and the end of all beings ; the Universe sprang
from You and is absorbed in You ; I am You, the all-
pervading. You are Myself, O, Janārdana ! O, Lord of
the world! there is no difference between Us, either in
words or their import. Those glorious names of Govinda
that are popular in the world, are My names too ; there is
no doubt on this point. O, Lord of the world ! worship-
ping You is the same as worshipping Me ; he who hates
You, hates Me ; there is not a shadow of doubt (about
this). I am the Lord of beings only as an emanation of
You ; there is nothing devoid of You, O, Lord! What-
ever is, was, or will be, is Yourself, O, Lord of the
Universe ! There is nothing without You, O, Lord of
Lords !"
Moreover (Vedānta Sūtras, 4-1-3, say) : "But as Ātman
(scriptural texts) acknowledge and make us comprehend
(the Lord) ;" here, Ātman, means Paramātman as defined
by the Sāstras. The Jābālas, in speaking of Paramātman,
denote it by the appellation of Ātman "Thou art, indeed,
I, O, Sir ! I am indeed, thou." Other Texts also say
(Kath. Up., 4-10) : "What is here (visible in the world),
the same is there (invisible in Brahman) ; and what is
there the same is here (Tai. Up., 2-8-5) : Both He who
(is) here in the man and He who (is) in the Sun there, one
verily is He" ; "That Brahman knew the Self by saying
I am Brahman" ; (4-5-19) "This is Brahman, without
cause and without effect, without anything inside or
outside. (6-4-25) This great, unborn Self, undecaying,
undying, immortal, fearless, is indeed Brahman." There