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

34 VISHNU SAHASRANAMA
8. The Self of Beings (Bhūtātmā).
Self : the inner ruler of beings. The Śruti (Br. Up.,
5-7-4) says : "This is thy Self, the inner Ruler and immor-
tal Being."
9. The generator of Beings (Bhūtabhāvanah).
He generates or nourishes beings. (14)
10. Pure Self (Pūtātmā).
The reader might infer from the names Bhūtakrit, etc.
(Nos. 6 to 9) that He is attached to gunas (Satva, etc.). To
remove this misconception this name is here introduced.
The Sve. Up. (6-11) says : "He is pure and devoid
of qualities." His attachment to these gunas is brought
about by his own wish.
11. The Supreme Self (Paramātmā).
Paramātman is he who is beyond cause and effect,
eternal, pure, absolute consciousness, and free.
12. The Supreme Goal of the emancipated. (Muktā-
nām paramā gatih).
Because those that attain Him never return (to birth).
Lord (Bh. G., 8-16) says : "He who cometh unto Me, O son
of Kunti, verily knoweth birth no more."
13. The unchanging. (Avyayah). (31-429 and 900)
Avyaya means indestructible. The Br. Up. (6-4-25)
says : "He is undecaying and immortal."
14. Purushah (Person). (406)
He that reclines (S'ete) in the body (Pūr). Mahā-
bhārata says : "Since the Great Soul pervades through and
resides in this holy city (the body) with nine gates possess-
ed of these organs (senses, etc.), he is called Purusha." By
a permutation of the letter 'a' into 'ā,' it would give this
meaning, viz., He who existed (āsīt, as to exist) before