He that is of immeasurable soul,
He that stands aloof from all kinds of union,
He that is Pauaka (Fire) among the deities called Vasus, or
He that dwells in His worshippers,
He that is liberal Soul being freed from wrath, hatred, pride and other evil passions,
He that is Truth, in consequence of His thorough impartiality,
He that has been measured by His worshippers,
He that is always equal, being above all change or modification, He that never refuses to grant the wishes of His worshippers,
He whose eyes are like the petals of the lotus,
He whose acts are always characterized by Righteousness, or
He that is always engaged in granting the wishes of those that are devoted to Him,
He that is of the form of Righteousness,
He that destroys all creatures (or their pains),
He that is the Many-headed,
He that upholds the universe,
He that is the source of the universe,
He that is of pure or spotless fame,
He that is the Immortal One,
He that is Eternal and Fixed,
He that is possessed of beautiful limbs, or
He the ascension unto whom is the best of all acts,
He that has such knowledge having penance for its indication that He is able to agitate Prakrti for evolving the universe out of it,
He that goes everywhere (in the sense of pervading all things as their cause),
He that is the Omniscient One,
He that blazes forth in unmodified effulgence,
He whose troops are everywhere (in the form of devoted associates), or
He at whose very sight the danava troops are scattered in all directions,
He that is coveted (or sought) by all, or
He that grinds all His foes,
He that is the Veda,
He that is conversant with the Veda,
He that is conversant with all the limbs (branches) of the Veda,
He that represents the limbs (branches) of the Veda (that is, all the subsidiary sciences),
He that settles the interpretations of the Veda,
He that has no superior in wisdom,
He that is the master of all the worlds,
He that is the master of the deities,
He that is the supervisor of both righteousness and unrighteousness (for giving the fruits thereof to those that seek the one or the other),
He that is both Effect and Cause, or
He whose life has not been determined by acts achieved on any previous occasion in consequence of His transcending Prakrti,
He that is four-souled (in consequence of His four forms of Aniruddha, Pradyumna, Sankarshana and Vasudeva),
He that is known by four forms (as above),
He that has four horns,
The four horns appeared on Him when he had assumed a human form with a lion’s head for slaying the asura chief Hiranyakasipu.
He that has four arms,
The four arms are for holding conch, discus, mace and lotus.
He that blazes forth in effulgence,
He that is the giver of food and cherishes those that are good,
He that does not bear or put up with those that are wicked,
It also means that He puts up with the occasional transgressions of His devotees.
He that existed before the universe started into life,
He that is stainless,
He that is ever victorious,
He that vanquishes the very deities,
He that is the material cause of the universe,
He that repeatedly resides in material causes,
He that is the younger brother of Indra, or
He that transcends Indra in accomplishments and attributes,
He that took birth as a dwarf (in the form of Vamana),
He that is tall,
This is an allegory to the vast universal form of His which He assumed at the sacrifice of Bali for covering heaven, earth and the nether world with the three steps of His.
He whose acts are never futile,
He that cleanses, or
He that always protects those that worship Him, hear of Him and think of Him,
He that is endued with pre-eminent energy and strength,
He that transcends Indra in all attributes,
He that accepts all His worshippers,
He that is the Creation itself in consequence of His being the cause thereof,
He that upholds His self in the same form without being ever subject to birth, growth or death,
He that sustains all creatures in their respective functions in the universe,
He that controls the hearts of all creatures,
He that deserves to be known by those who wish to achieve their highest good,
He that is the celestial physician in the form of Dhanwantari, or He that cures that foremost of all diseases, that is, the bonds that bind one to the word,
