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Sri Radhakrishna Shastri adds that the significance of Maha here is that these measures are nothing known to us, and beyond our comprehension – we can’t define what each “step” of Bhagavan means in this context of Tri-vikrama Avataar.
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Sri Sankara quotes from Taittriya Upanishad (1.1) – ‘Sham no Vishnu Rurukramah – His strides are mammoth and beneficent’. This is a reference to his Vamana/Trivikrama Avataar where He measured the whole earth with a single gigantic step. Sri Adi Sankara interprets Mahakramah as ‘Mahantah kramaah paadaviskshepa asya iti Mahakramah – He has gigantic strides hence He is called Mahakramah’. The word ‘Krama’ means foot step or stride. Maha-kramah – He provides easy step-by-step access for the elevation of His devotees.The interpretation of Sri Parasara Bhattar is in terms of His relation with His devotees, how He makes it easy for the worshipper to worship Him, etc. Sri Parasara Bhattar expounds Bhagavan’s greatness in terms of His unbounded affection towards His devotees in the next few Namas. Now let’s examine the meaning of the above Namas in detail: The above Shloka has the following Namas: He is the Supreme sacrifice of sacred utterances and since He is Omnipresent, He is the highest oblation. He is the great sacrifice and performer of great sacrifice. He has great effulgence that is the source of light for other luminaries like the Sun and He is the mighty serpent Vasuki. He has gigantic strides as revealed in Trivikrama Avataar and His deeds are great like the act of Creation and sustenance of this Universe or helping His devotees in distress. Mahakratur Mahayajva Mahayajno Mahahavih ||72||
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In this part we will explore the meaning of the 72 nd Shloka of Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam.