Naama 851-860: The Lord who takes care of those who practise yoga

भारभृत्कथितो योगी योगीशः सर्वकामदः ।

आश्रमः श्रमणः क्षामः सुपर्णो वायुवाहनः ॥ ९१ ॥

bhārabhṛtkathitō yōgī yōgīśaḥ sarvakāmadaḥ |

āśramaḥ śramaṇaḥ kṣāmaḥ suparṇō vāyuvāhanaḥ || 91 ||

851. bhārabhṛt · भारभृत्

The one who shoulders the burden of freeing the bound souls and bringing them to Himself.

(oṃ) bhārabhṛtē namaḥ

The Lord takes upon Himself the responsibility of helping the bound souls realise their true nature and attain Him. Our Acharyas teach that, in saranagati, the Lord carries the whole burden of our protection (bhara nyāsa), and we only have to place it at His feet.

852. kathitaḥ · कथितः

The one whose fullness of all the auspicious qualities, both those described so far and those yet to be described, is declared in all the shastras.

(oṃ) kathitāya namaḥ

Sri Bhattar quotes the Jitante Stotram: "You are the highest object to be described by all words." The Lord Himself says in the Gita, "I alone am to be known by all the Vedas" (vēdaiśca sarvair ahamēva vēdyaḥ).

853. yōgī · योगी

The one in whom seemingly conflicting powers, such as being the subtlest and the greatest, the lightest and the heaviest, coexist in full measure. He brings about what is impossible for others.

(oṃ) yōginē namaḥ

854. yōgīśaḥ · योगीशः

The one who is the foremost Lord of all yogis, and who takes on the responsibility of bringing their yoga to perfection, even when they are in the midst of obstacles.

(oṃ) yōgīśāya namaḥ

855. sarvakāmadaḥ · सर्वकामदः

The one who grants all the desires of the yogis, even powers like aṇimā, which are obstacles on the path to release.

(oṃ) sarvakāmadāya namaḥ

Even when a yogi slips from the path of release and seeks lesser rewards, the Lord grants those rewards. Lord Krishna assures Arjuna in the Gita that those who have not perfected their yoga and who slip from the path because of distraction will not perish; they are born again in a pure and prosperous family, or in a family of wise yogis.

856. āśramaḥ · आश्रमः

The one who is a place of rest for those who have strayed from the path of yoga, as they wander in the forest of samsara.

(oṃ) āśramāya namaḥ

857. śramaṇaḥ · श्रमणः

The one who makes it possible for those who did not complete their yoga in one birth to resume where they left off in the next birth, with little effort.

(oṃ) śramaṇāya namaḥ

Lord Krishna says in the Gita, "There, he regains the wisdom acquired in his former body, and strives again for perfection, O son of the Kurus" (tatra tam buddhi samyōgam labhatē paurvadēhikam).

858. kṣāmaḥ · क्षामः

The one who makes the yogi fully capable of resuming the practice of yoga.

(oṃ) kṣāmāya namaḥ

When this naama occurred earlier as the 444th naama, Sri Bhattar explained it as the Lord who remains in a diminished form as Dhruva, the pole star, at the time of dissolution. Here, he derives it from a different root, ksham, to be capable of. In this way, he avoids any repetition in meaning.

859. suparṇaḥ · सुपर्णः

The one who, with His beautiful wings, carries across the ocean of samsara the yogis who had fallen from their path and have returned to it.

(oṃ) suparṇāya namaḥ

When this naama occurred earlier as the 194th naama, it referred to the Lord in His Hamsa (swan) incarnation, with beautiful wings.

860. vāyuvāhanaḥ · वायुवाहनः

The one who lifts up those who have fallen into the ocean of samsara, using Garuda, who is incomparably swift, as His vehicle.

(oṃ) vāyuvāhanāya namaḥ

When this naama occurred earlier as the 333rd naama, it referred to the Lord who drives Vayu, the life-breath of the world.