Naama 897-911: The Lord who is enjoyed by the released souls in Sri Vaikuntham

सनात्सनातनतमः कपिलः कपिरव्ययः ।

स्वस्तिदः स्वस्तिकृत्स्वस्ति स्वस्तिभुक्स्वस्तिदक्षिणः ॥ ९६ ॥

sanātsanātanatamaḥ kapilaḥ kapiravyayaḥ |

svastidaḥ svastikṛtsvasti svastibhuksvastidakṣiṇaḥ || 96 ||

897. sanāt · सनात्

The one who confers perfect enjoyment of Himself on all the released souls equally.

(oṃ) sanātē namaḥ

898. sanātanatamaḥ · सनातनतमः

The one who, though most ancient, is always new, fresh, and more enjoyable than before, as though He had never been seen.

(oṃ) sanātanatamāya namaḥ

899. kapilaḥ · कपिलः

The one who has a beautiful complexion.

(oṃ) kapilāya namaḥ

When the naama kapilācārya occurred earlier (the 535th naama), it referred to the Lord's incarnation as Sage Kapila. Here, Sri Bhattar explains it in its general sense, as the one with a beautiful, lustrous complexion, enjoyed by the released souls.

900. kapiravyayaḥ · कपिरव्ययः

The one who enjoys never-diminishing bliss (ka) and protects it for those who experience Him.

(oṃ) kapayē avyayāya namaḥ

Here, the word ka means bliss, and kapi means the one who drinks (pibati) or protects (pāti) that bliss. With this naama, Sri Bhattar concludes the ninth hundred names.

901. svastidaḥ · स्वस्तिदः

The one who, in this way, gives supreme auspiciousness to all who reach Him.

(oṃ) svastidāya namaḥ

Sri Bhattar's words are "ēvaṃ mahanmaṅgaḻaṃ dadāti iti svastidaḥ", "in this way, He gives the great auspiciousness." The next five naamas all contain the word svasti (auspiciousness), and Sri Bhattar explains each of them as a different aspect of the bliss that the Lord grants to the released souls.

902. svastikṛt · स्वस्तिकृत्

The one who, having granted the released souls the knowledge of Himself, makes Himself available for them to enjoy Him and His qualities.

(oṃ) svastikṛtē namaḥ

903. svasti · स्वस्ति

The one who is Himself the very embodiment of auspiciousness.

(oṃ) svastinē namaḥ

All beings live with great attachment to worldly pleasures, which are not real enjoyment. The Lord turns the desire of His devotees towards Himself, the true auspiciousness, so that they may enjoy Him alone.

904. svastibhuk · स्वस्तिभुक्

The one who protects all that is auspicious.

(oṃ) svastibhujē namaḥ

The Nirukti summarises Sri Bhattar's interpretation: "Because He protects auspiciousness, He is sung as svastibhuk" (pālanān maṅgaḻasyaiva svastibhuk ca iti gamyatē).

905. svastidakṣiṇaḥ · स्वस्तिदक्षिणः

The one who gives auspiciousness as the gift (dakshiNa) to those who serve Him.

(oṃ) svastidakṣiṇāya namaḥ

Sri Bhattar's experience of this naama is beautiful. He says that the Lord is performing an eternal, never-ending sacrifice (dīrgha satram), in which He gives Himself away. In this sacrifice, the officiating priests are the nityasuris and the released souls, and the gift (dakshiṇa) that He gives them is auspiciousness in the form of a divine body and the ability to serve Him.

अरौद्रः कुण्डली चक्री विक्रम्यूर्जितशासनः ।

शब्दातिगः शब्दसहः शिशिरः शर्वरीकरः ॥ ९७ ॥

araudraḥ kuṇḍalī cakrī vikramyūrjitaśāsanaḥ |

śabdātigaḥ śabdasahaḥ śiśiraḥ śarvarīkaraḥ || 97 ||

906. araudraḥ · अरौद्रः

The one who is gentle, agreeable, and cool by nature, and is not easily angered, even when there is reason to be.

(oṃ) araudrāya namaḥ

907. kuṇḍalī · कुण्डली

The one who is adorned with beautiful ear-rings, and indeed with all the celestial ornaments that befit His divine body and His status.

(oṃ) kuṇḍalinē namaḥ

Sri Bhattar takes the ear-rings (kuṇḍala) as a representative of all His countless auspicious ornaments (yathōcita nitya divya bhūṣaṇaḥ). Sri Ramanuja describes these ornaments in detail in the Saranagati Gadyam: the crown, the ear-rings, the necklaces, the Kaustubha gem, the armlets, the bracelets, the yellow silk garment, and so on, all of which are eternal, divine, and beyond imagination.

908. cakrī · चक्री

The one who holds the discus, together with His other divine weapons, which further enhance His beauty.

(oṃ) cakriṇē namaḥ

Here, Sri Bhattar sees the discus as one of the Lord's divine ornaments, adding to His beauty. When this naama occurs again as the 995th naama, he explains it as the weapon with which the Lord destroys the enemies of His devotees. In this way, he avoids any repetition.

909. vikramī · विक्रमी

The one whose movements and actions are fascinating and befitting His majestic and heroic nature.

(oṃ) vikramiṇē namaḥ

When this naama occurred earlier as the 76th naama, it meant the one before whom all obstacles are shattered.

910. ūrjitaśāsanaḥ · ऊर्जितशासनः

The one whose commands cannot be disobeyed even by Brahma, Indra, and the other devas.

(oṃ) ūrjitaśāsanāya namaḥ

The Lord says, "The Vedas and the Smritis are My commands. Whoever transgresses them, even if they are My devotee, is not dear to Me" (śrutismṛtī mamaivājñā). This shows how much importance He gives to dharma.

911. śabdātigaḥ · शब्दातिगः

The one who is beyond words. His glory is such that even the thousand-tongued Adisesha, the Vedas with their countless branches, and even the goddess Sarasvati herself cannot describe it fully.

(oṃ) śabdātigāya namaḥ

The Taittiriya Upanishad says, "From which words turn back, along with the mind, unable to reach" (yatō vācō nivartantē aprāpya manasā saha). Even after describing Him with a thousand names, the stotram itself acknowledges that His glory is beyond words.