creatures as Sesha and Garuda, etc.); He that
has created all the Sastras (CDLXXV—CDLXXXV);
He that exists, in the form of the Sun, as the centre
of innumerable rays of light; He that dwells in all
creatures; He that is possessed of great prowess;
He that is the Master of even Yama and others of similar
puissance; He that is the oldest of the deities (existing
as He does from the beginning); He that exists in His
own glory, casting off all conditions; He that is
the Lord of even all the deities; He that is the ruler
of even him that upholds the deities (viz., Indra)
(CDLXXXVI—CDXCIII); He that transcends birth
and destruction; He that tended and protected kine
(in the form of Krishna); He that nourishes all creatures;
He that is approachable by knowledge alone; He that
is Ancient; He that upholds the elements which constitute
the body; He that enjoys and endures (weal and woe,
in the form of Jiva); He that assumed the form of
a vast Boar; (or, He that, in the form of Rama, was
the Lord of a large monkey host); He that gave plentiful
presents unto all in a grand sacrifice performed by
Him (CDXCIV—DII); He that drinks Soma in
every sacrifice; He that drinks nectar; He that, in
the form of Soma (Chandramas), nourishes all the herbs
and plants; He that conquers foes in a trice when
even they are infinite in number; He that is of universal
form and is the foremost of all existent entities;
He that is the chastiser; He that is victorious over
all; He whose purposes are incapable of being baffled;
He that deserves gifts; He that gives what His creatures
have not and who protects what they have (DIII—DXII);
He that holds the life-breaths; He that beholds all
His creatures as objects of direct vision; He that
never beholds anything beside His own Self; He that
gives emancipation; He whose footsteps (three in number)
covered Heaven, Earth, and the Nether regions; He
who is the receptacle of all the water; He that overwhelms
all Space, all Time, and all things; He that lies
on the vast expanse of waters after the universal dissolution;
He that causes the destruction of all things (DXIII—DXXI);
He that is without birth; He that is exceedingly adorable;
He that appears in His own nature; He that has conquered
all foes (in the form of wrath and other evil passions);
He that delights those that meditate on Him; He that
is joy; He that fills others with delight; He that
swells with all causes of delight; He that has truth
and other virtues for His indications; He whose foot
steps are in the three worlds (DXXII—DXXX);
He that is the first of the Rishis (being conversant
with the entire Vedas); He that is identical with
the preceptor Kapila; He that is the knower of the
Universe; He that is Master of the Earth; He that has
their feet; He that is the guardian of the deities;
He that has large horns (in allusion to the piscatory
form in which He saved Manu on the occasion of the
universal deluge by scudding through the waters with
Manu’s boat tied to His horns); He that exhausts