Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram: Dhyana Sloka - 7 (Bhashya)
Vanamaali gadee shaarngee shankhii chakrii cha nandakii | वनमाली गदी शार्ङ्गी शङ्खी चक्री च नन्दकी । श्रीमन्नारायणो विष्णुर्वासुदेवोऽभिरक्षतु ॥ Vanamaali gadee shaarngee shankhii chakrii cha nandakii | Shrimannaaraayano vishnur-vaasudevo-abhirakshathu || Summary of Meaning The absolute independent reality, Lord Sri Hari, wears the Vanamālā , which is the cosmic manifestation of His eternal consort, Sri Lakshmi Devi (the conscious primordial nature, Chetana Prakriti ). This attribute signifies that the entire matrix of creation, governed flawlessly by Mahalakshmi, is held effortlessly as an ornament by the Supreme Lord, demonstrating their eternal, unmediated, and inseparable relationship. The Sovereign Lord & His Divine Instruments · Vana-maali: One who eternally wears a garland ( maali ) made of wild, evergreen forest flowers ( vana ). · Gadee: The wielder or holder ...