Vishnu Sahasranama · Verse 25

Who Turns This Giant Wheel?

आवर्तनो निवृत्तात्मा संवृतः सम्प्रमर्दनः ।
अहः संवर्तको वह्निरनिलो धरणीधरः ॥ २५ ॥

The twenty-fifth verse reveals eight names of Lord Vishnu. Who turns this giant stone wheel, and who stays still at its center?

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What Verse 25 is showing us

One devotional arc: The Konark stone chariot wheel turns as the wheel of days, with Lord Vishnu standing unmoved at its living hub as Avartanah (Turns Life's Wheel). The Konark wheel's rim blurs while the stone hub stays still, showing the Lord's inner Self never turns as Nivrittatma (The Unmoved Self). Coastal cloud wraps the Konark sun, yet Lord Vishnu's outline still glows, hidden but present as Samvritah (The Hidden Lord). Dawn light through the Konark portal dissolves every stone-shadow into gold, showing the Lord who crushes all darkness without violence as Sampramardanah (Crushes All Darkness). The Konark sundial shadow completes its turn as daylight folds across the temple like a golden cloth, showing the Lord who rolls day into night as Ahahsamvartakah (Rolls Day and Night). The sacred homa fire carries offerings upward before Lord Vishnu, showing that the sacrificial flame is His own divine form as Vahnih (Sacred Offering Fire). The Chandrabhaga sea wind lifts Konark's flags and incense, the Lord's unseen breath moving through the temple as Anilah (The Living Breath). The sea wind settles the Konark earth-temple upon Ananta-Shesha, Lord Vishnu bearing the world as Dharanidharah (Bearer of the Earth).

The eight names in Verse 25

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Name 1

आवर्तनः

Avartanah

Turns Life's Wheel

जीवन-चक्र घुमाने वाले

Name 2

निवृत्तात्मा

Nivrittatma

The Unmoved Self

कभी न हिलने वाले

Name 3

संवृतः

Samvritah

The Hidden Lord

छिपे रहने वाले

Name 4

सम्प्रमर्दनः

Sampramardanah

Crushes All Darkness

अँधेरा मिटाने वाले

Name 5

अहःसंवर्तकः

Ahahsamvartakah

Rolls Day and Night

दिन-रात चलाने वाले

Name 6

वह्निः

Vahnih

Sacred Offering Fire

यज्ञ की आग

Name 7

अनिलः

Anilah

The Living Breath

प्राण देने वाली हवा

Name 8

धरणीधरः

Dharanidharah

Bearer of the Earth

धरती थामने वाले

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