The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Viṣṇusahasranāmastotram

Verse 504

रागद्वेषादिभिः शब्दादिविषयैश्च त्रिदशारिभिश्च न क्षोभ्यत इति अक्षोभ्यः ।सर्वेषां वागीश्वराणां ब्रह्मादीनामपीश्वरः सर्ववागीश्वरेश्वरः ।अवगाह्य तदानन्दं विश्रम्य सुखमासते योगिन इति महाहद इव महादः ।गर्तवदस्य माया महती दुरत्ययेति महागर्तः, 'मम माया दुरा इति भगवद्वचनात् ; यद्वा, गर्तशब्दो रथपर्यायो नैरुक्तैरुक्तः, तस्मान्महारथो महागतः ; महारथत्वमस्य प्रसिद्धं भारतादिषु ।कालत्रयानवच्छिन्नस्वरूपत्वात् महाभूतः ।सर्वभूतानि अस्मिनिधीयते इति निधि: महांश्चासौ निधिश्चेति महानिधिः ॥, कुमुदः कुन्दरः कुंदः पर्जन्यः पावनोऽनिलः ।अमृताशोऽमृतवपुः

In plain words

Akṣobhya: because He cannot be shaken by emotional turbulence, sensory temptations, or demonic foes. Sarvavagisvaresvara: the sovereign Master over all masters of learning, including Brahma. Mahada: resembling a vast, deep lake where spiritual seekers plunge into His bliss and rest in profound peace. Mahagarta: because His cosmic illusion is vast and difficult to overcome, echoing the Lord's words, 'My Maya is hard to cross.' Alternatively, since etymologists note that 'garta' can mean a chariot, He is Mahāratha, whose supreme prowess as a warrior is celebrated in epics like the Mahabharata. Mahabhūta: because His reality is entirely untouched by past, present, or future. Mahānidhi: because all beings are sheltered and stored within Him as within a vast treasure house.

Close to the Sanskrit

Akṣobhya: because He is not shaken by emotional disturbances like attachment, sensory objects, or enemies of the gods. Sarvavagisvaresvara: the Lord of all masters of speech like Brahma. Mahada: like a great lake where yogis plunge into His bliss, find repose, and abide happily. Mahagarta: because His maya is vast and hard to cross, from the Lord's statement 'My maya is difficult to cross'; or else, the word garta is a synonym for chariot according to etymologists, hence Mahāratha or Mahāgata, and His greatness as a warrior is celebrated in epics like the Mahabharata. Mahabhūta: because His nature is unbound by the three times. Mahānidhi: because all beings are stored within Him, He is a great treasure.