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    सहस्र शीर्षं देवं विश्वाक्षं विश्वशंभुवम् । विश्वै नारायणं देवं अक्षरं परमं पदम् ॥१॥

    This universe is the Eternal Being (Narayana), the imperishable, the supreme, the goal, multi-headed and multi-eyed (i.e., omnipresent and omniscient), the resplendent, the source of delight for the whole universe.