Sahasranama position 855 of the 1,000 names

Samsrishtaya

संसृष्टाय

Saṃsṛṣṭāya

What Samsrishtaya means

Samsrishtaya is name 855 in the Kalabhairava Sahasranama, the 1,000-name devotional text to Kalabhairava. Salutations To The one who is perfectly united and mingled with all of creation.

Also spelled

  • Samsrishta
  • Samsrstaya
  • Source transliteration: SAMSRISHTAAYA

Sanskrit names travel into English in several romanizations. This page keeps the common spelling, the IAST form, and the source transliteration together so the same name is discoverable under each spelling readers use.

Meaning and elaboration

Meaning: Salutations To The one who is perfectly united and mingled with all of creation.

Elaboration

The name Saṁsṛṣṭa, stemming from the Sanskrit root sṛj, implies creation or emanation. Specifically, saṁsṛṣṭa means "perfectly united," "mingled," "mixed," "created," or "brought forth."

All-Pervading Presence This name emphasizes Kalabhairava's absolute immanence within the entire cosmos. He is not merely the creator or observer of creation; rather, he is intricately and non-dually intertwined with every atom, every being, and every phenomenon in existence. His presence is not external but is the very fabric and essence of everything that is manifest and unmanifest. He pervades all, much like the unseen threads that form a tapestry, making him the substratum of all reality.

Divine Union Saṁsṛṣṭa points to a state of perfect unity (eka-tva) between the Divine (Kalabhairava) and creation (saṁsṛṣṭi). There is no separation. This aligns with the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, where Brahman (the ultimate reality) is not distinct from the phenomenal world but is its very essence. Kalabhairava, in this aspect, represents this non-dual truth—that the divine power is fully and completely present in every aspect of creation, not just as a controller but as an inherent part of its being.

The Creator and the Creation The term also carries the sense of "created" or "brought forth." In this context, it signifies that everything in creation emanates from him, yet he remains perfectly merged within his own emanation. He is both the source and the substance of all things. This duality-within-unity is a profound mystical concept, where the creator is simultaneously transcendent and immanent.

This name, therefore, venerates Kalabhairava as the ultimate Reality that is universally present, intimately connected, and profoundly unified with all of existence, signifying a state of divine oneness where the boundaries between the creator and the created dissolve.

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Text and sources

The name list follows the Kalabhairava Sahasranama as compiled for this project. The English meaning and elaboration are interpretive notes for devotional study, not a translation of a single critical edition.

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