namam no. 314) vrushah (वृषः) (వృషః)

aum vrushaaya namah (ओं वृषाय नमः) (ఓం వృషాయ నమః)

At the time of the great disaster (mahapralayam), there was not a single living being left out as all of them entered the stomach of the god. During that period, the immortal Maarkandeya traveled on the sea for a long distance to see if he could locate any other people. No one was to be seen. Then the baby on the banyan leaf (vatapatrasaayi) called the tired Maarkandeya, talked to him with love and satisfied him with his sweet words. Thus, as He 'rained' his kindness on the sage Maarkandeya, He is called vrushah.

The Maarkandeya's tiredness was removed by the swamy like a rain of a cool cloud on a person who was exhausted under the heat of the sun.

Thus the 14 names of vishnu namam # 301-314 described the glory of Vishnu in His vatapatrasaayi's form.

aum namo bhagavate vasudevaya!

PS: For the meanings of the other namams published earlier on this blog, please find them at the link given below:

http://value4value.blogspot.in/search/label/Vishnu%20Sahasra%20Nama%20Stotram