Vaishampayana said, Listen, O king, to what the meanings are of the various names, due to attributes and acts, of Hari as the powerful Hari himself of cheerful soul explained them to Phalguna.
वैशम्पायन उवाच शृणु राजन यथाऽऽचष्ट फाल्गुनस्य हरिः प्रभुः। प्रसन्नात्माऽऽत्मनो नाम्नां निरुक्तं गुणकर्मजम्॥