2.2.02

haṁsaḥ śuciṣadvasurantarikṣasaddhotā vediṣadatithirduroṇasat। nṛṣadvarasadrutasadvyomasadabjā gojā ṛta jā adrijā ṛtaṁ bṛhat ॥2॥

He is called 'haṁsaḥ' as he is free from all faults and embodyies the essence, is called 'śuciṣad' as he is pure, is called 'vasu' as he is the wealth, is called 'antarikṣasat' as he is the dweller in the sky, is called 'hotā' as he abides in all senses and other body parts, is called 'vediṣad' as he is worshipped in the altar is the knower of the altar, is called 'atithi' as he is served with abundant food, is called 'duroṇasat' as he is situated in the vessel of Soma, is called 'nṛṣad' as he is best among men, is called 'varasat' as he is best among gods, is called 'rutasat' as in the form of truth is present in the Vedas, is called 'vyomasat' as he is he is in the Prakrti, which pervades the entire universe and is declared as the glory of the sky, is called 'abjā' the lotus-born, 'gojā' the earth-born, 'adrijā' the mountain-born, due to his special presence there. He is called 'ṛtajā' as he is stationed among the liberated who have gone to lord Vishnu, ever following the rouitine, is called 'ṛtaṁ' as he is primarily described by the Vedas as truth, and is called 'bṛhat' as he is indeed the great Supreme Person with complete qualities.

Bhāṣya 2.2.02

This verse gives a list of various terms that signify the Lord with his special attributes. A testimonial from the Purana elaborates these terms.

"nityaṁ hīno'khilairdoṣaiḥ sārarūpo yato hariḥ। haṁsa ityucyate tasmāt vāyusthaḥ śuciṣat smrutaḥ॥

"Lord Hari, being eternally free from all faults and embodying the essence, is therefore called a swan (haṁsaḥ), remembered as pure (śuciṣat), and also as situated in the air (vāyusthaḥ).

varasurvasurityuktaḥ sa evāpyantarikṣagaḥ। hotā sarvendriyādistho vedyāṃ pūjyaśca vediṣat॥

The best of gods is called wealth (Vasu) and he indeed is also called the dweller in the sky (antarikṣagaḥ), is called the priest (hotā) as he abides in all senses and other (body parts), and being worshipped in the altar is called the knower of the altar (vediṣat).

ātyannaścātithiḥ prokto yasmādannaṃ thamucyate। sa droṇakalaśe some sthita ukto duroṇasat॥

He is called the guest (atithiḥ) as he is served with abundant food. He is said to be 'duroṇasat' as he is situated in the vessel of Soma.

nṛṣu sthitastha deveṣu vareṣvapi sa eva tu। ṛtarūpe tathā vede vyomākhya prakṛtāvapi॥ vyotaṃ jagadidaṃ yasyāṃ sā vyoma śrīrudāhṛtā॥

He stands among men (nṛṣad), and he is best among gods (varasat), and is indeed in the form of truth is also present in the Vedas (rutasat) and is known as 'vyomasat' as he is in the Prakrti, which pervades the entire universe and is declared as the glory of the sky.

abjagojādrijeṣvevamāste so'bjādikastataḥ। tathaivarteṣu mukteṣu gatāste viṣṇumityṛtāḥ॥

He is stationed there and hence called - the lotus-born (abja), the earth-born (goja), and the mountain-born (ādri). Indeed, as he is stationed among the liberated who have gone to lord Vishnu, ever following the routine, he is called 'ṛtāḥ'.

vedairmukhyatayā proktaḥ ṛtamityeva cocyate। bṛhatpūrṇaguṇatvācca sa eva puruṣottamaḥ॥"

He is primarily described by the Vedas as truth (ṛtam) and is thus called. Due to his great and complete qualities, he is indeed the Supreme Person (puruṣottamaḥ)."