the Vishnu Sahasranama in the various instances where the name Vikram occurs. Stanza 9 eesvaro vikramee dhanvee medhaavee vikramah kramah (75) Vikramee -One full of prowess (Vikrama), courage, daring. Or, it can be One who has "Special foot steps". This term commemorates how the Lord, as Vamana, measured with His tiny three steps all the three worlds. (78) Vikramah -While describing the term Vikramee (75) we had already explained the meaning contents of Vikrama, and thus Vikrama is an appellation that had come to Vishnu as a result of His Supernatural Act of measuring the universe with three steps. Shankaracharya's interpretation is He who crosses (Kramana), i.e., transcends samsara. Or one who has Vih, bird, i.e., Garuda as His mount. Also, Vi means the "king-of-birds", the white-necked eagle; Krama means steps and, therefore, 'movement or travel'. In this sense Vikrama can mean: "One who rides on the white- eagle (mind) is Vishnu"-who is described as having Garuda for His vehicle (Vaahanam). Stanza 55 jeeva vinayitaa-saakshee mukundo-amitavikramah "(58) Amita-vikramah -Of immeasurable Prowess or One whose step (Vikramah) is immeasurable (Amita). The Lord in his Vamana-incarnation measured the three worlds by His three steps, and, therefore, He gained the title of 'Trivikramaha'. Since the Lord's steps are so vast, they are, indeed, immeasurable-Amita- Vikramah." Stanza 56 aanando nandano nandah satyadharmaa trivikramah. (530) Trivikramah –"One who has taken the three steps". One who has, in three steps, conquered the three worlds in his Vamana-incarnation. The spiritual seeker has only to take three steps to reach the Centre of the Self in him- self. Once he has stepped across the fields-of-experiences in the waking, dream and deep-sleep conditions, he has reached the Infinite Consciousness, the Atman. The very term "Tri" in Sanskrit means "the three-worlds". "The greatest men of reflection have declared the three fields-of-experiences (Loka) by the simple term 'Tri,"-. Alternative Vaishnavite interpretations Rama In cases of Indian diaspora where the Devanagari spelling of Vikram is not used, the name has also been interpreted to refer to the victorious Lord Rama of the Ramayana epic. The epitome of this victory is that of King Ram as he returns from Lanka with his bride Sita having defeated the demon Ravana to reclaim his throne. In India, this possible association may be a secondary influence the selection of the name, especially among the Kshatriya caste, who commonly worship the Rama incarnation of Vishnu. Abroad, the