41. kaameshii

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This name is also found in the trishatii. Commenting on it shrii shankara

says:

 

kaamaanaaM bhogyapadaarthaanaaM yatha dR^ishhTaM iishhTe prerayatiti

tatha|

 

kaama means desire and ishh here means direct towards. SHE directs the

jiiva-s towards desires based on their past actions. This role of iishvara

is well explained in bhagavaan ramaNa's famous statement to his mother.

 

"avaravar praarabhdap prakaaram adharkaanavan aangirundhu aaTTuvippan

enRum naDavaadhadhu en cheyinum naDavathu naDappaththu en thaDai cheyinum

nillathu. ithuve thiNNam. aadhalil maunamaay irrukkai nanRu"

 

These powerful words of ramaNa can be deeply appreciated in Tamil. It can

be translated as:

 

According to one's praarabhda karma, ishwara will direct one's life. What

is not destined to happen will never happen. And what is bound to happen

will happen no matter what you do to stop it. This is certain. Hence, it

is better to be silent and witness the events (without getting agitated by

it).

 

(I remember this quote whenever I am agitated and restless, it immediately

brings peace to mind and also the joy of God)

 

To remain as a witness and not get agitated by the events in life is

possible only for advaanced saadhaka-s. It requires wisdom. Hence, the

common (incorrect) accusation that such statements lead to escapist

attitude is null and void. Because, a normal human who is under the sway

of avidya cannot remain a witness. This requires a lot of sadhana. What

bhagvan ramaNa said is something everyone should strive for. For this the

easiest approach is to surrender to HER. (tat tvaam ananya sharaNaH

sharaNam prapadye miinaaxii vishva jananiiM jananii mamaiva)

 

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This name can be interpreted in other ways.

 

kaa and maa can mean knowledge and wealth. SHE has lordship over these and

can confer to HER devotees. These can also denote sarasvatii and laxmii.

They act at their behest. In principle, they are not different from HER.

Hence, their acts are always in harmony.

 

kaameshii can also mean that SHE is the consort of kaameshvara (Lord

shiva).

 

AUM kameshyai namaH

 

Comments and corrections are welcome.

 

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