LS v21 n50

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50. AUM anavadyAN^gyai namaH

 

Salutations to HER who is worthy of worship.

 

bhaskararAya writes:

 

avadyAni nindyAni na bhavanti iti anavadyAni, sulaxaNa aN^gAni avayAH

yasyA |

 

A similar name "sarvAnavadyA" occurs in trishatI and bhagavAn shrI

sha.nkara presents his vedAntic commentary to this name.

 

sarvaiH j~nAnaiH aishvaryAdi guNaiH anavadyA | avadyA nAma vidyayyA

hIna jaDa prakR^itiH mithyA bAdhyamAnatvAt.h | tat.h vilaxaNA satya

j~nAna Ananda rupatvAt.h anavadyA | sarveShA.m sarvAbhIShTa

prApakatvena stutyA vA ||

 

 

Since SHE possesses all good qualities like knowledge and wealth SHE is

called anavadyA. The term avadyA means, absence of knowledge

(ignorance), falsehood, and suffering (bad qualities) which are

despicable. (SHE is devoid of them and possesses the opposite, which is

good attributes, hence SHE is worthy of worship). [Not merely SHE is

devoid of them, but] being the form of sat (beingness, which is

opposite to mithyA), jnAna (knowledge which is opposite to ignorance of

avidya) and Ananda (bliss, which is opposite to suffering) SHE removes

those despicable traits. Hence SHE is celebrated as sarvAnavadyA.

 

Or this name can be interpreted as SHE who removes all the despicable

traits, bestows prosperity and all good qualities and makes those who

are devoted to HER worthy of adoration.

 

AUM sarvAnavadyAyai namaH

 

Thus shankara clearly explains why SHE is called sarvAnavadyA.

 

 

 

 

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Ravi

 

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