Guest guest Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 23. Kesavah Kam means water and also happiness, sukham. As water in the form of rain is conducive to bring happiness The lord is the Isvara of both, Kasya isah. The particle va is added to denote possession. The other meaning of the word is , a is Vishnu, ka is Brahma and isa denotes Rudra, the trinity who are the amsa, modes of the Paravasudeva, Lord Narayana The particle va is added to imply that they are under His control, vasa.. Kascha ascha isasha kesaah, thaan vaathi, sargaadhi kaaryaartham, The Lord Narayana activates them towards their functions of creation, sustenance and annihilation. The commonly construed meaning of the word is however , the one possessing abundance of lovely locks of hair as kesa means hair, or the slayer of the demon Kesi, kesinam vaathi hinasthi. Since the reference in the previous words is to Narasimha The word kesa may be taken to mean His luxurious mane. 24. Purushotthamah He is the Supreme self, being the Self of all. Purusheshu utthamah, the word purusha here meaning the individual soul and not the species of human beings, since the Lord cannot be classified under any category. So the word cannot be derived as purushaanaam utthamah, the highest among humans. The word Utthama has special connotation as will be indicated later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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