Guest guest Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 423.ugraH Fierce. Though this nama normally refers to Narasimha, `ugramaveeram mahvishNum jvalantham sarvathomukham nrsimham bheeshaNam bhadhram mrthyumrthyum namaamyaham,' being the manthra of Narasimha, known as manthra raja, here the nama refers to kalki avathara according to the commentary of Parasarabhatta. The kalki avtara is supposed to happen when adharma is prevalent, to destroy the wicked. 424. samvathsaraH The word means a year and refers to the Lord as Time in which everything resides. Samvasanthi bhoothaani asmin ithi. In Gita the Lord says, kaaloasmi and kalo kalyathaam aham. Taken to mean Kalki, the word sam+vasathi refers to the Lord who is residing in the paaathaala, nether world, reclining on Adisesha , awaiting the time to incarnate as Kalki. Naryana is found wherever Anantha is and vice versa. Since Ananthis in the pathaala the Lord is seen reclining on Him. 425. dhakshaH Quick in action in dhushtanigraha and Sishtaparipaalana which could be seen in His incarnation as Narsimha and in the incident of gajendhramoksha. The word dhaksha, according to Sankara, means pravrdDhaH, huge, that is , all pervading, SakthaH, all powerful and Seeghrakaaree, quick in action. 426.viSraamaH The place of rest. He gives rest to all who are fatigued going through the rigours of samsara at the time of pralaya. Srama means toil and vigathaH SramaH is viSraamaH meaning rest. 427. viSvadhakshinaH The Lord is dhakshina, favourable to all. And one who is dhakshiNa , proficient in all things. ViSva also has the meaning of sarva, all. 428.visthaaraH The whole world is the expansion, visthaara, of the Lord. After destroying the adharma in kalki avathara He spreads the Vedas to create the krthayuga. 429. sThaavaraH He is firm and motionless as He pervades everywhere. Movement is possible only when a thing moves from where it is to another place. But the Lord is everywhere. 430. sThaaNuh He is kootasTha, changeless like the anvil in the ironsmith's shop. The name sThaavrasThaaNuH taken as one word means He establishes dharma and rests there. 431. pramaaNam Pramaanam is valid means of cognition. The Lord is the pramaaNa as He alone is the valid means of cognizing Himself, since He is the upaaya and upeya, the means and the goal. 432. beejam Seed. In the Gita Krishna says, beejam maam sarvabhoothaanaam vidDhi paarTha sanaathanam.(BG7.10) " Know Me Arjuna, as the seed of all all beings from time immemorial." Everything sprung from Him and hence he is the beeja , seed of all. 433. avyayam avyayam means changeless or imperishable. The two namas together are found in the Gita in chapter 9. pralayaH prabhavah sThaanam niDhaanam beejam avyayam (BG.9.18) The seed undergoes change when it becomes a sprout an later also when it becomes plant or a tree. But the Lord remains the same even after the universe springs from Him. hence He is called beejam avyayam. In Sanskrit language the words which do not change according to numd ber or case are called avyaya, changeless. 434. arThaH Sarvasya jagathaH prepsaavishayaH sarvaiH arThyathvaath. The word arTha means that which is sought after. The Lord is most sought after by the whole world. 435. anarThaH sah na kimchith arThayathe avaapthasamasthakaamathvaath. The Lord does not seek thing toplease Him because He has everything. He says in the Gita, na anavaaptam avaapthavyam (BG.3.22) " I do not need anything which I do not have." To offer Him things by way of worship and prayer is not to please Him because what we offer is His only by right and He only has given it to us. We only show our devotion by offering anything and worshipping Him. It is like a child presenting his father something which he got from his father only. But the father understands and appreciates the love with which it is given and accepts it. The same thing applies to the Lord also. 436. mahaakoSaH He is the greatest treasure . Sankara explains this nama as the one who is beyond all the five kosas. The five kosas are annamayakosa, the shield of food, meaning the gross body, praanamayakosa, the shiled of prana, meaning the vital airs, manomayakosa, the shield of the mind, vijnanamayakosa the shield of the intellect and aanandamayakosa, the shield of bliss. The Lord is attained by transcending all the other kosas and reaching the aanandamayakosa, the bliss of Brahman. 437. mahaabhogaH bhoga is enjoyment and the Lord is the ultimate peak of enjoyment. 438. mahaaDhanah Hence He is the greatest wealth one can hope to attain, as Vedantadesika said "asthi me hasthisailaagre vasthu paithaamham Dhanam, " The treasure of my forefathers is there for me on the hill of hasthi," meaning Kanchi Varadaraja. .. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.