Meaning of the word Ambaa

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Dear members,

 

The yougika artha says that “angaanaam vardhanaath Ambaâ€. Maharishi Veda

Vyasa uses this vyuthpatti in Mahabharata (Santi Parva : 266 Chapter : 32nd

Sloka). This means that which “Nourishes our Limbs and Organs of the Body is

Ambaâ€.

 

The meaning is quite clear from the vyutpatti that Mother nourishes her child

right from when he is in her womb. The child in the womb gets his nourishment

through the intake of food of Mother. Later after birth, through the

nectar-like milk from the Mother.

 

Shri Dipakanathacharya (Shri Dipakalanathamayee of Guru Ougha of Khadgamala)

in his “Tripurasundari Dandaka†addresses Mother in 29th Sloka as “Antar

Bahischakrita Samsthithaye Namasteâ€. The word “Amba†finds its origin

also here. From “Antahâ€, Am is taken and from Bahih, Ba is taken, which

becomes Amba. Antah is internally and Bahih is externally, Samsthitaye implies

that which exists as “the Existenceâ€. So, that which exists as Existence

both internally and externally is Amba. That principle is addressed with

prathama vibhakti as Ambaa (He Ambaa).

 

Tryambaka implies Tri-Ambaka. Tri is three (3) in the form of 1) Desha 2)

Kaala 3) Vastu. Ambaka implies that which exists as “Existence†both

internally and externally. So, ‘Tryambaka’ implies that the “Existence of

the Principle that pervades Desha, Kaala and Vastu both internally and

externally.

 

The Loukika Artha is “Ammaâ€, “Amvaâ€, “Avva†etc.

 

With regards,

Sriram

 

 

 

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