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Slokam 48, where Samkara pATham is vimuktAtmA: "He who is the free Self -
svabhAvena vimukta AtmA yasya iti vimuktAtmA". Note that He is unbound by
the effects of karma, and so by nature He is vimukta AtmA - the unbound
Self.
Slokam 83: a-nivRttAtmA: "He who never turns away from anywhere because
He is omnipresent - sarvatra vartamAnatvAt a-nivRttah kuto'pi iti anivRttAtmA.
If the nAma is taken as nivRttAtmA, SrI Samkara's
interpretation is: "By nature He turns away from the objects of the senses -
nivRtta AtmA mano vishayebhyo asya iti vA nivRttAtmA".
SrI cinmayAnanda observes that the significance of the nAma lies in indicating
to us that we have to detach our mind from sense indulgences in order to
realize Him.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri notes that bhagavAn is the only one who can
retrieve those who are attached to all kinds of material and sense objects,
beause He is the only one who is not attached to anything. Only the one who
is not stuck in the mud can retrieve one who is stuck in it.
Summarizing the four instances of this nAma, bhagavAn is called nivRttAtmA
because His Nature is superior to all other things, He showed how to practice
the nivRtti dharma in His incarnation as nara-nArAyaNa, He is the soul of
those who practice the nivRtti dharma, His nature is that He turns away from
material pleasures, sense objects, etc., and He turns away from any self-glory
about His immeasurable greatness and instead does everything only for the
pleasure of His devotees.
nAma 605. s