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Other interpreters have used other ways to distinguish between the two
nAma-s. SrI kRshNa datta bhaAradvAj uses the meaning "to find, to get", to
the word "vid", in the nAma brahma-vit - "brahma vedah; tad vindati
matsyAvatAre iti brahma-vit", and uses the meaning "One who knows" for
"j~nah" in "brahma~jnah". - brahma SrIvishNor vibhUtih; tad sva vibhUti
rUpam jAnAti iti brahma~jnah (brahma refers to all His manifestations; He
who knows this brahma in truth is brahm~jnah).
The best way to view the interpretation of the two nAma-s seems to be to
consider them as complimentary to each other, the two nAma-s together
signifying His perfect knowledge of all there is to know of the veda-s, in
completion and with the complete understanding of the significance of the
veda-s.
nAma 675. äaü[iày> brAhmaNa brAhmaNa-priyah
brAhmaNa priyah
a) He for Whom the brAhamaNa-s are of specialliking.
b) He Who is specially liked by the brAhamaNa-s.
a) SrI BhaTTar's interpretation is that the brAhamNa-s are extremely dear
to Him, and so He is called brAhmaNa-priyah. He gives the example of how
bhagavAn treated bRgu maharshi when the latter kicked Him in His vaksha
sthalam (chest). SrI BhaTTar quotes several supports:
"ghnantam Sapantam parusham vadantam
yo brAhmaNam na praNayet yathA'ham…. . "
103
(itihAsa samuccaya 30. 100)
"Though a brAhmin beats a person, curses him, or utters harsh words to him,
one should bow to the brAhmin as I did to bRgu. One who does not respect the
brAhmin this way will be consumed by the wild fire of the brAhmin's anger,
and he deserves to be killed and punished. He is not Mine".
This extreme respect for brAhmins from bhagavAn is because "they are the
ones who follow the virtuous conduct of karma yoga as instructed by Me, who
are full of faith, and who hold Me as the Highest Deity, and so they are dear
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