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samksheptre namah.
The term samkshepa means shortened, abridged, contracted, etc. (e.g.,
samkshepa rAmAyaNam). Different vyAkhyAna kartA-s have different
anubhava-s of this guNa of bhagavAn.
a) SrI BhaTTar continues to interpret this nAma in relation to his vyAkhyAna
of the previous nAma-s, in terms of pravRtti and nivRtti dharma-s. Thus, his
interpretation in the current instance is that bhagavAn constrains the
knowledge field of those who observe the pravRtti dharma such that they
don't see the light completely, and are born again in samsAra instead of
attaining Him. Associated with birth in this world, there is a diminution of the
natural knowledge consistent with the pUrva karma-s.
b) SrI Samkara interpets His constraining act in terms of the contraction of
the whole Universe in His body in a subtle form - vistRtam jagat samhAra
samayesUkshma rUpeNa samkshipan - samksheptA.
c) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the interpretation that He is
samksheptA because He reduces or minimizes the misfortunes of His devotees
- samkshipatinyUnayati bhaktAnAm vipattIh iti samksheptA.
d) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha's anubhavam of this nAma is that bhagavAn
contracts a huge tree in the form of a small seed, and the same dharma applies
to all of His creations in the whole huge Universe.
e) SrI cinmayAnanada and SrI anatakRshNa SAstri point to an alternate
pATham, with the nAma being given as a-samksheptA, meaning He who never
abandons His devotees.
The dharma cakram writer remarks that the deeper we get involved in this
worldly life, the more we are contracting or constraining our knowledge of Him.
The purpose of life properly lived is to expand the knowledge of Him. Those
who live a life of involvement in the material and sensual aspects of life, are
living and yet not living (that is, they have not achieved the purposeof this
precious life).
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