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"yenasUryas-tapati tejaseddhah" (tait. brAh. 3. 12. 9) - "By whom the sun
shines, illuminated by His effulgence". He also gives referenceto the gItA -
yad-Aditya gatam tejo jagad-bhAsayate'khilam |
yac-candramasi yac-cAgnau tat-tejo viddhi mAmakam ||
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(gItA 15. 12)
"Know that tejas (Light) to be Mine which is residing in the Sun and which
illumines the whole world, and that is in the moon and in the fire".
SrI cinmayAnanda gives reference to muNDakopanishad II. 2. 10 - na tatra
sUryo bhAti na candra tArakam nemA vidyuto bhAnti kuto'yamagnih| tameva
bhAntam anubhAti sarvam tasya bhAsA sarvam idam vibhAti || - "Even the
Sun, moon, the stars and fire have no light of their own. By Him they shine,
the Giver of light in all". He also gives another reference to the gItA –
"jyotishAmapi taj-jyotih tamasah param ucyate" (13. 17) – "That Light of all
lights, is said to be beyond darkness".
SrI Samkara also gives the alternate interpretation that He is endowed with
brilliance of various excellences like harshness towards His enemies, valor,
etc., and so also He is called mahA-tejAh - kraurya SauryAdibhih dharmaih
mahadbhih samalamkRta iti vA mahA-tejAh. His being merciless towards
dushTa-s, being aggressive against conquering even the strongest of enemies,
being unconquerable, etc., are all aspects of "tejas". His tejas is supreme, and
so He is called mahA-tejAh (SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri).
The dharma cakram writer observes that while the Sun eliminates the
darkness outside us, He eliminates the darkness inside us, while at the same
time He provides the light to the Sun and other objects that remove the
darkness outside. Just as the Sun reveals itself as well as the objects outside
with its light, He reveals Himself in addition to enlightening the innerselves of
all of us.
nAma 679. mhaerg> mahoragah
a) He Who is great, and enters into our heart (uras).