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2. to refer to the multitude of easy ways that are available to worship
Him.
He gives reference to vishNu dharma (90. 69), and to gItA (9. 27), where he
emphasizes the ease of worship:
yo na vittair na vibhavaih na vAsobhir na bhUshNaih |
toshyate hRdayenaiva kas-tam ISam na toshayet ||
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(vishNu dharma-90. 69)
"Who will not endeavor to please that God Who is pleased by just sincerity of
heart alone, but not by wealth or riches, clothes or ornaments?"
yat karoshi yad-aSnAsi yaj-juhoshi dadAsi yat |
yat-tapasyasi kaunteya tat-kurushva madarpaNam ||
(gItA 9. 27)
"Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever
you give, whatever you practice as austerity, O kaunteya, do it as an offering
to Me".
SrI baladeva vidyA bhUshan also associates the ease of His worship with this
nAma, and explains that He is mahA-kratuh because He has such great (easy)
ways of worship such as being offered the tulasi leaves, in order to obtain the
greatest of blessings.
c) In his commentary, SrI BhaTTar also says that "He is to be worshiped by all
acts which have been prescribed by the Agama SAstra-s, and by offering to
Him, these acts become sanctified and sweet "-samarpaNa samskArasvAdukRtaih
Agama SAstra kArita sarva vyApAraih ArAdhyatvAt" - from which it
may be inferred that the term "mahA" may refer to the many ways of offering
worship.
d) SrI Samkara's interpretation is that He is mahA-kratuh because He is
Himself the Great Sacrifice - mahAnSca asau kratuSca iti mahA-kratuh.
Akratuh is a sacrifice that is performed for specific benefits, and thus it is a
sacrifice that yields specific benefits. We note that bhagavAn declares that
He is kratuh Himself, in gItA 9. 16: