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Slokam 73
StVy> Stviày> StaeÇ< Stut> Staeta r[iày>,
pU[R> pUriyta pu{y> pu{ykIitRrnamy>. 73.
stavyah stavapriyah stOtram stutah stOtA raNapriyah |
pUrNah pUrayitA puNyah puNyakIrtiranAmayah ||
[ PLEASE ADD PRANAVAM BEFORE EACH NAAMA ]
SrI BhaTTar has described His worship through body and mind in the previous
few nAma-s. He interprets the next few nAma-s in terms of His worship
through word.
nAma 684. StVy> stavyah
a) He Who is worthy of praise.
b) He Who is praised by all, but who does not have to praise anyone else.
stavyAya namah.
The root from which the word stavyah is derived is stu - to praise. The affix
yat is added in the sense of "he deserves praise" (SrI BhaTTar).
a) stavam arhati iti stavyah. SrI BhaTTar explains that only Lord vishNu is
endowed with the innumerable auspicious qualities which are eternal, boundless
and flawless, and thus He is worthy of praise over any other god. Praising Him
will lead to the release of bondage from samsAra. He refers us to the
following in support:
AdareNa yathA stauti dhanavantam dhanecchayA |
evam cet viSva-kartAram ko na mucyeta bandhanAt ||
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(bRhaspati samhitA)
"If one praises the Creator of the Universe the same way one praises a rich
man just to get some wealth from him, is there any doubt that he will be
relieved from the bondage of samsAra by praising the Creator?".
Such is the power of His praise.
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