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whether they desire the enjoyment of worldly pleasures or whether they seek
moksha - whether the aspirant is a bubhukshu or a mumukshu. SrI BhaTTar
refers us to - SrI mahAbhArata - Sivo SivAnAm a-Sivo a-SivAnAm- He does
good for the good, and bad for the bad. - SrI vishNu purANam (6. 7. 62)samsAra
moksha sthiti bandha hetuh - He is the cause of the bondage of
worldly existence, also for the release from it.
SrI v. v. rAmAnujan gives reference to tirumozhi 1. 1. 9 - aruLoDu peru
nilamaLikkum nAraNan, and to tiruvAimozhi 1. 5. 7 - SeDiyAr Akkai aDiyAraic
cErdaltIrkkum tirumAl.
The idea emphasized here is that a) whatever He does is for our good, and b)
He does whatever we deserve to get based on our karma.
b) SrI Samkara: He is Sivah because He purifies everyone by the mere
remembrance of His name.
c) Both SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj and SrI satyadevo vAsishTha give the
alternate interpretation based on the root SI'ng - svapne to sleep. Sete
sarvam jagat pralaya velAyAm yasmin iti Sivah - He in whom the whole
Universe rests at the time of pralaya is Sivah (SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj).
d) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha also gives the alternate interpretation based on
the root Syai - to go, the meaning given being that He is present everywhere,
He is in everything - SyAyate sarvam iti prApnoti iti arthah.
Thus, the nAma Sivah indicates that whatever bhagavAn gives us is what is
good for us, and is meant for our purification and for our reaching Him. The
punishment He gave to the demons such as rAvaNa, kamsa, etc. were all for
their ultimate good. It should be realized that when we encounter some
sufferings in life that are obviously given to us by bhagavAn, we should accept
these as willingly as when He gives us things that make us happy, because
whatever He does is for our good.
nAma 608. ïIvTsv]a> SrIvatsa SrIvatsa-vakshAh
SrIvatsa vakshAh
He who has the SrIvatsa mole on His chest.
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