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the beginning of creation were the primeval waters. In this Ocean the Lord
dropped His Essence and it became a Golden Egg from which brahma, the
Creator, first arose. Thus, Lord, as the womb of all Creation, is mentioned in
the purANa-s as hiraNya-garbha, the Golden Womb".
c) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha uses the root vas - nivAse - to dwell, and derives
the meaning that One in Whom the whole universe resides is vasu. He uses the
meaning "root" or "cause" for the term retah, and thus gives the
interpretation that vasu-retA refers to One Who is the cause of all things in
this universe.
The dharma cakram writer gives the analogy that just as gold serves as the
base material for all gold ornaments, so also He serves as the base from which
all other beings arise. He shines like gold in the context of creation. Just as
gold needs to be admixed with a small amount of copper in order for it to be
used in making jewels, so also the joining together of His vIryam with the
moola-prakRti results in the creation of the universe, with its pa'nca bhUta-s
etc.
nAmas 698, 699. vsuàd> vasu vasu-pradah
vasu pradah
a) The Giver of Treasure (in the form of Himself).
b) The Giver of Glory or Dignity.
c) The Bestower of moksham
d) He Who provides the place for dwelling for all beings
vasu-pradAya namah.
This nAma repeats itself as the next nAma also. It is also similar to the nAma
270 in Slokam 29 (vasu-dah). The difference between nAma 270 and the
current nAma is the addition of "pra" in pra-dah. This stands for prakarsheNa
- in a special way. In general, the vyAkhyAna kartA-s have interpreted nAma
270 as referring to His bestowing any wealth in general; the current and the
next nAma are interpreted as referring to His bestowing special wealth such
as the wealth similar to that of kubera, Himself, moksham, ever-lasting fame,
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