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SlOkam 75
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sadgatih satkrutih sattA sadbhUtih satparAyaNah |
sUrasenO yadusreshThah sannivAsah suyAmunah ||
nAma 704 704. 704 sÌit> sad sad-gatih sad gatih
[ PLEASE ADD PRANAVAM BEFORE EACH NAAMA ]
a) He Who provides the right path for the good.
b) He Who is Himself the right path for the good.
c) He Who has superior intellect.
d) He Who is attainable by the good.
sat refers to that which is good, or those who are good. gatih means path.
SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the derivation as - satAm sAttvikasajjanAnAm
gatih iti sad-gatih. We have seen the nAma "muktAnAm paramA
gatih" (nAma 12, Slokam 2) earlier, which conveys that He is the Supreme Goal
for all the Released souls. The current nAma describes His showing the right
path for those who seek the Truth. The inner significance of the nAma sadgatih
is that He removes the shackles of samsAra and liberates His devotees
and shows them the right path.
a) SrI BhaTTar gives the interpretation for the current nAma as "One Who
provides the right path for the good or virtuous". The "right path" is that
which leads to eternal peace and tranquility. SrI BhaTTar gives the example of
how even at time of birth of Lord kRshNa, the virtuous people saw all signs of
tranquility all around them. He gives support from vishNu purANam, 5.3, which
elaborately describes the tranquility and auspicious signs at the time of birth
of child kRshNa to devaki. One of the Sloka-s from the reference is:
santah santosham adhikam praSamam canDa mArutah |
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