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prasAdam nimagnA yAtA jAyamAne janArdane ||
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(vishNu purA.5.3.4)
"The virtuous experienced new delight, the strong winds subsided, and the
river glided tranquilly, as janArdana was about to be born".
SrI v.v. rAmAnujan gives additional examples. As soon as Lord kRshNa was
born to devaki, He unfettered vasudeva from the shackles that held him in
prison; Even as a child, and He ridded the asura-s from amongst the gopi-s and
gopa-s in nandagopa's place. SrI rAmAnujan observes that in addition to His
being sad-gatih (the path for the good), He is also asad-gatih - The Redeemer
of the bad also, like SiSupAla. So He is the gati for asat-s also.
nammAzhvAr refers to Him in his tiruvAimozhi pASuram 7.2.7 as
"paRRilArpaRRa ninRAn" - He Who is the Refuge for even those such as
kAkAsuran.
b) SrI Samkara gives the significance of the nAma as "He Who is the Goal or
Refuge for the good". He quotes from taittirIya Upanishad, which says that
"If a person knows that Brahman exists, then the wise call him good" - asti
brahmeti ced veda, santamenam tato viduh (taitt. 2.6).
c) SrI Samkara also gives an additional interpretation using the meaning
"intellect" for the term "gati". Thus the nAma can also mean "He Who has a
superior intellect".- sati gatih, buddhihsamutkRshTA asya iti vA sad-gatih.
d) SrI baladeva vidyAbhUshaN uses the meaning "accessible or attainable" to
the term "gatih", and gives the interpretation that He is accessible to the
good, such as bhIshma - satAm bhIshmAdInAmprApyatvAt sad-gatih.
nAma 705. sTk«it> sat sat-kRtih sat kRtih
He of lovable acts, and full of good actions.
sat-kRtaye namah.
a) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the explanation - sati satyA SobhanA ca
kRtIracanA yasya iti sat-kRtih. SrI BhaTTar gives the examples of His