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the dwelling place of all these jIva-s who are eternal, and who do not go
through the cycle and birth and dealth (the nitya sUri-s), and He also dwells in
them (loka lokAntarANi nija sattAyAm vAsayantam, teshu vA vasantam iti
bhAvah).
nAma 712. suyamun> su su-yAmunah
su yAmunah
a) He with the delightful sport in the yAmuna river.
b) He Who is attended by the good yAmuna-s.
c) He Who has beautiful collyrium in His eyes.
d) He Who lifts up and protects the jIva-s during the time of pralaya.
su-yAmunAya namah.
The term yAmunah has been interpreted by SrI BhaTTar as "One who is
associated with the river yamunA". YAmunam also means a kind of colyrium
that is applied to the eye; some interpreters have used this meaning as the
basis for their interpretation.
a) SrI BhaTTar gives the interpretation "He with the delightful sport in the
yAmuna river" - Sobhanam pAvanam manoharam yamunAsambandhi jalakrIDApushpAcaya
rAsa-krIDAdi yasya iti su-yAmunah - "He is su-yAmunah
because of all of His activities that are connected with yamuna, activities
which are pure, auspicious and fascinating like water-sport (in its waters),
culling of flowers (on its banks), and dance with the gopis (on its sands)".
SrI v.v.rAmAnujan refers us to "tUya peru nIr yamunait turaivan" (tiruppAvai).
Because of association with Lord kRshNa, yamunA is considered sacred even
now. nAthamunigaL is said to have looked for any left-over from the divine
gopi-s on the banks of the yamunA river.
b) SrI Samkara interprets the term yAmuna to refer to the gopa-s who lived
on the banks of the river yamunA (yamunA sambandhinah yAmunah); since
Lord kRshNa was surrounded by the good yAmuna-s such as devaki, vasudeva,
nanda,yasodA, balabhadra, subhadrA, and others, He has this nAma su-
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