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and on the land. Those that fly in the air are primarily of the nature of vAyu.
He says that if the ashes from burnt cow dung are let stand for 50 years,
there will be an insect that originates from this that will be fire-proof, and
thus has fire as its principal nature. Thus, bhagavAn has created the
different creatures in different ways, and associated them with the pa'nca
mahA bhUta-s indifferent ways. There is variety also in the way the different
creatures reproduce themselves. Some creatures that live in water lay their
eggs outside water, on land, because of the need for heat in hatching the egg.
Even in poison, there are germs that survive and live and thrive. All these are
illustrations of the fact that He is bhUta AvAsah - One in Whom everything
lives, and One Who lives in everything. SrI vAsishTha refers us to the Rg
vedic hymn - vishNoh karmANi paSyata (1.22.19) - Look at vishNu's works,
whereby He has let His great ways be seen.
nAma 714. vasudev> vAsu vAsu-devah.
vAsu devah.
vAsu-devAya namah.
This nAma has been covered under nAma 700.
nAma 715. svaRsuinly> sarvAsu sarvAsu-nilayah
sarvAsu nilayah
The Abode and support of all souls.
sarvAsu-nilayAya namah.
The word sarvAsu-nilayah consists of three parts: sarva, asu, and nilayah. asu
is derived from the root as - bhuvi - to be (asti); asti iti asuh (SrI vAsishTha).
The word asu is also used to refer to life, breath, etc. nilaya means abode,
derived from the root lee - SleshaNe - to stick, to lie on.
The interpretations for the nAma cover the following:
a) BhagavAn is the necessary and essential support for His true devotees who
cannot live without Him;
b) He is the support and vital life-force for all beings;
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