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Vishnu Sahasra Naamam-Vol III-RR-edit.pub - Ibiblio

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) SrI Samkara interprets the term "SrI" here as a reference to the veda-s,<br />

and his anubhavam of this nAma is that bhagavAn is the Best among those who<br />

have the knowledge of the veda-s. He gives reference to the Sruti -<br />

Rcah sAmAni yajUgmshi |<br />

sA hi SrIamRtA satAm ||<br />

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(taitt. BrAhmaNam 1. 2. 1)<br />

The Rg, yajus, and sAman are the imperishable SrI or welath of the wise. SrI<br />

Samkara's interpretation is: Rg yajus sAma lakshaNA SrIh; yeshAm teshAm<br />

sarveshAm SrImatAm virincyAdInAm varah pradhAna bhUtah<br />

SrImatAmvarah.<br />

SrI cinmayAnanda builds on the above, and gives another interpretation: varah<br />

means blessing; so the nAma can also mean that He is the Blessing that is<br />

sought by those who are the students of the veda-s.<br />

The nAma can also be interpreted to mean that He is worshipped as the Chief<br />

Deity by those who have the veda-s as their wealth.<br />

To summarize, the nAma means that bhagavAn is the wealthiest of all those<br />

who possess wealth, He is the One who possesses all the wealth all the time,<br />

His wealth is permanent and ever-existent unlike all the others whose wealth is<br />

only transient and temporary, He is the One sought by those who are<br />

proficient in the veda-s, He is the Chief Diety that is praised by the veda-s,<br />

etc.<br />

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