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the enlightenment of the objects externally through the sunlight, and the
enlightenment of the mind through knowledge. BhagavAn enlightens everything
externally in the form of the Sun, and He enlightens us internally through our
minds. The bad acts in the external world invariably take place when the Sun
is out, and when it is dark. It is the external light of the Sun that keeps crime
away. Similarly, the internal light is needed for keeping the mind clean, and
keeping negative thoughts away. The gAyatrI mantra is one way that bhagavAn
has provided for inducing and enlightening the mind. The significance of this
nAma is to realize that bhagavAn controls everything in this world both
externally and internally by being the antaryAmi of everything, and cultivating
our mind to seek Him who enlightens our minds.
nAma 725. AmUitRman! a-mUrtimAn mUrtimAn
a) He Who has even the subtle and formless things as His possessions.
b) He Who Forms that are not the result of karma.
c) He Who has a disposition that is not hard, inflexible, etc.
d) He Who has Forms that are indescribable, and not fixed.
e) He Who takes whatever Forms He pleases as His incarnations, and thus One
Who has no fixed forms.
a-mUrti-mate namah.
a) SrI BhaTTar interprets the nAma as "He Who owns even the forms which
are a-mUrti's", such as earth, fire, water, wind, etc. He gives several
references in support:
bhUmir-Apo'nalo vAyuh kham mano buddhireva ca |
ahamkAra itIyam me bhinnA prakRtir-ashTadhA ||
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(gItA 7.4)
"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, manas, buddhi, and ego-sense - thus My PrakRti
is divided eightfold".