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mallAnAm aSanih nRNAm nara-varah strINAm smaro mUrtimAn
gopAnAm svajanah asatAm kshitibhujAm SastA sva-pitro SiSuh |
mRtyuh bhoha-pateh virAt avidushAm tattvam-param yoginAm
vRshNInAm paradevatA iti viditah ..
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(bhAga. 10.43.17)
"As kRshNa enters the stage set by kamsa with His brother balarAma, the
boxers saw in Him a thunder arriving, the men folk saw Him as the best of
men, the womenfolk saw in Him manmatha arriving, the gopa-s saw their friend
arriving, the kings affiliated with kamsa saw Him as the enemy arriving to met
out punishment to them, devaki and vasudeva saw their child arriving, kamsa
felt that death was approaching him in kRshNa's form, the ignorant saw a king
coming, the yogi-s realized that the para tattvam was in front of them, and the
yAdava-s felt that some divine force has arrived to redeem their prestige".
SrI SAstri also gives the analogy of the kalpaka vRksham - the tree that can
give anything that anyone wishes while standing under that tree. For example,
all the different fruits and flowers that normally appear indifferent seasons
will all be found at the same time in the kalpaka vRksham, and whoever wishes
whichever species of fruits or flowers will just see what he/she wishes in the
tree at any given time. BhagavAn is exactly that - He will appear in whatever
form anyone wishes to see Him - Sata-mUrtih.
SrI Samkara distinguishes between the nAma-s aneka-mUrtih and SatamUrtih
as follows: He interprets aneka-mUrtih in terms of His different
incarnations, and for Sata-mUrtih, he explains that even though vishNu is of
the form of pure consciousness, He projects Himself as of many different
forms by His own thoughts - nAnAvikalpajA mUrtayah samvida-kRteh santi iti
Sata-mUrtih.
nAma 729. ztann> SatAnanah
a) He Who is many-faced.