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

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naikAya namah<br />

(naikasmai namah in Samkara pATham - see nAma 730).<br />

a) SrI BhaTTar explains how He is One (the previous nAma), and also "Not one<br />

only" (the current nAma). He is One in the sense of being unique in having<br />

everything in all the Universe as His possession; but He is not one only, since<br />

there are all these other things which are His glorious vibhUtis or extensions<br />

which are of a nature different from His. He is the antaryAmi of all that<br />

exist. SrI BhaTTar's words are - vibhUtitayA vijAtIyena sarveNa<br />

dvitIyavAneva itinaikah - Since He has as His glorious possessions all that are<br />

of a nature different from His, He is not One only. He quotes from the gItA in<br />

support - "nAnto'sti mama divyAnAm vibhUtInAmparamtapa" (11.40) - "O<br />

arjuna, There is no end to the divine glories of Mine (What I have stated in<br />

detail is only a small part of My glories)".<br />

SrI v.v. rAmAnujan gives support from nammAzhvAr's tiruvAimozhi:<br />

…tIyAi nIrAi nilanAi viSumbAik kAlAi<br />

tAyAit tandaiyAi makkaLAi ma<strong>RR</strong>umAi mu<strong>RR</strong>umAi<br />

nIyAy nI ninRavARu ivai enna niyAya'ngaLE?<br />

"You are the Fire, Water, Earth, Ether, and Air.<br />

215<br />

(tiruvAi. 7.8.1)<br />

To us You are the mother, father, children, other relatives all rolled into one.<br />

You are more; You are the whole Universe. Yet I enjoy You in Your own<br />

beautiful Form.<br />

Now pray tell me the secret of all this. I don't understand this high-level<br />

abstract mysticism".<br />

nIrAi nilanAi tIyAi kAlAi neDu vAnAi<br />

SirAr SuDargaL iraNDAi SivanAi ayan AnAi …<br />

(tiruvAi. 6.9.1)<br />

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