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AzhvAr declares that he does not want even SrI vaikunTham, but he only
wants to have the Lotus Feet of bhagavAn on his head. In other words, His
Lotus Feet are the Supreme Goal: "nin SemmA pAda paRput talai Serttu ollai …
ammA aDiyEn vENDuvadu ihdE” (5.9.1).
In tiruvAimozhi 3.7.6, nammAzhvar declares that bhagavAn is the Supreme,
unexcelled rakshakan (padam anuttamam):……… oLi koNDa Sodiyai uLLattuk
koLLum avar kaNDIr
b) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj uses the meaning “trANam – rakshaNam –
protection” to the word padam, based on amara koSam: padam vyavasiti
trANasthAna lakshmA’nghri vastushu (3.3.93), and gives the interpretation to
this nAma as: “padam trANam | anuttamam sarvottamam iti padam anuttamam |
arthAt sarvottamo rakshakah SrI bahagavAneva sarvottmas-trAtA svajanAnAm|”-
The Unexcelled Protector of His devotees.
c) SrI cinmayAnanda’s interpretation is: “Lord VishNu has this nAma because
He is the way (pada), the goal (pada), and the pilgrimage (pada)”. He gives
support from the gItA Slokam 7.18, where bhagavAn declares that He is
anuttama gati (Supreme path, Supreme Goal):
udArAh sarva evaite j~nAnI tvAtmaiva me matam |
Asthitah sa hi yuktAtmA mAmeva anuttamAm gatim ||
“All these are indeed generous, but I deem the man of knowledge to be Myvery
self; for he, integrated, is devoted to Me alone as the Supreme end”.
nAma 739. laekbNxu> loka loka-bandhuh
loka bandhuh
a) The Relative of the World.
b) One to Whom everything is bound since He is their Support
c) One to Whom everything is related since He is their Best Friend – their
Father
d) One Who provides instructions as a kinsman on what is right and what is
wrong through the SAstra-s.
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