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inds all things that are seen, for instance with limited life etc.– badhnAti iti
bandhuh.
Another interpretation that SrI VasishTha gives is that He binds all the jIvasto
their karma without a rope or such things, and so also He is called lokabandhuh.
Or, He binds the dealings between the people of this world through
His vedic teachings, and so also He is loka-bandhuh.
The dharma cakram writer elaborates on the guNa of loka-bandhu of
bhagavAn. BhagavAn gives whatever a devotee prays for; but the devotee can
pray either for worldly comfort or for the attainment of true Realization.
Most people prefer to ask Him for the worldly comforts (the kaThopanishad
describes the two aspects– preyas or pleasant, and Sreyas or the good)
BhagavAn acts in the role of the worldly relatives and bestows preyas or
pleasure in the form of wife, children, father, mother, etc., or He bestows
Sreyas in the form of the guru when we seek Sreyas. The dharma cakram
writer comments that the lesson to take from this nAma is to realize that He
is our bandhu either way, and we need to realize what is truly good for us, and
seek that from Him.
nAma 740. laeknaw> loka loka-nAthah
loka nAthah
a) The Protector of the world.
b) He Who bestows aiSvaryam on all as a result of His unlimited aiSvaryam
c) He Who is sought after or prayed by all
d) He Who shines in the world, or He Who regulates the world by energizing
e) He Who comforts or blesses the world
f) He Who rules over the world
g) He Who gives troubles as needed to those who need to be disciplined.
loka-nAthAya namah.
The roots involved in the nAma are: lok – darSane – to see, to perceive, or lok –
bhAshAyAm dIptau ca – to behold, to shine, to know, to seek; and nAth – yAc,
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