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) In addition to giving the above interpretation (bhakteshu vAtsalyavAn), SrI
satya sandha yatirAja gives two other interpretations for the nAma. One of
these is based on the meaning “cooked rice or food” for the term bhakta (see
the explanation for bhakta vilocanan in the nAcciyAr tirumozhi posting for
pASuram 12.6). In this interpretation, SrI satya sandha yatirAja looks at the
nAma as bhaktavat-salah, and gives the interpretation: “bhaktam annam
yeshAm asti iti bhaktavanto yaj~na kartAro brAhmaNAn, tAn pratisalati
gacchati iti bhaktavat-salah” – He Who goes to the devotees who make
offerings to Him through yaj~na (the rootsal – to go, to move is used for the
interpretation of the second part, salah).
c) The other interpretation given by SrI satya sandha yatirAja is “bhaktA eva
vatsAh, tAn lAti iti bhaktavatsa-lah” – "He Who takes the devotees to Him,
who are dear to Him like a calf to the cow”. (The root lA – AdAne dAne ca – to
take, to obtain, is used in this interpretation).
The dharma cakram writer compares the relationship between BhagavAn and
us to that between the mother and the child. The mother has selfless
affection to the child, and the child trusts the mother solely and exclusively
for its survival. A true devotee will be like the child towards the mother, and
BhagavAn is of course like the Mother towards all.
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