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of a full-blown blue lilly,
having four arms, and the mystic mark of SrIvatsa on His chest, and started
praising Him".
b) SrI Sa'nkara uses the meaning "beautiful" for the word vara, and gives the
interpretation for the nAma as "varANi SobhanAni a'ngAni asyaiti varA'ngah"
- One Who has beautiful limbs.
c) SrI cinmayAnanda interprets the nAma as: He Who has a Form that is
pleasing (lovable) to those who meditate on Him. Thus he gives the meaning
"lovable" to the term vara.
We have seen three nAma-s above in sequence, which all describe the beauty
ofHis form: suvarNa-varNah, hemA'ngah, varA'ngah. SrI rAdhAkRshNa
SAstri gives his anubhavam of the subtle difference in the ideas conveyed by
the three nAma-s.
1. suvarNa-varNah - One Who has the natural form of sheer exquisite
brilliance-
2. hemA'ngah - One Who has beautiful limbs that attract and hold the
attention of everyone. -
3. varA'ngah - One Who has all the sAmudrikA lakshaNa-s brought
together in one place, in His Form.
The dharma cakram writer comments that even as beauty in human form tends
to evoke kAmam, the beauty of the divine form evokes bhakti. The three
nAma-s that we have just gone through, convey to us the beauty of the Divine
Form of Lord vishNu, that evokes bhakti in those who mediate on His Form.
nAma 746. cNdna¼dI candanA'ngadI
a) He Who is adorned with delightful armlets.
b) He Who is besmeared with pleasing sandal.
c) He Who provides us all with the means and ways to be happy.
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