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the nAma as referring to "One Who goes everywhere, or is
everywhere" (SunatiprApto bhavati sarvatra iti SUnyo vishNuh). He points out
that kham - the word for sky, also means "void" or "a cipher". It is because
there is a void that a motion or movement from another place to this void is
possible, and thus void leads to motion, and motion leads to void. He points out
the importance of SUnya by reminding us how the number "1" undergoes a tenfold
increase in value by the placement of just a SUnyam next to it in the
number system.
d) SrI satyasandha yatirAja gives the interpretation that He is SUnyah
because He clears out everything in this universe with nothing left, at the time
of pralaya - pralaya kAle sarva padArtha SUnyatvAt SUnyah.
e) The dharma cakram writer gives yet another anubhavam: bhagavAn is called
SUnyah because He is not accessible to our senses, no matter how much we
try. We are used to believing that something exists only if we can relate to it
through our senses. He is not accessible to the senses, and so He is SUnyah.
nAma 750. "&tazI> ghRtASIh
a) He Who sprinkles the world with prosperity
b) He Who is desirous of the butter in the gopis' houses.
c) He from Whom all desires have flown away.
d) He Who enjoys the offering of ghee in the homa etc.
ghRtASishe namah.
The two parts that make up this nAma are ghRtam and ASIh. There are
several meanings for the word ghRtam - secanam, ksharaNam, dIpanam vA
ghRtam -sprinkling, flowing, or shining. ghRtam also refers to ghee or butter.
The word ASIh is derived from the root A'ng - SAsu - icchAyAm - to expect,
to bless. The different combinations result in the different interpretations.
a) SrI bhaTTar derives his interpretation using the meaning ghR - secane - to
sprinkle, to cover. SrI bhaTTar's vyAkhyAnam is - ghRtam - secanam, sva-
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