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a) SrI BhaTTar explains the nAma as referring to Lord kRshNa’s excellent
control over arjuna, even though He was only arjuna’s charioteer. It should be
kept in mind that SrI bhaTTar is continuing the thread of kRshNAvatAram
starting from nAma 697, all the way up to nAma 786. Lord kRshNa controlled
arjuna like the reins that control the horse. The word pragraham refers to
reins (see kaThopanishad – manah pragrameva ca – mind is like the reins , with
AtmA the the master of the chariot, the body is like the chariot, etc. –
AtmAnam rathinam viddhi, SarIram rathameva ca, bhuddhim tu sArathim
viddhi, manah pragrahameva ca).
b) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha explains the nAma by referring to bhagavAn’s
exceptional control of everything in the universe – prakarshaNena
gRhNAtiviSvam iti.
c) SrI Sa’nkara uses the meaning “to receive” for the word grah, and gives the
interpretation that bhagavAn has the nAma parigrahah because He receives
offerings such as leaf, fruit, etc., from His devotees – bhaktaihupahRtam
patra pushpAdikam pragRhNAti iti pragrahah. SrI cinmayAnanda gives a
different dimension to this notion – He is pragrahah because He is the
ultimate recipient of the worship offered by people of all creeds and races,
and all animals, men, plants, etc.
d) SrI Sa’nkara gives an alternate interpretation along the lines of vyAkhyAnas
(a), and (b) also. Here, he refers to the overall control that bhagavAn exerts
on a devotee’s otherwise uncontrolled horse-like senses roaming over the
forest of sense-objects –
dhAvato vishaya AraNye durdAnta indiriya vAjinaha,
tat-prasAdena aSmineva badhnAti it vA pragravat – prgrahah.
It is because of His anugraham that a true devotee is able to overcome the
involvement in sense-objects, and proceeds to the true realization.
e) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj takes the prefix pra as representing
prakRshTa– special, exalted, and the word grahah as One Who accepts or
receives, and gives the interpretation – prakRTo grahah svIkAro yasya iti
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