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bhavati iti a-vyagrah. (In this interpreatation, vgagrah means “One who is
confused”, and avyagrah is the opposite. vividham agramasya iti vyagrah – One
Who is confused, with multiple paths and not knowing what to choose – amara
koSa vyAkhyAnam).
e) In his alternative interpretation using the pATham “vyagrah”, Srai satya
sandha yatirAja gives the explanation: “vih garuDo agre asya sa vygrah” – He
Who has garuDa as His vehicle (togo, to move around).
nAma 769. nEkï&¼> naika naika-SR’ngah
naika SR’ngah
a) He Who adopted diverse tactics for controlling His devotees’enemies.
b) He Who can be brought under control (realized) through the four horns in
the form of the four veda-s.
c) He Who can be controlled (reached) through the praNavam, with its four
“horns” – akAra, ukAra, makAra, and nAda.
d) He Who has the four horns in the form of the four veda-s, to control the
world through dharma.
e) He Who has many dimensions to His Lordship (prabhutvam).
f) He Who has many aspects to His role as a Bestower of His devotees’ wishes.
g) (eka-SR’ngah – satya sandha yatirAja) – He Who took incarnation as the onehorned
varAha.
h) He Who has many rays of effulgence radiating from Him.
i) He Who has provided diverse means to the different living beings to cause
harm to their enemies, as also to defend themselves from their enemies.
naika-SR’ngAya namah.
The root involved in the nAma is SRR – himsAyAm – to tear to pieces, to kill, to
hurt. The word SR’ngah is derived from this root by the application of the
uNAdi sUtra 126, SRNAter-hrasvaSca. SrI satyadevovAsishTha gives the
meanings – dIpti (radiance), “means of destruction”, and “means for protection
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