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For the nAma catur-bAhuh, SrI cinmayAnanda’s anubhavam is that the four
hands represent the four factors that together constitute the inner
equipments in man – mind (manas), intellect (buddhi), thought flow towards
objects (citta), and ego (ahamkAra). These are the four agents through which
all the physical activities are controlled, regulated, and constantly commanded
from within the body.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri gives the following support:
"sattvam rajas tama iti aha~nkAraScaturbhujah"
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(gopAlottaratApini 55).
A related explanation is that the Self functions in a four-fold pattern involving
mind, intellect, cit, and ego, and these are represented by the four arms
containing the conch, the mace, the cakra, and the padma. The cit is
represented by the Lotus or Padma, the intellect is the 'Conch', ego is the
'Mace', and mind is the 'Discus'.
For catur-bhujah, SrI satya sandha yatirAja has given the following
interpretations:
1. bhun’gte bhunakti iti bhujah; caturNAm dharma artha kAma
mokshANAmbhujah catur-bhujah – vishNu is catur-bhujah since He
makes dharma, artha, kAma, and moksha to be experienced by the
deserved.
2. caturbhyah vedebhyah bhavati iti catur-bhug j~nAnam tena
jAyateabhityAjyate iti catur-bhujah – vishNu is known as catur-bhujah
since He can only be known by the four veda-s.
nAma 773. ctuVyURh> catur catur-vyUhah
catur vyUhah
a) He of the form of four Emanations (vyUha forms).
b) He Who had four manifestations in His vibhava form (as kRshNa, balarAma,
pradyumna, and aniruddha).
c) He Who manifests Himself as purusha, chandah purusha, veda purusha, and