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in this nAma, to explain the significance of the term "Sreyah" -
"anyat Sreyah anyadutaiva preyah, . . .tayoh Sreya AdadAnasya sAdhu bhavati,
Sreyo hi dhIro'bhi preyo vRNIte" -
(extracts from KaThopanishad 2-1and 2).
"Sreyas and preyas take one in two entirely different paths; Sreyas brings
good (Spiritual realization) to those who aspire for it. The wise ones chose
Sreyas over preyas (sensual and materialistic pleasures)".
SrI satyadevo vAsishTha equates preyas and Sreyas to pravRtti and nivRtti
mArga-s respectively, and gives the quote from the Rg veda to indicate how
preyas and Sreyas can go together to achieve the final liberation - by acquiring
material wealth and using it properly to attain the Higher Spirit -
paricinmartto draviNam mamanyAdRtasya pathA namasA vivAset |
uta svena kratunA sam vadeta SreyAmsam daksham manasA jagRbhyAt ||
nAma 620. laekÇyaïy> loka loka-trayASrayah
loka trayASrayah
a) He Who is the Resort for all three worlds.
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(Rg 10. 31. 2)
b) He who is the substratum for the worlds-of-experiences of waking, dream,
and deep sleep.
loka-trayASrayAya namah.
trayANAm lokAnAm AsrayatvAt loka-trayASrayah (SrI Samkara) - One who is
the refuge for all the three worlds.
SrI BhaTTar: BhagavAn and lakshmi, like father and mother, are the one
resort for all beings in all three worlds. SrI BhaTTar gives the reference to
indra's words in SrI vishNu purANam - tvam mAtA sarva lokAnAm devadevo
harih pitA (1. 9. 126) - "Thou art the Mother of all the worlds, and Hari, the
God of all gods, is the father".
SrI anantakRshNa Sastri interprets the "three worlds" as referring to the
earth, the atmosphere, and the heavens.
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