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divisions of speech”. The passage continues to say “The brAhmins who have
understanding know them”. Ralph Griffith interprets this as a reference to
three veda-s, and to ordinary speech as the fourth one.
f) The dharma cakram writer gives a different interpretation. He takes
vyUhato mean “greatness”, and then interprets the nAma as representing
bhagavAn as having the following four mahimA-s:
1. Performing the function of creation, destruction etc., just as part of
His leelA-s;
2. Revealing the greatness of parA-bhakti (extreme devotion) through
rAsa-krIDA;
3. The revelation of the relation between jeevAtmA and paramAtmA by
being the nAtha simultaneously for innumerable gopi-s; and
4. The calm acceptance of the curse of gAndhAri relating to the
destruction of the vRshNi race.
nAma 774. ctugRit> catur catur-gatih
catur gatih
a) He Who is in the form of the four purushArtha-s.
b) He Who provides the four goals: indra, brahma, kaivalya, and moksha.
c) He Who has the four gaits (vRshabha, gaja, vyAghra, and simha gati)
d) He Who is the goal of the four varNa-s and the four ASrama-s.
e) He Who is the Refuge for the four kinds of bhakata-s (Arta, ji~jnAsu,
arthArthI, and j~nAnI)
a) SrI bhaTTar interprets the nAma as referring to His being the path for all
the four goals desired by His devotees – upAsaka abhiyoga tAratamyakRtakramAt
catasrah prAptayah asmin iti catur-gatih.
SrI bhaTTar does not explicitly specify what the four goals are that he has in
mind. Two different interpretations have been given by the subsequent
interpreters. One is that the four goals are the four purushArtha-s – dharma,
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