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of conduct are observed.
e) SrI baladeva vidyA bhUshaN gives the interpretation that He has this nAma
because He is the Refuge for the four kinds of bhakta-s – the Arta, ji~jnAsu,
arthArthI, or j~nAnI – caturNAm ArtAdInAm bhaktAnAm yathA-bhAvam
AsryatvAtcatur-gatih.
SrI satya sandha yatirAja also gives this interpretation, and gives the
reference to the gItA Slokam 7.16:
catur-vidhA bhajante mAm janAh sukRtino’rjuna |
Arto ji~jnAsur-arthArthIj~nAnI ca bharatarshabha ||
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(gItA 7.16)
“Four types of men of good deeds worship Me, O arjuna. These are the
distressed, the seekers after knowledge, the wealth-seekers, and men of
knowledge”.
nAma 775. cturaTma catur catur-AtmA
catur AtmA
a) He Who has four forms in His vyUha incarnation
b) He Who has four manifestations in His vibhava incarnations of kRshNa and
rAma
c) He Who has a four-fold manifestation in His functions of creation,
preservation and destruction.
d) He Who is skilled in keeping His AtmA pure from attachment etc. (catura -
cAturya AtmA)
e) He Who is behind the functions of manas, citta, buddhi,and ahankAra.
f) He Who manifests Himself in four forms to support the jIva in its four
states - viSva, taijasa, prA`jna, and turIya.
g) He Who is the antaryAmi of the four types of devotees - Arta, arthArthI,
etc.