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in its getting milk. The manifestation of His Self that supports this kAraNa
SarIra of the soul in His form as ISvara is called anu~jnaikarasa. His Self
which is past these three aspects of the soul, and which is realized through
brahma j~nAna is called avikalpa. The nAma caturAtmA, based on the
nRsimhottra tApinI, refers to the four forms of His Self described above –
otA, anu~jnAtA, anu~jnA ekarasa, and avikalpa – atha turIyaS-caturAtmA
turIyAvasitvAt ekaikasya otAnu~jnAtranu~jnAvaikalpaih (1.11). The first three
forms lead to the fourth form – the paramAtman, through knowledge and
realization.
SrI T. S. Raghavendran gives reference from mArkaNDeya purANa which
declares that paramAtmA enters the bodies of all creatures with the four
forms of viSva, taijasa, prA~jna, and turIya:
paramAtmA catu-rUpah sarva-prANi-sarIragah |
viSvaSca taijasahprA~jnas-trIyaSceti kathyate ||
In his explanation, SrI Raghavendran associates the viSva form with the
wakeful state of the jIva, the taijasa with the dream state, the prA~jna with
the sleep state, and the turIya with the state that is above all the other
three, the moksha state.
g) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the interpretation that the nAma refers
to His being the antaryAmi of the four types of devotees – the Arti,
arthArthI,j~nAnI and mumukshu – those who worship Him for relief from
sufferings, those who seek wealth, those who seek knowledge, and those who
seek moksha – caturNAm Arta arthArthi ji~jnAsu mumukshUNAm AtmA
antaryAmI priya iti caturAtmA.
SrI satya sandha yatirAja gives an interpretation that is based His being the
cause of the four types of desires in the devotees: caturshu dharma artha
kAmamoksheshu
caturAtmA.
janAnAm yogyatAnusAreNa AtmA mano yasmAt sa
h) SrI satya sandha yatirAja also gives another anubhavam: BhagavAn is called
caturAtmA because He created the fit being for purposes of creation, in the
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