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means ‘manifesting, revealing’. He continues his interpretation linking the nAma
to the previous ones, which dealt with His vyUha forms, and interprets the
current nAma as revealing the expression of these vuYha forms through
actions. Creation, sustenance, protection of the beings, and propagation of the
SAstra-s are the four actions or duties. These are distributed respectively as
follows:
1. vAsudeva – sRshTi, universe creation;
2. sa’nkarshaNa – sthiti, keeping the universe in form;
3. pradyumna – rakshaNa, protection;
4. aniruddha – sAstrapradAnam – bequest of a good number of
instructional scriptures as guides for living.
5. abhivya’njanam – manifesting, revealing.
b) SrI Sa’nkara gives the interpretation that the nAma represents bhagavAn
as the Source of the four kinds of purushArtha-s: dharma, artha, kAma and
moksha – dharam artha kAma mokshAkhya purushArtha catushTayam bahavati
– utpadyate asmAt iti catur-bhAvah.
SrI cinmayAnanda takes the generic meaning “The Source of the Four”, and
then expands on it. He is the Source of the four varNa-s, the four ASrama-s,
the four purushArtha-s etc. (see b above). He gives reference to the gItA
Slokam 4.13 in support:
cAtur-varNyam mayA sRshTam guNa karma vibhAgaSah |
tasya kartAramapi mAmviddhi akartAram avyayam ||
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(gItA 4.13)
“The system of four stations was created by Me according to distinction of
guNa-s and karma. Though I am their creator, know Me as non-agent and
immutable”.
c) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha gives the interpretation that the current nAma
signifies His creation of the four kinds of species: svakRtavyavasthayAcaturvidhAm
sRshTim utpAdayati – One Who has created the four kinds of species
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