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Alternatively, since bhagavAn has created this Universe with beings which all
have the capability to move around and perform their functions, He is called
sva'ngah.
nAma 623. ztanNd> SatAnandah
He of infinite Bliss.
SatAnandAya namah.
SrI BhaTTar's vyAkhyAnam is that He has boundless Bliss which is ever
flowing on account of the mutual love of pirATTi and bhagavAn. SrI v. v.
rAmAnujan comments that the number "hundred" here does not mean the
number "100", but stands for the greatness of the extent of the Bliss.
SrI Samkara interprets the nAma in terms of His being of the form of
Infinite Bliss, and quotes from the bRhadAraNya upanishad - etasyaiva
AnandasyaanyAni bhUtAni mAtrAm upajIvanti (4. 3. 32) - "Compared to His
Bliss,the bliss of all other beings is a but a minute fraction".
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri explains that Anandam is of different kinds at the
level of the different beings; man gets one type of Anandam, the animal enjoys
a different kind of Anandam, the deva-s yet a different type, the Rshi-s
adifferent type, etc. Thus, the Anandam varies depending on the enjoyer
ofAnandam. The j~nAni who is disinterested in worldly affairs derives the
great Anandam that those who are interested in worldly pleasures get only
inbits and pieces. All these bits and pieces of Anandam that every creature
derives is what flows from Him who is the Supreme Bliss, SatAnandah. SrI
SAstri gives the support from taittirIya upanishad 2. 8 –
te ye Satam mAnushAh, devAnAm, indrasya, prajApateh
AnandAh sa eko brahmaNa Anandah |
Srotriyasya cAkAmahatasya |
SrI satyadevo vAsishTha gives yet another view of the Infinite Bliss of
bhagavAn. Other than Him, each creature feels pleasure when it is in some
particular environment, and feels pain when it is in a different environment.
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