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bracelets in the hands, SrI vatsa and kaustubha, pearl garlands, waistlets, lace
cloths, gold waist band and leg ornaments and others precious and innumerable.
c) SrI Samkara views His taking the numerous incarnations at His wish as His
act of bhUshaNam or adorning this world - "sva icchA avatAraihbahubhih
bhUmim bhUshayan bhUshNah". SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri gives the example
of bhagavAn decorating gokulam by His very presence.
d) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha gives the example of the soul or AtmA being in
the body as itself a decoration or adornment of the body. When the soul
leaves the body, the body becomes unattractive by the second. Similarly,
bhagavAn is the adornment for the whole world. That which is the life of
something is the bhUshaNa for it as well. For instance, bhagavAn is bhUshaNa
for the universe in the form of the sun and inthe form of the antaryAmi of the
sun.
e) SrI cinmayAnanda gives the interpretation that He makes this world
beautiful (adorns) with the varieties of His creation. He gives love and other
finer instincts, and He is the One behind all great, noble, and beautiful
thoughts that have enriched human life.
The dharma cakram writer points out that all the different kinds of beauties
that we experience in nature (through sound, sight, touch, thought, intellect,
etc. )., are present in Him. In His form as kRshNa, He was exquisitely beautiful
to see, the sound of His flute stole the hearts of all the gopi-s, the bhagavad
gItA that He gave us is the incarnation of knowledge, His characteris absolute
perfection, etc. The same is true of His incarnation as Lord rAma. Lord rAma's
divine beauty was well-known, the Rshi-s were immensely moved by the beauty
of His character, vAlmIki lost himself in the nAma of rAma, and hanumAn lost
himself in His service. BhagavAn is thus the bhUshaNa above allbhUashaNa-s
to His devotees.
The different interpretations for this nAma are thus based on:
a) His being decorated or adorned with qualities that are beneficial to His
devotees;
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