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manifestations - sarva vibhUtInAm kAraNatvAt bhUtih.
c) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha gives the interpretation that bhagavAn is called
bhUtih because He exists everywhere in the forms of all His creations, in the
forms of the sun, the stars, etc. , and He also is the cause of all the glory that
His creations display.
d) The dharma cakram writer gives the interpretation that bhagavAn is One
who is the personification of greatness. He observes that the significance of
the nAma lies in our realizing that we should not go after the transient and
false greatness that comes with impermanent and materialistic benefits, but
instead, learn to meditate on Him in thought, word, and deed so that we aim
towards the realization of that One True Greatness.
nAma 637. Azaek> a-Sokah Sokah or vi vi-Sokah vi Sokah
He Who is without sorrow.
a-SokAya namah.
SrI satyadevo vAsishTha gives the derivation - vigatah Soko yasya sa vi-
Sokah,or avidyamAnah Soko yasya sa a-Sokah. (SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj:
na Soko yasya iti aSokah nitya Ananda mayah).
a) SrI BhaTTar continues to stress bhagavAn's concern for the devotee in
everyone of his interpretations. For the current nAma, his interpretation is
that bhagavAn has no need to be sorrowful because He never abandons any
anAtha who has no other help and seeks His help.
b) SrI Samkara continues to stress bhagavAn's paratvam, His being without
blemish, etc. For the current nAma, his interpretation is that bhagavAn is
Griefless, being absolute Bliss.
One might raise the obvious question: Lord rAma was struck with extreme
sorrow when He was separated from sItA. How can one say He is without
Sokam? SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri gives the explanation straight from
SrImadbhAgavatam 9. 10. 11 - Lord rAma went through this act in His role of
showing us all how ordinary mortals who are attached to a woman dear to them
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