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SrI cinmayAnanda points out that the name “Worshipped” is given to Him
because He is worshipped by Siva, brahma, etc.
The dharma cakram writer points out that from this nAma, we can take the
lesson that He can be worshipped in whatever form one chooses to worship
Him, depending on one’s mental maturity in the path of sAdhanA.
Note that the orientation of SrI BhaTTar’s interpretation is always in terms
of bhagavAn always doing everything He does for the sake of His devotees,
while SrI Samkara’s interpretation in invariably in terms of His parattvam.
Almost without exception, this aspect is noticeable in every nAma, and the
reader should keep this in mind in order to enjoy the different vyAkhyAna-s to
the fullest extent. This point will not be repeated for every nAma, but seems
to be true without exception for every nAma.
nAma 641. k…MÉ> kumbhah
a ) He Who is an object of desire.
b) He Who shines in this world.
c) He Who fills this world with His fame.
d) He in Whom everything is contained.
e) He Who envelops the earth.
kumbhAya namah.
SrI BhaTTar gives two derivations for the nAma:
a) The first of these meanings – “He Who is desired”, is derived from the root
kamu – kAntau, and the uNAdi sUtra kameh kum ca. (I could not find this
specific sUtra in my copy of the siddhAnta kaumudi, but both SrI BhaTTar and
SrI satyadevo vAsishTha have referred to this sUtra in explaining this nAma.
An example of the application of this sUtra is in the formation of the word
kumAra, which is also derived from the same root – kamu kAntau – to desire).
Thus one interpretation for the nAma is He Who is desired – kAmyata iti
kumbhah. He is desired by the devotees because He is the Ultimate in beauty,
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