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He is the One by reaching whom there is no more return to the ocean of
samsAra, there is nothing more to desire after reaching Him, etc.
SrI v. v. rAmAnujan gives reference to:
1. tirumozhi – accO oru azhagiyavA (9. 2. 1);
2. to tiruppANAzhvAr – en amudinaik kaNDa kaNgaL maRRonRinaik
kANAvE; and
3. to tirumAlai – mAdaraAr kayarkaN ennum valaiyuL paTTu azhunduvEnaip
pOdarE enRu Sollit tan pAl Adaram peruga vaitta azhagan ara’ngan,
which all illustrate His being the Object of desire for His devotees.
b) SrI BhaTTar gives the alternate interpretation based on the root bhA – to
shine, in association with the word kum – this world. So He Who shines in this
world is kumbhah – kau bhAti iti kumbhah. SrI BhaTTar attributes His shining
in this world to His presence as the arcA mUrti in the shrines, and gives
several quotes to support the sanctity of the areas around the sacred shrines,
the power of the presence of His shrine in the temples etc. The reference to
bhUmi here is thus to the divya deSam-s. Birth, living, or death in a divya
deSam is the most purifying for any one. Yama and his servants won’t dare to
approach one who dies close to a divya deSam.
c) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the interpretation which is a variation of
the above – kuh bhUmih prapa’nca pratIkah; umbhati pUrayati iti umbhah; koh
prapa’ncasya umbhah – pUrakah sva-yaSasA iti kumbhah – BhagavAn fills this
world with His fame and thus makes it complete, a fit place to live.
d) SrI Samkara uses the meaning “container or pot” to the word “kumbhah”,
and gives the interpretation that bhagavAn has this nAma because everything
in this Universe is contained in Him like in a pot.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri elaborates on this – BhagavAn protects everyone in
this Universe like a vessel that protects the water contained inside it. He
gives the following supports from the Sruti-s: ubhe asmin dyAvA pRthivI
antareva samAhite (chAndogya. 8. 1. 3), and tasmin sarvam pratishThitam
(bRhadA. 1. 5. 1).
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