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c) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha points out that bhagavAn purifies this universe in
various ways – by the process of creation (navo navo bhavati jAyamAnah), by
His being unconstrained and unrestrained in any way (indrasya bAhvor
bhUyishThamojah) – amogha Sakti, in the form of the Sun, etc. Through
creation, He renews the old into the new, and thus makes us feel like one who
wakes up from sleep and feels fres
SrI BhaTTar interprets the next few nAma-s as describing the vyUha
(Emanations) and vibhava (Incarnations) of bhagavAn in the holy shrines.
SrI v. v. rAmAnujan adds that the forms described are His representations in
the para, vyUha, and vibhava forms in different kshetra-s. Note that the
vyUha forms are the ones which are the precursors to the vibhava forms in
the viSAkha yUpa tree, and are the forms which He assumes in the process of
creating and maintaining the various beings in the Universe.
nAma 644. AinéÏ> aniruddhah
a) He Who is in the form of aniruddhah.
b) He Who is unobstructed.
aniruddhAya namah.
This nAma occurred earlier as nAma 187. The root from which the word is
derived is rudhir – AvaraNe to oppose, to besiege. niruddha means obstructed,
hindered, restrained, etc. a-niruddha is one who is unrestrained or
unrestrainable. The nAma literally means “One who cannot be obstructed in
any way” – na asti nirodho yasya sa aniruddhah (SrI satyadevo vAsishTha).
SrI BhaTTar has explained nAma 187 by pointing that this Unobstructed
Power is used by Him to protect all beings and to repel all opposition in this act
of His. (Note that always bhagavAn’s acts are for the good of His creation,
His devotees, His Sesha-s, and never for His pleasure or benefit! This is also
seen in all His incarnations, such as the rAma and kRshNa incarnations, where
none could stop Him from fulfilling the purpose of His incarnation). The
aniruddha form is considered one of the vyUha forms. His main function in this
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