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nAma 650. zUr> SUrah
The Valiant.
SUrAya namah.
The sequence in Samkara pATham is “kAlanemi-nihA vIrah Saurih SurajaneSvarah”,
and BhaTTar pATham is “kAlanemi-nihA Saurih SUrah SUrajaneSvarah”.
The nAma “SUrah” occurs once in Samkara pATham, in Slokam
37 (nAma 341); in BhaTTar’s pATham, it occurs twice, the second one being
the current occurrence. He explains the first occurrence in terms of the
generic guNa of His valor (Sauryam), and the second occurrence as specifically
referring to His incarnation as Lord rAma, whose valor is well-known.
The derivation of the meaning from its root is explained under nAma 341. SrI
satyadevo vAsishTha’s anubhavam is that He is unrestrained not only in the
sense that His valor is unconstrained, but He is also:
1. unconstrained by deSa, kAla, etc. (kAla dig deSa vibhAga muktah),
2. unconstrained in fulfilling the desires of His devotees (dadAti varyam),
3. pervades this Universe unconstrained in His functions of creation,
protection, and destruction,
4. sustains all creatures by being unconstrained and appearing in the form
of the Sun as mitra, varuNa, and agni in the morning, afternoon and
evening (mitrasya varuNasyAgneh…), etc.
nAma 651. zUrjneñr> SUra SUra-janeSvarah
SUra janeSvarah
The Chief of the SUra-s or the valiant people.
SUra-janeSvarAya namah.
SUra janAnAm ISvarah Sura-janeSvarah – The Chief of the valiant people.
SrI aNNa’ngarAcArya and others give the example of His being the Chief of
valiant warriors of the likes of hanuman, sugrIva, etc.
SrI Samkara gives the example of His being the Lord of indra and others.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri observes that bhagavAn is the Lord of gods like
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