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f) The tormentor of His enemies
g) One who has Adhipatyam over water (oceans etc. )
h) One who has Adhipatyam over the different kinds of sukham (including
moksham)
keSavAya namah.
keSavAya namah.
adanur-SriAndalakkumAiyyan ( Pic Courtesy : B. Senthil)
This nAma occurred as nAma 23 in Sloka 3.
The word keSa refers to hair, as also rays of light. Some of the
interpretations are based on these two meanings. Another approach at
interpreting the nAma is based on the word kam = water or sukham. Yet
another interpretation is based on the root kliS - to torment. There is also one
which is based on kah + Isah = keSah.
From amara pada vivRti of lingayasUrin, we have the following:
a) SobhanAh keSA yasya sah keSavah - He who has beautiful hair. keSa means
hair, and the suffix va is added to keSa to denote the "beauty" of the hair, by
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