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kAma-deva, one can develop the enrichment of the desire that is consistent
with dharma, and move away from the kAma that is opposed to dharma. He
points out that those with the right kind of kAma see God in the world, and
those who have the wrong kind of kAma see the world in God. To win over the
worldly kAma and to grow the godly kAma, one should chant the nAma of
kAma-deva with this meaning in mind.
nAma 658. kampal> kAma kAma-pAlah
kAma pAlah
a) The Protector of the gifts that He bestows.
b) The Protector of those who desire Him.
kAma-pAlAya namah.
a) In the previous nAma, SrI BhaTTar interpreted kAma-devah as One
whobestows the gifts that the devotee desires, thus kAma referring to the
giftsdesired by the devotee. He interprets the current nAma as referring
tobhagavAn's guNa of protecting that which He has bestowed - sa eva datta
(kAmAn)anupAlanAt kAma-devah.
SrImad baladeva vidyAbhUshaN, a follower of the gauDiya vaishNava
sampradAyam, specifically refers to bhagavAn fulfilling the wishes of the
deva-s by killing keSi - keSi vadhena teshAm kAmam abhilAsham pAlayati
pUrayati iti kAma-pAlah.
b) In one of the interpretations that SrI cinmayAnanda gives, he interprets
kAmaas referring to those who desire Him, and then assigns the meaning to
kAma-pAlahas One who protects those who desire Him.
nAma 659. kamI kAmI
a) He who has all things that are desirable.
b) He who is of fulfilled desires.
kAmine namah
a) SrI BhaTTar gives the interpretation that He is kAmI because He has
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