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c) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha derives another interpretation based on the root
kani- dIpti kAnti gatishu, and gives the meaning that He is around everywhere,
and He is Effulgent.
nAma 661. k«tagm> kRtAgamah
a) The Revealer of the sacred mantra-s to the pure-minded.
b) He who has propounded the pA'ncarAtra Agama-s.
c) He Who has given us the Sruti-s and the smRti-s.
d) He from Whom the kRta yuga emerged
e) He who victoriously entered the gathering of His kith and kin after slaying
keSi
f) He Who appears to His devotees again and again in whatever form they
desire.
kRtAgamAya namah.
a) SrI BhaTTar explains the nAma as referring to His being the Revealer of
the mantra-s to those who are pure-minded. Every mantra has associated with
it a mantra-drashTA, the Seer or sage who is associated with the revelation of
that mantra. It is He who is in the form of the mantra Itself, and reveals
Himself to the mantra-drAshTA in the form of the mantra. Thus, His nAma as
kRtAgamah.
b) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives the derivation thus - kRto viracita
upadishTo vA Agamah pA'ncarAtra-SAstram yena iti kRtAgamah - He is called
kRtAgamah because He propounded the pA'ncarAtra Agama. The pA'ncarAtra
Agama was given to us directly by bhagavAn, and thus has the same authority
as the veda-s. Readers are referred to the series on pA'ncarAtra that has
appeared in this list for more details on pA'ncarAtra and its origin.
c) SrI Samkara interprets the term "Agama" in a generic sense to refer to all
Sruti-s and smRti-s, and thus gives the interpretation that He is called
kRtAgamah because He is the author (originataor) of the Agama-s - the Sruti-
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