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bhuvo-bhuve namaH.
SrI vAsishTha derives the nAma from the root bhU – sattAyAm – to be, to
live. Based on the declension of the noun bhU, the first part, bhU, is
interpreted as 'AdhAra - support', and the second part, bhuvaH, is taken as
the 6th case – the genitive case, giving the meaning for 'bhuvaH = of the
support". SrI vAsishTha's explanation is: prathamo bhU Sabda AdhAra
vAcakaH prathamAnto, dvitIyaSca shashThyantaH pRthivI vAcakaH. In other
words, bhagavAn bhuvaH bhUH – The Support of all supports. The different
interpretations can be viewed on the basis of this meaning.
a) SrI BhaTTar explains the nAma as: "bhavati iti bhUH – svadAsya j~nAnena
AtmalAbhavAn; tasya bhuvaH, svayameva bhUH = padam iti bhUr-bhuvaH" – A
person who has the correct knowledge that he is the servant of the Lord and
that the Lord is the Master, is one who is bhU – one who really lives. For that
person, bhagavAn is an Abode or the Support - (bhU), and so He is referred to
as bhUr-bhuvaH.
SrImad SrImushNam ANDavan explains that bhagavAn is bhUmi (support) for
those who have the dAsya j~nAna, namely the knowledge and realization that
they are always His dAsa-s, as their bhUmi. In other words, He is the Support
for those that are followers of bhakti yoga, prapatti yoga, etc.
b) SrI Sa'nkara explains the nAma as "bhuvo'pi bhUH" – He Who supports the
Earth, which itself supports everything else.
SrI vAsishTha explains the nAma as "bhavanti asyAm iti bhUH – pRthivI;
tasyA bhUH – AdhAraH" – He is the Support of the earth, and so He is bhUrbhuvaH.
He is also the Creator as well as the Sustainer of everything -
bhuvayor bhAvayitA = utpAdako mUlAdhAraH sa bhUr-bhuvaucyate.
c) SrI vAsishTha gives the alternate interpretation – svayam svasmin bhavati
it bhUr-bhuvaH – He Who exists in Himself is bhUr-bhuvaH. In other words,
there is nothing else which is the cause for His existence, or for His creation.
d) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvaj gives the interpretation – bhuvaH –
prapa'ncasya, bhUH – udgamaH (creation, sustenance etc.), bhuvo bhUH. He
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