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AadhAranilayO dhAtA pushpahAsah prajAgarah |
Urdhvagah satpathAcArah prANadah praNavah paNah ||
[ PLEASE ADD PRANAVAM BEFORE EACH NAAMA ]
nAma 950. Aaxarinly> AdhAra AdhAra-nilayaH
AdhAra nilayaH
The Abode of those who support the world through their righteous actions.
AdhAra-nilayAya namaH.
'A' is a prefix meaning 'from all sides, in all resepcts". dhAra is derived from
the root dhR- dhAraNe - to support. nilaya is derived from the root 'lee -
SleshaNe - to stick, to lie on', with the prefix ni-.
SrI vAsishTha explains the nAma as - jagad AdhArANAm api dhAraka iti
AdHara-nilayaH - He is the Support of all those that are considered the
support of the world. This means that He is the support of all the deva-s such
as brahmA, rudra, indra, the Sun and all the planets and their moons, the
pa'nca mahA bhUta-s, etc. He is also present in every living being as their
antaryAmi, supporting them in every act of these beings.
SrI BhaTTar specifically gives the example of the likes of prahlAda,
vibhIshaNa,the pANDava-s, etc., whose righteous conduct in life is an example
for us, and thus serve as the support for the world to follow. BhagavAn is the
abode for such pious men, and so He is called AdhAra-nilayaH - dhArmikatayA
jagad-AdhArAH prahlAda-vibhIshaNa-pANDavAdayaH, teshAm nilayaH
AhdAra-nilayaH.
SrI BhaTTar quotes a Sloka from vishNu smRti in support:
varNASrama Acara-parAH santaHSAstraika tatparAH |
tvAm dhare! dhArayishyanti teshu tvad bhAram Ahitam ||
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