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epresenting the senses and egotism (aha'nkAra).
SrI cinmayAnanda explains the nAma as: " "One Who aims His unerring Bow
called SAr'nga". He continues: "This bow of nArAyaNa is glorified in our texts
as representing the Ego, as the apex of all the sense organs, aha'nkAra-tattva.
In this concluding stanza, the instruments of Blessing in Sree nArAyaNa's
hands are remembered with reverence and devotion."
SrI baladeva vidyAbhUshaN explains the nAma as – kriyA tattvam SAr'ngam
dhanuH asya iti SAr'nga-dhanvA - He Who bears the bow by name SAr'nga
that represents the kriyA tattvam.
nAma 997. gdaxr> gadA gadA-dharaH
gadA dharaH
He Who bears the Mace.
gadA-dharAya namaH.
gada – vyaktAyAm vAci – to speak. gadati – Sabdam karoti iti gadA – that which
generates sound is gadA. dhara is derived from dhR'nj – dhAraNe – to hold, to
bear, to support. gadAyAH dharaH gadA-dharaH – He Who holds or bears the
mace. BhagavAn's Mace is called kaumodakI. SrI BhaTTar describes the
kaumodakI as the 'queen of maces, that gives Him pleasure and that emits
flames all around like the fire at the final dissolution of all the worlds".
SrI vAsishTha compares the sound that emanates from the kaumodakI to the
sound that one hears from the thunders.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri relates the incident of the destruction of kANDa
vanam by arjuna with the help of kRshNa. At that time, the kaumodakI was
given as a gift by varuNa to kRshNa, according to a description in mahA
bhArata. He also gives another derivation for the nAma: kumudaH is One Who
rejoices in the company of Bhumi devi. kumodakaH is One Who makes the
earth happy. KaumodakI is that which belongs to Him – kumodakasya idam.
The vishNu purANa description given at the beginning of this Sloka attributes
the buddhi tattva with the gadA, and SrI Sa'nkara gives his interpretation
according to the vishNu purANam – buddhi- tattvAtmikAm kaumodakI nAma
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