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nAma 929. sNt> santaH
a) He Who makes those who have sought refuge in Him prosper.
b) He Who exists for His devotees.
c) He Who bestows the desired benefits on His devotees.
d) He Who manifests Himself in the form of holy men.
e) He Who is present everywhere and permeates everything.
f) He Who is worshipped.
g) He Who expands the world in a controlled way.
santAya namaH.
sam - is an upasarga (preposition). The root for the nAma is tanu - vistAre -
to spread. The word also means 'to bestow, to lengthen' etc. (SrI Apte's
dictionary).
a) SrI BhaTTar explains the nAma as "ASritAn santanoti (samyak tanoti) iti
santaH" - He Who makes those who have sought refuge in Him prosper, and
feel joy by thoughts on Him.
SrI baladeva vidyA bhUshaN gives the same interpretation - evam gajendram
SaraNAgatam santanoti iti santaH.
SrI veLukkuDi kRshNan explains the significance of the nAma as illustrating
the guNa of bhagavAn in growing the confidence in us (santanoti) that He will
protect us without fail. The very sight of bhagavAn during His procession
around our streets is for giving us this confidence at the sight of Him.
b) SrI BhaTTar gives two other alternate interpretations: 'teshAm asti iti
santaH' - He Who exists for His devotees is santaH.
SrI kRshNan refers us to the Slokam in jitante stotram:
na te rUpam na cAkAro nAyudhAni na cAspadam |
tathA'pi purushAkAro bhaktAnAm prakASase ||
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