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the fear of gajendra, but also that of the crocodile, which got the fear of the
curse removed on seeing bhagavAn.
SrI satyadevo vAsishTha uses the pATham 'byAvahaH', which has a similar
meaning (avahan – to strike away, to fend off.)
nAma 936. cturï> catur catur-aSraH
catur aSraH
a) One Who is skilled in all aspects.
b) One Who is fair to everybody.
c) One from whom wishes are asked for.
d) One Who pervades in all four directions.
e) One Who nourishes and feeds everything in all four directions
f) One Who is worshipped by the knowledgeable people.
caturaSrAya namaH.
The term 'catur' refers to the number 4, and 'aSra' or 'aSri' means 'corner'.
catruasraH refers to the geometrical shape known as the square. The term has
been used by some vyAkhyAna kartA-s as a reference to "One Who is fairminded,
or fair to everyone". SrI cinmayAnanda explains the nAma as "One
Who deals squarely with all". The term catura also means "One Who is skilled"
– a reference to one's 'sAmarthya'. So He Who is skilled in all aspects is catraSraH.
a) SrI BhaTTar uses the meaning "One Who is skilled in all aspects" as the
meaning for the nAma "catur-aSraH". SrImad ANDavan explains that
bhagavAn has this nAma indicating that He does whatever is appropriate in the
benefit of the devotee under any and all circumstances. In the current
context of gajendra moksham, He relieved the crocodile from it curse, He
fulfilled the desire of gajendra to perform flower kainkaryam to Him, and He
demonstrated to all of us that He will definitely protect those who surrender
to Him, all with His one act of responding to gajendra's call the way He did.
He could have taken care of the crocodile from SrI vaikunTham itself, but He
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