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nAt tazhumba nAnmuganum IsanumAimuRaiyAl Etta
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(periya tirumozhi 1.7.8)
While the four-headed brahmA and Siva praise Him till their tongues gets
scars, (He does not reveal Himself to them; instead, He becomes pratyaksham
to devotees like prahlAda etc.).
Sivanum piramanum kANAdu aru mAl eydi aDi parava aruLai IndaammAnE
(tiruvAi. 10.7.6)
Siva and brahmA are not in a position to comprehend the Lord in full, but still
they pay homage to Him in humility and devotion, and the Lord does protect
them in times of need; (but without any prayer, He shows grace to the whole
universe at the time of pralaya by protecting all the jIva-s in His stomach).
dAmOdaran uruvAgiya Sivarkkum tiSai mugarkkum AmO taram aRiyaemmAnai
(tiruvAi. 2.7.12)
All the different Siva-s and brahmA-sthatare created in the different yuga-s
are but bodies of dAmOdaran, and they are incapable of realizing the full
greatness of emperumAn.
However, emperumAn whose greatness is far beyond the reach of the likes of
brahmA and Siva, comes readily and willingly to help gajendra just at the mere
cry of distress from him.
b) SrImad SrImushNam ANDavan explains that the nAma signifies that
bhagavAn can be reached by calling Him from far and wide – vividhAH
diSAdeSAH yasya sa vidiSaH.
c) SrI Sa'nkara interprets the nAma as "One Who bestows diverse fruits on
deserving persons based on their diverse karma-s" - vividhAni phalAni
adhikAribhyo viSesheNa diSati iti vidiSah (based on diS – atisarjane – to
grant).
SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj's interpretation is also along the same lines –
viSesheNa diSati = dadAtibhaktebhyaH abhIshTam iti vi-diSaH – He Who