Vishnu Sahasra Naamam-Vol III-RR-edit.pub - Ibiblio

always be thinking of vishNu, and watching for even a casual mention of the
name of vishNu. The Lord took this as constant meditation on Him, and gave
salvation to ghaNTAkarNa for this constant meditation on Him. This is an
example of how He takes even the negative thought about him as praise of
Him.
SrI v. v. rAmAnujan adds to this the example of SiSUpAlan, who got moksham
even though all he was doing was using abusive language to talk about Lord
kRshNa at every possible opportunity - "kETpAr Sevi SuDu kIzhmai
vaSavugaLaiyE vaiyum pazham pagaivan SiSupAlan". nammAzhvAr concludes
one of his dacads in tiruvAimozhi by pointing out that no matter how we say
His name - knowing the meaning or not knowing the meaning, etc., - the final
outcome is that it will always lead to good for us - "e'nganE Sollinum inbam
payakkumE" (7-9-11).
SrI rAmAnujan refers us to nammAzhvAr's tiruvAimozhi pASuram 5. 1. 1,
which supports the interpretation that SrI BhaTTar has given for this nAma -
perumAL is stava-priyah because His Grace is such that even if we don't mean
to praise Him, as long as we say something about Him, even without sincerity,
He will accept it as praise, in order to help us reach Him - such is the destiny
of the jIva:
kaiyAr Sakkarattu en karu mANikkamE enRenRu
poyyE kaimmai Sollip puRamE puRamEyADi
meyyE peRRozhindEn vidi vAikkinRu kAppAr Ar?
AiyO! KaNNa pirAn! aRaiyO inip pOnAlE
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(tiruvAi. 5. 1. 1)
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri observes that bhagavAn's pleasure when He is
praised is not because He is happy that people are praising His qualities, but
because He is pleased that the jIva-s are putting to appropriate use the
indriya-s that He has given to the jIva-s. When the thought, word, and deed
are all directed appropriately for His praise, He is all the more happy. By
praising Him, we are getting closer to Him, and this is exactly what He wants
of the jIvAtmA-s, and this makes Him happy.
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