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visvamUrtir mahAmUrtih dIptamUrtiramUrtimAn |
anekamUrti ravyaktah satamUrtih satAnanah ||
nAma 722. ivñmUitR> viSva viSva-mUrtih
viSva mUrtih
[ PLEASE ADD PRANAVAM BEFORE EACH NAAMA ]
a) He Who has the Universe as His body.
b) He Who has a beautiful Form that finds entry into the mind, eyes, etc., of
His devotees.
c) He Who has mAyA Sakti in the form of the Universe.
d) He Who has a Form that can induce mAyA in everything.
viSva-mUrtaye namah.
a) SrI BhaTTar explains the nAma as indicating that bhagavAn has the whole
Universe as His body. He is the Inner Soul who resides in the hearts of all
beings - "ahm AtmA guDAkeSa! Sarva-bhUtAtaya-sthitah" (gItA 10.19). SrI
BhaTTar points out that the reason why the strong ones always do not always
win in conflicts with the weak is because bhagavAn is sitting in the hearts of
the weak also, ensuring that dharma is preserved at all times and under all
conditions.
SrI v.v. rAmAnujan observes that this is why the kauravas, with a might army
and with the support of the likes of bhIshma and droNa, could not defeat the
pANDava-s. nammAzhvAr sings this "viSva mUrti" form of bhagavAn in
tiruvAimozhi 6.9.7:
ulagil tiriyum karuma gadiyAi ulagamAi
ulagukkE Or uyirumAnAi...
"You are the karma-s; You are the worlds in which they are performed; You are
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