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from this nAma is that the chanting and meditation on the mantra derived
from this nAma will result in His destroying these internal enemies in us, that
obstruct us from realizing Him.
nAma 748. iv;m> vishamah
a) He of unequal (conflicting) acts towards His devotees vs. His enemies
b) He for Whom there is no equal.
c) He Who destroyed the effect of the poison that was consumed by rudra
during the churning of the Milk Ocean.
vishamAya namah.
The word vi-shamah is derived by the combination: vi + samah = vishamah -
vigatah samo yasya iti vi-shamah - One Who is devoid of equals is vishamah.
When the prefix vi is combined with the word samah, the sa becomes sha
according to pANini sUtra 8.3.88 (ashTAdhyAyI) - su-vi-nir-durbhyah supi,
sUti, samAh - The s of svap, sUti, and sama, is changed to sh after su, vi, nir,
and dur.
a) SrI bhaTTar's anubhavam is that His guNa of vi-samam reflects in His
conflicting behavior in His treatment of the good vs. the bad. His
interpretation is that bhagavAn is "One with unpredictable and conflicting
acts" - vi-samah, because He acts in different ways with different persons. He
is very benevolent with His devotees, and He is fearsome and terrific with
those who are offenders of dharma.
SrI v.v.rAmAnujan refers us to tiruvAimozhi 2.6.1, where nammAzhvAr
describes this guNa of bhagavAn: "vaikunthA maNi vaNNanE en pollAt
tirukkuraLA .. Sei kundA varum tImai un aDiyArkkut tIrttu aSurarkkut
tImaigaL SeikundA!
nammAzhvAr names some of His "viDam'ngaL' in tiruvAimozhi pASuram7.8.3:
"Sittirat tEr valavA! Tiruc-cakkarattAi!..ivai enna viDama'ngaLE!" He was the
charioteer for arjuna in the mahAbhArata war. As arjuna's charioteer, He will
either depress the whole chariot slightly or raise it slightly, such that the
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