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anivartI nivruttAtmA samksheptA kshemakrucchivah ||
srIvatsavakshAh srIvAsah srIpatih srImatAm varah ||
nAma 603. AinvtIR a-nivartI nivartI
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a) He who does not turn away those who are inclined to comeback to this world.
b) He Who does not turn away from His battles with the asura-s.
c) He Who does not turn away from dharma under any circumstance.
d) He whose creations never turn back in their shape, form etc. till pralaya.
a-nivartine namah.
The term nivartana means causing to return, returning, turning back etc.
a) SrI BhaTTar: na nivartayati iti a-nivRtI. For those who are attached to the
pravRtti dharma, bhagavAn does not let them turn away from samsAra -
(pravRtti dharma nishTargaLai samsArattai viTTu nivarttikkacceiyyAdavar -
SrI P. B. aNNa'ngarAcArya svAmi)
b) and c): SrI Samkara gives two alternate interpretations.
1. devAsura samgrAmAt na nivartata iti a-nivartI - He who never turns
away in His battles with the asura-s; and
2. VRsha priyAt dharmAt na nivartata iti a-nivartI - He who, being
devoted to dharma, never turns away from it.
d) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha gives the interpretation - na nivartitum SIlam
asyaiti a-nivartI - He who does not have the characteristic of coming back.
He elaborates by pointing out that bhagavAn's creations are such that they do
not lose their attributes until the end of creation, until pralaya.
In summary, two main interpretations are given:
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