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all the three worlds - trayANAm lokAnAm antaryAmitayA AtmA iti trilokAtmA.
The three worlds here refer to the earth, the world above and the
world below. SrI cinmayAnanda interprets the term tri-loka to refer to the
three states of experience - the waking, the dream and the deep-sleep, and
gives the interpretation that He is the Reality, the Self of the all the three
worlds of experiences.
Thus, He is called tri-lokAtmA because He moves about in the three worlds,
He is the antaryAmi of everything in the three worlds, and He makes
everything in the three worlds move about.
nAma 653. iÇlaekez> tri tri-lokeSah
tri lokeSah
The Ruler of the three worlds.
tri-lokeSAya namah.
tri-lokAnAm ISatayA tri-lokeSah - By virtue of His being the Lord or Ruler of
the three worlds, He is known as tri-lokeSah. NammAzhvAr's well-known
pASuram "agalagillEn" refers to Him as as "ulagam mUnRu uDaiyAi
(tiruvAimozhi 6. 10. 10).
SrI Sankara elaborates His Rulership thus - trayo lokAh tadA~jnayA sveshu
sveshu karmasu vartanta ititri-lokeSah - The three worlds, in obedience to
Him, attend to their respective functions.
SrI rAdhAkRshNa SAstri gives support from the Sruti-s - esha loka pAla esha
lokeSah (kaushItakI 3).
nAma 654 (23). kezv> keSavah
a) One who has beautiful locks of hair
b) He whose hair is of supreme fragrance
c) He who is the source or origin of brahmA and Siva.
d) He who is the source of the rays emanating from the Sun etc.
e) The Slayer of keSi
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