Tuesday, May 27, 2008

SVS 76

70. OM PRAJAPATHAYE NAMA: प्रजातये नम:
Leader of most eminent Nithyasuris.

These Divine names are describing His supremacy [Parathvam]. The Lord has both Parathvam and Soulabhyam [simplicity]. Either of these alone will not be useful to His devotees. Soulabhyam means the quality of mixing with persons lower than Him. Gold is very precious and one has to make great efforts to earn gold. Once acquired, its possessor gets all fame and respect. Garbages are available in plenty but none tries to collect and store them. Prajapathi usually means King. But the Lord is the leader of all the usual prajapathi we hear. Still He is approachable by ordinary persons like us. At the same time He can grant anything we wish. In fact He can offer Himself to us. Just like the thread that binds flowers to form a garland gets all the respects for the flowers, by chanting or by speaking His names, the speaker also is respected. Ordinary persons in this world, who are regarded as powerful or great, can not be approached anytime and we have to see his mood before we go for a favor. Valmiki, before starting on writing Srimad Ramayana meets sage Narada and asks a question sampradham loke gunavan ka:? Actually the question should be who is great in character? But Valmiki asks who is great in character at all times [ sampradham - सामप्रधम ]? This is the difference between the Lord and other prajapathis. Swami Ramanuja calls the Lord as Akilajagat swamin [leader of all in all worlds at all times]. His friendly approach to gopikas, Guha and Sabari proclaim His soulabhyam.

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