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Meaning of 'Kesava'

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nrdevanathan • March 5, 2003 


Hello!

The beauty of the name 'Kesava' is explained interestingly in
the following link. 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/poetry/jun2002/0020.html


Niruktham defines the Kesava Naamam this time with
reference to BrahmA and Sivan arising out of Sriman NaarAyaNan's 
body :

"BrahmEsayO: svAngajathvAth Kesava: Parikeerthitha:"

A well known Hari Vamsa SlOkam is quoted by Swamy ParAsara Bhattar 
in this context:

Ka ithi BrahmaNO nAma IsOham Sarva dEhinAm
aavAm TavAngE sambhoothou tasmAth Kesava nAmavAn

( Lord Siva describes to Sriman NaarAyaNaa the origin 
of the Kesava Naamam this way: " Ka is BrahmA's  name; 
I am Isa , who rules over all the embodied beings 
with the command of You , the sarvalOka SaraNyan.Both of  
us (BrahmA and I) have been born out of Thy body and
therfore Thou art known by the name of Kesavan").
The combination of Ka+Isa gives the name , "Kesava".

For further information, please take a look at this link.

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/poetry/jun2002/0020.html

Daasan,

Devanathan Nallaan Chakravarthy





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