Naama 593-600: The Lord who grants both moksham and the enjoyments of this world

शुभाङ्गः शान्तिदः स्रष्टा कुमुदः कुवलेशयः ।

गोहितो गोपतिर्गोप्ता वृषभाक्षो वृषप्रियः ॥ ६३ ॥

śubhāṅgaḥ śāntidaḥ sraṣṭā kumudaḥ kuvalēśayaḥ |

gōhitō gōpatirgōptā vṛṣabhākṣō vṛṣapriyaḥ || 63 ||

593. śubhāṅgaḥ · शुभाङ्गः

The one who gives His devotees the eight auspicious limbs (angas) of yoga, beginning with yama and ending with samaadhi.

(oṃ) śubhāṅgāya namaḥ

The eight limbs of yoga are yama (restraint), niyama (observances), āsana (posture), prāṇāyāma (control of breath), pratyāhāra (withdrawal of the senses), dhāraṇā (concentration), dhyāna (meditation), and samādhi (absorption). These are auspicious because of the devotion to Him with which they are practised, and they are obtained only by His grace. It is He who helps a devotee to begin and to complete the meditation on Him.

594. śāntidaḥ · शान्तिदः

The one who grants everlasting peace, in the form of the realisation of Himself, to those who have perfected their devotion to Him. For them, there is no longer any fear of rebirth in this world.

(oṃ) śāntidāya namaḥ

The Svetasvatara Upanishad says, "When a person realises the auspicious God who pervades the universe, that person attains perfect peace." Lord Krishna says in the Gita, "By My grace, you will attain supreme peace and the eternal abode" (mat prasādāt parām śāntim sthānam prāpsyasi śāśvatam).

595. sraṣṭā · स्रष्टा

The one who, just as He grants release to those who long for it, also grants the desires of those who wish to remain in samsara, giving them various forms according to the karma they have accumulated since time immemorial. Thus He is the Creator.

(oṃ) sraṣṭrē namaḥ

Lord Krishna says in the Gita, "I am the origin of the entire universe" (aham kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ). Nammazhwar says, "My cloud-coloured Lord created the world surrounded by the three waters."

596. kumudaḥ · कुमुदः

The one who makes all beings enjoy the objects of this world, the sights, sounds, tastes, and so on, and Himself feels delighted by it.

(oṃ) kumudāya namaḥ

The word ku refers to this material world, which consists of objects that are a source of pleasure for all created beings, from Brahma to a tiny blade of grass. The Lord gives these objects their forms and gives the beings the ability to enjoy them, and He Himself delights in this. Nammazhwar describes Him as "the one who enjoys this play with His many wonders."

597. kuvalēśayaḥ · कुवलेशयः

The one who controls the jeevaathmas who wander in this world with the false thought that they are the masters of their own bodies and senses.

(oṃ) kuvalēśayāya namaḥ

Here, ku is the world, vala means those who wander, and Isa means master. The jeevaathmas wander about thinking that they are the masters of their bodies, and the Lord goes after them and keeps them under His control until the end of their worldly existence.

598. gōhitaḥ · गोहितः

The one who controls prakruti, which is like a field in which the seeds of samsara are sown, and looks after the welfare of the world.

(oṃ) gōhitāya namaḥ

The Svetasvatara Upanishad says, "One should meditate on that Lord who presides over every source of creation, in whom all things merge at the time of dissolution, and from whom they emerge again at the time of creation." It is also said, "This universe is controlled by Him, and all objects of enjoyment are produced by Him."

599. gōpatiḥ · गोपतिः

The one who is the Lord of Swarga, the place of enjoyment for the jeevaathmas.

(oṃ) gōpatayē namaḥ

This naama occurred earlier as the 497th naama, where it meant the master of all speech.

600. gōptā · गोप्ता

The one who protects the world and dispenses the fruits of karma, both good and bad, which revolve like a wheel.

(oṃ) gōptrē namaḥ

With this naama, Sri Bhattar concludes his commentary on the sixth hundred names.