Thread by @bhargavasarma

Haridina- Bhagawad Chintana;
Today's Ekaadasi is named as KaAmadaA;
What does the term #KAAMADAA indicates?
KaAma + Daa = KaAmadaa;
Daa means giving/granting; KaAma means desires;
KaAmadaa means the one who grants/bestows/fulfills the desires; what is wished;
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Who can give/grant/fulfills the desires?
who else? other than Lord #Vishnu who is KaAmadaa;
#KaAma is one of the several thousand names of Lord Vishnu. We come across the term Kaama in Sri Vishnu #Sahasranaama Stothram; ++

"kāmahā kāmakṛt kāntaḥ kāmaḥ kāmapradaḥ prabhuḥ" (sloka #32)

"kāmadevaḥ kāmapālaḥ kāmī kāntaḥ kṛtāgamaḥ" (sloka # 70)
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#Kāmahā: the one who is the destroyer of materialistic/worldly desires/desire-nature;

#Kāmakṛt: One who fulfills the desires of pure minded devotees;

#Kāmaḥ: One who is sought after by those who desire to attain four supreme values of life viz. Dharma-Artha-Kaama-Moksha; ++

As Lord #Kaama He is father of #Manmatha who is also referred to as Kaama who rules over the desires of human beings;

#Kāmapradaḥ: One who grants/bestows the desires of true devotees; +++

#Kāmadevaḥ: One who is desired by devotees in quest of the four values of life; chaturvidha purushaartha – Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha.

He is God (#KaamaDeva) of the ultimate desire the Moksha;
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"Moksham Naaraayanaaddhichhett"
Giving #Moksha is the prerogative of Lord #SriManNaaraayana the one and the only one to grant Moksha to the deserving; ++

#Kāmapālaḥ: One who protects/guards/governs the legitimate desires of devotees who totally surrender at His lotus feet;

#Kāamī: One who by nature has all his desires fulfilled; His desires are not for enjoyment or luxuries; He is #Vashatkaara. ++

Lord Vishnu is the source & from whom originated are the four great human values dharma-artha-#kaAma-moksha; These four #Chaturbhavas are known as Chaturvidha #PurushaArthas;
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CHATURBHAVA is one of the names/attributes of Lord #Vishnu who is
"ChaturaAtmaa chaturBhaava.shchaturvedavid-Ekapaat
(Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stothram - sloka # 82)

Hari Sarvottama - Vaayu Jeevottama
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