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20) Gathuhu

20) Gathuhu

21) Gothraha

21) Gothraha

||Gothra ith yeka vimshati prthivi namadhiyani||

||Gothra ith yeka vimshati prthivi namadhiyani||

meaning:?

meaning:?

Several explanations are given by Yaskamaharishi regarding the origin of the word cow/gau:

Several explanations are given by Yaskamaharishi regarding the origin of the word cow/gau:

||yaddurangatha bhavathi yachasyam bhutani gachati||  

||yaddurangatha bhavathi yachasyam bhutani gachati||  

that means which is extensively  pervasive. It also means: all the living entities are traveling on her.

that means which is extensively  pervasive. It also means: all the living entities are traveling on her.

||pasunamehabhavati yathasma deva||

||pasunamehabhavati yathasma deva||

the same thing is applicable to the specialty : the cow or the word go.

the same thing is applicable to the specialty : the cow or the word go.

||adityopi gauruchyate sarvepi rashmayo gavauchanthi||

||adityopi gauruchyate sarvepi rashmayo gavauchanthi||

||अदित्योपि गौरुच्यते सर्वेऽपि रश्मयो गवौचन्थि ||

||अदित्योपि गौरुच्यते सर्वेऽपि रश्मयो गवौचन्थि ||

आदित्य ||Aditya () is also called gahu. Surya rash mi (the sun rays) are also called as gau or cow. The Vishnu Purana says

आदित्य ||Aditya () is also called gahu. Surya rash mi (the sun rays) are also called as gau or cow. The Vishnu Purana says

|| gavamsuryaha paro guruhu||

|| gavamsuryaha paro guruhu||

when Lord Krishna appears, Bhudevi speaks to the devatas.

when Lord Krishna appears, Bhudevi speaks to the devatas.

This is a significant part in the commentary. Vishnu chitta, an ancient acharya explains,

This is a significant part in the commentary. Vishnu chitta, an ancient acharya explains,

||अत्रा गुरु शब्ध करनमचि||

||अत्रा गुरु शब्ध करनमचि||

||athra guru shabda karanamachi||

||athra guru shabda karanamachi||

here the word guru also has the causative meaning.

here the word guru also has the causative meaning.

|surya suthashcha gaamaha|| So he quotes samvartha shruthi vakya|| as evidence. The sun rays are the ||surya sutaschya gavah||  because surya is the cause of their rays (whose rays).

|surya suthashcha gaamaha|| So he quotes samvartha shruthi vakya|| as evidence. The sun rays are the ||surya sutaschya gavah||  because surya is the cause of their rays (whose rays).

Therefore, this Sun is accepted as the ||guru and the evidence is the  old nirukti, the legacy of that Nirukti is the evidence. Now who is the Sun? and who is the cow?

Therefore, this Sun is accepted as the ||guru and the evidence is the  old nirukti, the legacy of that Nirukti is the evidence. Now who is the Sun? and who is the cow?

== Sankoshan ==

== Sankoshan ==