Shloka 33
सत्य–अनृत, प्रकाश–तमस्, स्वर्ग–नरक विवेचनम्
Truth and Untruth as Light and Darkness; Svarga and Naraka as Ethical Consequences
तदा गौणमनन्तस्य नामानन्तेति विश्ुतम् । नामधेयानुरूपस्य मानसस्य महात्मन:,अतः परमात्मा मानसदेव अपने नामके अनुरूप ही अनन्त हैं। उनका सुप्रसिद्ध अनन्त नाम उनके गुणके अनुसार ही है
tadā gauṇam anantasya nāmānanteti viśrutam | nāmadheyānurūpasya mānasasya mahātmanaḥ ||
Bharadvāja said: “Then the well-known, secondary (descriptive) name of that great-souled Mānas—whose very nature accords with his appellation—became famed as ‘Ananta’ (the Infinite). Thus, the Supreme Self is called ‘Ananta’ in keeping with His qualities: limitless, unbounded, and beyond measure.”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
A name (especially an epithet) can be ‘gauṇa’—a descriptive designation that reflects qualities. ‘Ananta’ signifies the limitless nature of the Supreme Self; the epithet is justified because it corresponds to the being’s boundless attributes.
Bharadvāja explains how the renowned epithet ‘Ananta’ becomes associated with the great-souled Mānas/Paramātmā, emphasizing that the fame of the name arises from its fitness to the subject’s nature and qualities.