In English
Potency of -
The name "" has a unique spiritual significance. "Ra" represents the , "Ma" represents the individual soul and "A" brings the two together. The Divine Name thus demonstrates the unifying principle. The relate a story regarding the potency of the name. Once wanted to choose a leader for the host of (Divine entities). Gana refers to the . summoned all the deities and told them that whoever amongst them goes round the earth quickest will be made the leader of the Deva . The different deities got on to their respective vehicles and set out on the round-the-world trip. , the elder son of , was one of them. He was originally called "" because of his big belly. His vehicle was a rat. Sitting on the rodent entered the race to go round the world. On his way, saw him and enquired about his mission. was put out by the facts that a lone had confronted him in his trip and put the inauspicious question as to where he was going. He feared that his trip would be a failure. approached with a smile and told him that he was well aware of 's mission. But, he declared that only if acted up to the Vedic injunctions would he be successful in his mission. explained what this Vedic injunction was. All the have extolled the potency of the Lord's name. "As a vast banyan tree is potentially immanent in a little seed, the entire universe is potentially contained in the Lord's name. The cosmos is, therefore, not different from the Name. If you go round the Name, you will have gone round the world. If the deities object to this claim, I shall bear witness on your behalf," declared .