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motion or sound. The different interpretations draw on these two different
meanings.
Generically, raNa-priyah thus means one who delights in moving around,
accompanied by sound. Thus, the term raNa is used to refer to battle, where a
vIra purusha moves around with joy in confronting his enemies. SrI Samkara
and SrI BhaTTar use this meaning (battle) in their interpretations. SrI
satyadevo vAsishTha uses the meaning "movement", while SrI kRshNadatta
bhAradvAj uses the meaning "sound".
He is raNa-priyah when it comes to dealing with the enemies of those who have
surrendered to Him and sought His protection. He delights in battle for the
purposes of protection of those who seek refuge in Him, and for protection of
righteousness. The fight against rAvaNa in His rAma incarnation, and the
destruction of duryodhana and other demons in His kRshNa incarnation are
among the widely known examples of His guNa of raNa-priyah. These are for
the protection of the good and the destruction of the evil -
paritrANAyasAdhUnAm vinASAya ca dushkRtAm
dharma smasthApaNArthAya sambhavAmi yuge yuge.
SrI BhaTTar quotes sage vAlmIki in yuddha kANDa:
tatah sakAmam sugrIvam a'ngadam ca mahA-balam |
cakAra rAghavah prIto hatvA rAvaNamAhave ||
"Sri rAma killed rAvaNa in the fight and felt happy that
He fulfilled the desires of the powerful sugrIva and a'ngada".
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(yuddha. 111. 31)
SrI Samkara refers to His carrying the great pa'ncAyudha-s ever ready for
the protection of the world - yatah pa'nca mahAyudhAni dhatte satatam
lokarakshaNArtham ato raNa-priyah.
b) SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj gives an interpretation which is different
fromthe other vyAkyAna kartA-s: raNo ravah mandireshu ma'ngala dhvanih;
sa priyo yasya iti raNa-priyah - The auspicious sound in the temples is called
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