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would only seek the chance to do kaimkaryam to Him by pleasing Him through
praise etc., and this is what He fulfills, as signified by the nAmapUrayitA.
SrI Samkara continues on his interpretation for the previous nAma, and points
out that bhagavAn is not just fulfilled Himself (pUrNah), but He makes others
fulfilled as well (pUrayitA) at the appropriate time, by bestowing whatever
they seek.
The dharma cakram writer gives some instances of the unique ways in which
bhagavAn fulfils the desires of those who seek His help, all the time upholding
dharma. The story of arjuna and duryodhana seeking help from Lord kRshNa
for the mahAbhArata war is interesting. Lord kRshNa bestowed both arjuna's
and duryodhana's wishes, though ultimately He made sure that dharma won.
BhIshma, the great devotee of kRshNa, declared to duryodhana that he will
fight so ferociously that he will make kRshNa break His vow and take to arms
during the war. BhagavAn fulfilled bhIshma's promise, because it was the wish
of a devotee. By fulfilling His devotees' wishes, all He is doing is fulfilling His
own wishes, since He wants to ensure that His devotees' words are true. The
reason that bhagavAn always fulfills His devotees' wishes is because their
wish is never contrary to His wish under any circumstance. In the
mahAbhArata war, even though bhIshma was on duryodhana's side, he blessed
yudhisThira that he should win the war, which was the same as bhagavAn's
wish.
nAma 692. pu{y> puNyah
a) The Purifier.
b) He Who is excellent in performing pious activities.
puNyAya namah.
This nAma occurs again as nAma 925 in Slokam 98.
There are two ways the derivation of the word "puNyah" has been approached
- one from the root pU - pavane - to purify, and the other puN- Subha karmaNi
- to be pious. The details will be seen below under the respective authors.
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