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to in the previous nAma.
The dharma cakram writer comments that pride per se is not bad. If it is used
negatively then it is bad, but if it is used to advance dharma, then it is good. It
is like a knife that can be used to cut a fruit or cut the hand. A pure devotee
of vishNu should feel proud about his position, and this will help him advance
further spiritually. The feeling of pride reflecting as "I am following the path
of dharma; I am a sesha (servant) of the Lord; I cannot be defeated in my
objective of attaining Him" is a positive pride that is good.
b) SrI satyadevo vAsishTha interprets the term darpa as referring to
attractiveness, beauty etc. (dRp - harsha mohanayoh). His anubhavam is that
the nAma indicates that anything that is attractive or beautiful around us has
this beauty because Lord vishNu, the darpa-dah, has given this attractiveness
to this object. In addition to his expertise in samskRt grammar, the veda-s,
etc., SrI vAsishTha's expertise also includes Ayurveda, jyotisha etc. For this
nAma, he indicates that the aspect of attractiveness arises from the influence
of moon and Venus, and they in turn have their powers because of bhagavAn.
He gives reference to the Sruti - tadevAgnis- tad-Adityas-tad vAyus-taducandramAh
(yajur. 32.1).
Some interpreters suggest the pATham a-darpa-dah. SrI cinmayAnanda gives
the meaning "He Who never allows His devotees to become proud". The LIFCO
publication, "SrI vishNu sahasra nAma stotram", which gives the alternatives
for the viSishTAdvaita, dvaita, and advaita pATham-s, does not give this
alternate version; thus, this version is probably a later addition by the more
recent interpreters.
nAma 719. A†Ý> a-dRptah dRptah
a) He Who is not proud Himself.Or dRptah -
b) He Who is ever happy;
c) He Who is proud.
a-dRptAya namah.
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