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SrI BhaTTar gives his vyAkhyAnam using the nAma a-dRptah first, followed by
the vyAkhyAnam for the nAma as dRptah as an alternate. SrI Samkara uses
dRptah in his vyAkhyAnam.
a) SrI BhaTTar's interpretation for a-dRptah is - "One Who does not become
proud". In His kRshNa incarnation, even though He did many great things, He
never became proud, because of His majestic nature. SrI BhaTTar quotes the
following in support:
evam vidhAni karmANi kRtvA garuDa-vAhanah |
na vismayam upAgamat pArameshThyena tejasA ||
"Even though He did so many great things like these,
He never became proud, because of His majestic nature".
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(mahA. SabhA. 51.28)
He is "nanadagopan kumaran", in other words, One Who is an obedient Son to
His father. (SrI v.v. rAmAnujan).
SrI vAsishTha's anubhavam is that bhagavAn is a-dRptah (One Who is not
proud) since He never violates any of His commandments under any
circumstances, even though He is the Ultimate Controller of everything.
b) dRptah - He Who is ever happy.
SrI BhaTTar's interpretation if the nAma is taken as dRptah, is that He is
delighted with the love and care given by yasodA and nandagopa - yasodAnanda-lAlana
dRptah. He is "yasOdai iLam Si'ngam" (SrI v.v.rAmAnujan). SrI
Samkara gives the interpretation that He has the nAma dRptah because He is
ever blissful/satisfied, and is immersed in His true nature which is Pure Bliss -
svAtmAmRta rasAsvadanAt nitya-pramudito dRptah.
SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj interprets the nAma as "nityam harsha mayatvAt
dRptah", and "garva rahitatvAt a-dRptah" - "He is dRptah because of His
eternal Blissful nature", and "He is a-dRptah because He is devoid of pride".