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likewise are golden-hued. All the pramANa-s quoted in support of the
interpretation for the previous nAma are applicable here as well. Additional
supports given under this nAma, which equally apply to the previous nAma, are:
"dhyeyas-sadA, savitR-maNDala madhyavartI nArAyaNa ... hiraNmaya
vapuhdhRta sa'nkha cakrah....."
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(in sandhyAvandana mantram)
pon AnAi! Pozhil Ezhum kAval pUNDa pugazh AnAi! .... ImayOrku enRum mudal
AnAi!
nAma 745. vra¼> varA'ngah
(tirumangai AzhvAr, tiruneDum tANDakam 10)
a) He Who displayed His Divine Form to devaki in response to her prayers.
b) He Who has beautiful limbs.
c) He Who has a lovable Form that is pleasing to those who meditate on Him.
varA'ngAya namah
Among the dictionary meanings for the term vara are: i) best, excellent, most
beautiful; ii) boon; iii) a wish; etc. Different interpretations use these
different meanings.
a) SrI bhaTTar uses the meaning "wish" or "prayer" for the term vara, and
gives the interpretation that because He manifested the form with celestial
marks etc., that are concealed from mortal eyes, to devaki in response to her
prayer, therefore He is named varA'ngah: tadetat aupanishadamdevakyA
vriyamANam atinihnuta divya cihnam AvishkRtam iti varA'ngah. SrI bhaTTar
refers us to SrI vishNu purANam 5.3.8, which describes this beauty of child
kRshNa in vasudeva-s words:
phullendIvara patrAbham catur-bAhum udIkshya tam |
SrIvatsa vakshasam jAtam tushTAva Anakadundhubhih ||
"Anakadundhubhi (vasudeva) beheld the Child, of the complexion of the petal
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