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d) He Who has a'ngada as His pleasing devotee.
candanA'ngadine namah.
The word candana is derived from the root cand - AhlAde dIptauca - to be
glad, to shine. That which causes pleasure is candana - candyateanena,
candayati vA yat, tat candanam iti (SrI satyadevo vAsishTha) - That through
which happiness is attained, or that which is instrumental in bringing happiness,
is candana. The word a'ngada is derived as - a'ngam dayate, dAyati,dyati vA.
The relevant roots are: de'ng - pAlane - to protect, to cherish (dayate);or daip
- Sodhane to purify, to be purified (dAyati); or do - avakhanDane - to cut, to
divide, to move (dyati). The term is used for the ornament worn on the upper
part of the arm (keyUram). The armlets are ornaments of defense worn on the
upper arm to protect the shoulders from enemy swords. Thus we get the
meaning "He Who is adorned with delightful armlets" for the nAma.
a) SrI bhaTTar notes that bhagavAn's Body is itself an infinitely beautiful
jewel, and objects like the a'ngadI get their pleasing appearance when they
get attached to His Body, and so He is called candanA'ngadI. So it is not that
beautiful jewels decorate His Body, but His beautiful Body decorates the
jewels that are placed on His Body, and make them beautiful. The a'ngada or
keyUra is only one example of the kinds of jewels that get their pleasing
appearance by association with Him. nammAzhvAr describes in tiruvAimozhi
2.5.6 - pala palavE AbharaNam pErum pala palavE - Countless are the jewels
that are on Him. The beauty of bhagavAn as every part of His body competes
and complements the beauty of all the other parts, is captured by
nammAzhvAr in tiruvAimozhi pASuram 8.8.1, starting with "kaNgaL Sivandu
periyavAi, vAyum Sivandu kanindu,..makara kuNDalattan.oruvan aDiyEn
uLLAnE".
The reader is encouraged to delve deep into the meaning of this pASuram to
get the true anubhavam. bhagavad rAmAnuja pours out his anubhavam of
bhagavAn's beautifully decorated tirumEni in his SrI vaikunTha gadyam:
"ati manohara kirITa cUDAvatamsaka makara kuNDala graiveyaka hAra
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