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Grammatically, words such as vIra-hA kAma-hA, etc., signify a past action (one
who has destroyed) - pANini sUtra 3.2.87.
a) SrI BhaTTar gives examples of the "vIra-s" covered under this nAma: It is
the likes of pUtanA, SakaTa, the twin arjuna trees, and such others who tried
to kill child kRshNa deceitfully.
nammAzhvAr describes some of these instances in his tiruvAimozhi pASuram
5.3.8) (SrI v.v. rAmAnujan):
peI mulai uNDu SakaTam pAindu marudiDaip pOi mudal SAittu
puL vAi piLaNdu kaLiraTTa tU muRuval toNDai pirAnai......
(Note the references to pUtanA, SakaTAsuran, the twin maruda trees,
bakAsuran, kuvalayApIdam, etc. He killed all these, and then just smiled with
His bright teeth showing through the red lips in a mild artistic smile that is
characteristic of Him whenever He achieves a feat).
tiruma'ngai AzhvAr refers to Him as "the vIra beyond all vIra-s" - vem tirAl
vIraril vIrar oppAr (periya tirumozhi 2.8.2).
SrI vAsishTha gives the derivation - viruddha gatIn hanti iti vIra-hA. Along
the same lines,
SrI kRshNa datta bhArdvAj gives the interpretation: viSesheNa Irayanti
kshipanti dharma mArgam iti vIrAh kamsa rAvaNa prabhRtayah; tAn vIrAn
hanti iti vIra-hA - He destroys those that discard the path of dharma, such as
kamsa, rAvaNa etc..
b) Another interpretation that SrI BhaTTar gives for the term ‘vIra-s’ in the
context of this nAma are those that are proficient in words, but misuse their
skill to give fallacious arguments and prevent people from meditating on Him.
BhagavAn destroys them, and so also He is referred to as vIra-hA (sva-vedana
vihantRRn haituka-vIrAn hatavAn iti vIra-hA).
c) For the third instance of the nAma, SrI BhaTTar explains the nAma as
referring to "One Who removed the strong bonds with yama for gajendra".
SrI baladeva vidyA bhUshaN explains the nAma as: "vIram vikrAntam graham
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