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mAnadAya namah.
The same root that was used in the last nAma applies for the current nAma as
well.
a) SrI bhaTTar's interpretation is that BhagavAn is called mAna-dah because
He always honors His devotees. He gives the instances of Lord kRshNa's
honoring arjuna by making him the master of the chariot, making ugrasena the
Ruler and being his vassal, and making yudhisthira the king and respecting him -
arjunaugrasena yudhisthirAdibhyo rathitva, Adhi-rAjya , bahumAnam dattavAn
mAna-dah.
There are numerous other instances where bhagavAn has exhibited His guNa
of being a mAna-dah. His being born as a son to daSaratha, vasudeva, etc., are
all examples where He bestows honor on these great devotees of His.
b) & c) SrI Sa'nkara gives multiple interpretations for the nAma:
In the first of his interpretations, SrI Sa'nkara uses the meaning
AtmAbhimAnam for the word mAnam, and gives the interpretation that Lord
vishNu induces a false sense of Atman through His mAyA - He creates the
false attachment in objects that are not the self, and makes people get
attached to them as if they are the self - sva-mAyayA sarveshAm anAtmasu
mAnam AtmAbhimAnamdadAti it mAna-dah.
1. His second interpretation is that vishNu is mAna-dah because He
confers rewards on His devotees - bhaktAnAm mAnam satkAram dadAti
iti vA.
2. The third interpretation is that He prevents rewards to the
unrighteous - a-dharmishThAnAmmAnam sat-kAram dyati khANDayati
iti.
3. The last interpretation of SrI Sa'nkara is that He has this nAma
because He destroys the wrong notions of Atman in earnest seekers -
tattva-vidAm anAtmasumAnam AtmAbhimAnam dyati khaNDayati iti vA
mAna-dah.
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