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seek Him above all other wealth like gold and diamond, because of His far
superior qualities and possessions. Those who know the Truth will seek Him
above all, and will want to keep Him secure with them. The nirukta author
summarizes SrI BhaTTar's vyAkhyAnam as follows: maNi-mauktika ratnAdi
hema-rUpyAdikam dhanam jayati - adhah karoti iti dhanan'njayah - As wealth
that is to be desired, He is the wealth who surpasses all other wealth such as
gold, diamond, etc. Those who know His value will consider the likes of gold
and diamond as less than grass.
One is reminded of svAmi deSikan's views in this context from his vairAgya
pa'ncakam, on which a write-up on which can be found in one of my previous
postings in the list. SvAmi deSikan points out that the real dhanam or wealth
is "dhana'njaya vivardhanam dhanamudUDha govardhanam su-sAdhanam abAdhanam
su-manasAm samArAdhanam" - The true wealth that will never
diminish, that will always give the utmost pleasure to those who are of pure
mind, that is the surest means of attaining anything that is desired, is the One
that bore the govardhana mountain, and that gave arjuna the greatness that
he attained.
nammAzhvAr describes Him as "enakkut tEnE, pAlE, kannalE, amudE" - He is
the honey, milk, sugar-candy, nectar, everything for me (tiruvAi. 10. 7. 2) -
(quote from v. v. rAmAnujan).
b) dhana'njaya is a common name for arjuna, because he conquered several
kings and accumulated enormous wealth to facilitate the rAjasUya yAga by
dharma putra. In the gItA, Lord kRshNa declares that arjuna is a vibhUti or
manifestation of Himself - pANDavAnAm dhana'njayah (gItA 10. 37). Thus,
SrI Samkara interprets this nAma as referring to Him as the Conqueror of
wealth in His manifestation as arjuna. dhanam ajayat iti dhana'njayah.
Just as an example of how the different devotees enjoy bhagavAn's nAma-s in
their own way, Sri baladeva vidyAbhUshaN, a gauDIya vaishNava sampradAya
follower, gives interpretations for most nAma-s based on Lord kRshNa's life in
this world. For the current nAma, he gives the interpretation that bhagavAn
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