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Narasimhan Krishnamachari • December 15, 2002 


      SrI vishNu sahasra nAmam - Slokam 80 - dhanyah.

760. dhanyah – The Blessed.

Om dhanyAya namah.

The word dhanam refers to wealth.  By pANini sUtra “dhana gaNam labdhA”
(4.4.84), the addition of the yat pratyaya to dhana gives the meaning
to this nAma as:  “One who obtains dhana or wealth”. 

What wealth does bhagavAn have to attain that He does not have?  SrI
bhaTTarÂ’s anubhavam is that He considered being born to devaki as the
wealth that He coveted.  Since He got His desired wealth by being born
to devaki, now He is dhanyah – tad-janma dhana lAbhAt dhanyah.   SrI v.
v. rAmAnujanÂ’s anubhavam is that since bhagavAn is One Who does not
have birth normally, this is a great blessing for Him!

(I am reminded of an article that I recently received from a friend of
mine.  In this moving article, the well-known Sri candra sekhara
sarasvati (the previous AcArya of kAÂ’nci SaÂ’nkara maTham), feels
intensely sorry that his position as the sanyAsi and head of his Asrama
had permanently deprived him of the privilege of prostrating at the
feet of elders right from a very young age, since he became the head of
the maTham when he was probably less than 10.  So he feels intensely
for his situation, that falling at the feet of elders and prostrating
was a bhAgyam that he was permanently deprived of in his life because
of his position).  

SrI SaÂ’nkara bhAshyam is that since every wish of bhagavAn is
fulfilled, He is dhanyah – kRtArtho dhanyah – He is self-satisfied, and
so He is Blessed.  

The amara koSa vyAkhyAnam is “dhana dharma sAdhuh dhanyah” – One Who
excels in wealth and dharma is dhanyah.  SrI kRshNa datta bhAradvAj
uses the amaram “sukRtI puNyavAn dhanyah”, and gives the interpretation
that BhagavAn accepts the sincere offerings in the form of flowers
etc., and constantly keeps thinking of their welfare;  This is  sukRtam
and puNya kAryam, and so He is dhanyah – sukRtI or puNyavAn.  

The dharma cakram writer dwells on the lesson to take from the nAma, as
he invariably does for all the nAma-s.  In common use, the word dhanyah
refers to “one who is benefiting from the good karma-s in his previous
birth” (dhanyo’smi – I am blessed).   antima smRti is a determinant of
this next birth.  In order to have good antima smRti, one should train
oneself throughout oneÂ’s life to be involved in good deeds, thoughts
and words.  This is what will make one a dhanyah in the future births. 
This is the lesson to take from the concepts behind this nAma.

-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan

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