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for whom He wishes happiness always, and whom He can bless as "may he be
happy always" – ASamsanArham priyam vastu nityam asya asti iti 'nandakI'.
Thus, he does not even refer to the divine weapon in his interpretation.
Sri Sa'nkara explains the nAma as One Who carries the sword called nandaka,
representing knowledge –"vidyA-mayo nadakAkhyaH asiH asya asti iti nadakI".
This follows the description of the divine weapons given in SrI vishNu
purANam that we discussed in the previous nAma. SrI baladeva vidyA
bhUshaN gives the same interpretation – vi~jnAnAtmako nandako asiH asya
asti iti nandakI.
SrI cinmayAnanda gives the following explanation: "The Lord's sword is called
nandaka. Therefore, this term indicates One Who holds and wields the nandaka
sword. The word nanda-kam means "that which brings bliss". The SAstra-s sing
that this divine sword in the sacred hands of Lord Hari represents the
Knowledge-Spiritual (vidyA- tattva) with which a seeker can destroy his
ignorance of the Self in him".
nAma 995. c³I cakrI
He Who has the cakra, the Discus.
cakriNe namaH.
We have studied this nAma earlier in Sloka 97 (nAma 908). Please refer to
that write-up as well.
Cakra refers to the Discus, and He who has the Discus as one of His weapons is
cakrI. The cakra in bhagavAn's hand is called the sudraSana cakra. As noted
earlier, it serves as the adornment for bhagavAn, as well as a weapon against
the enemies of His devotees. SrI BhaTTar notes that the cakra in His hands is
always smeared with the blood of the rAkshasa-s who are the sworn enemies
of the gods who are His devotees. It is also adorned by the flames of fire that
are shooting out of it. periAzhvAr refers to Him as taDavarai tOL
cakkarapANi (periAzh. 5.4.4) – "One with the broad shoulders bearing the
cakra (and the SAr'nga bow)".
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