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pAnchajanyamhrisheekesodevadattamdhananjaya:
poundramdadhmoumahAshankhambheemakarmAvrukodhara:
Slokawordtowordmeaning:
hrisheekesoSriKrishna,thedwellerineveryone'shearts
panchajanyam(blewhisconch)Panchanjanyamdhananjaya:Arjuna
devadattam(blewhisconch)devadattamvrukodhara:(and)Bheema
bheemakarma(of)mightydeedsdadhmoublewmahashankhamthegreat
conchofpoundramPoundram

SLOKAMEANING
SriKrishna,thedwellerineveryone'sheartsblewhisconch
PanchajanyamArjunablewhisconchDevadattamandBheema,ofmighty
deeds,blewhisgreatconchofPoundram.

NOTES
DhananjayaMeansThemanwholivesamongwealthArjunahimselfsaysin
Mahabharata,"SinceIbeatallkingsandbringtheirwealthandlive
amongthem,IamcalledDhananjaya"

AlsowhenArjunafoughtwithDaityas(asuras)likeNivatakavacha,Lord
IndragavehimtheconchnamedDevadattam,aconchcapableof
producinghugesoundwhichwoulddemoraliseanyenemy.

Bheema,theslayerofmanymightyAsuras,gotthenameBheemakarma.
Vrukodara:meansonewhohasastomachlikeawolf.vrukodara:also
wouldmeanonewhohasanAgni(fire)named'vruka'insidethestomach
inadditiontothe'Jataragni'bywhichhecoulddigesthuge
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quantitiesoffood.

128]
Youwillhavenoticedoverthelast15slokas,thelimitedpoweroftranslationintotheEnglish
languagefromSanskriteg
Insloka14and15twonamesofKrishnahavebeengiveninSanskrit,yetinEnglishtheyare
justsimplytermedasKrishna.

i)Madhav=Krishna
ii)Hrisheekesh=SriKrishna,thedwellerineveryone'shearts

Namesinourlanguagearethereforeveryveryimportant.ItissosadtoseeHindupeople
changingtheirnamestowesterntypejusttolookorsoundcoolandwesternised.Theydont
realisetheinvaluableimportanceinaHinduname.
InchangingtheirnamesIassumetheirprideisatitslowest.

Whyisthereaneedtofitintoaforeignculturewhenyouhaveyourowngloriousculture?
Insteadweshouldbemakingthemfitintoourculture.ButalwaystheHindumindsetisto
pleaseothersevenatthecostofloosingtheirheritageandculture.
Sadreally.

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Inancientera,nowrittenrecordofyourlifewaskept.Perhapstheirvalour,their
accomplishmentsandgreatdeedswereestablishedbygivingthemasuitablenametosuite
theirdeeds.Thiswayahistoricalaccountoftheirliveswasalsorecorded.
Iassumeonlythoseworthyofgettingsuchnamesweregiventhesedifferentnames.

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InjusttwoslokaswereaddifferentnamesforKrishnaArjunaandBhima.

Madhav:Krishna
HrishekeshSriKrishna,thedwellerineveryone'shearts

Pandava:Arjuna
Dhananjaya:Arjuna

Vrukodhara:Bheema

ArjunaactuallyhadtennamesDhananjay,Vijay,ShwetVahan,Falguni,Kiriti,Vibhatsu,
Savyasachi,Arjuna,JishnuandKrishna.HealsocalledhimselfBrihannala(astheEnuch
whilsthidinginVirata)andKrishnaoccasionallycalledhimParth.

Krishnahadmanynames.
ThisweblinkliststhemanynamesofKrishna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_titles_and_names_of_Krishna

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Todaywedontneedtorememberpeoplesdeedsbygivingthemdifferentnamesbecause
thehistoricalaccountsarewellestablishedinbooksandpicturesandvideos.

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Todaymanyofusmayhavedifferentnames,butareprobablycreatedforourpleasureon
theinternet,suchasblogsandforumsorchatroomsetc.

Theothertimewhenwearegivennamesisbyfriendswhousenicknamesafterwehave
committedsomeaction.Nicknameswhichstickswithusforalifetime.

Alsopetnamesaregivenbyourfamilymemberseghusband/wifeorparents.
Pinky,Gulu,Babli,Bunty,Rinku,Tinku,Pinku,Thesearegreatforchildrenbutonadultsas
well?!!

Howgrandarethesenames!!?

Howevermenofgreaterachievementsaregiventitlesthatsuitetheirachievements,egDr
orMA,BA,MBBS,BALLB,orSriSriSri,orSwami,Paramhansa,Mahatma,
Sir,Panditetc

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Whatsinaname?
Howimportantarenamestoyou?
Namesshouldmatchthepersonalityoftheperson.Offcoursewedontalwaysknowthe
personalityandcharacterofapersonupontheirbirth.

Howeveronethingwedohavecontroloverisbusinessorcompanynames.Oftengreat
thoughtisputintogivingthemasuitablenamebecausewewanttoattractgoodbusiness,
sowhydopeoplespendlittletimewhengivingtheirchildrenagrandnamethattheywould
beproudof.
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Kidsontheotherhanddontwantthesegrandnamesbecausetheyfeelshyorashamed
andappeartobehappywithnameslikeTomDickandHarry.

132]
DhritarastraonceaskedSanjaya,Irequestyou,OSanjaya,totellme
againofthelotuseyedKrishna.PleasetellmeofHisvariousnamesbywhich
onemayobtainthatmostexaltedofbeings.

OKing,Sanjayareplied,IwilltellyouasmanynamesoftheSupremeLord
asIknow.Keshava,however,isimmeasurableandisabovethepowerofspeech
todescribe.HeiscalledVasudevainconsequenceofhiscoveringallcreatures
withthecurtainofillusion,orofHisglorioussplendor,orofHisbeingthe
supportofthemightycreation.HeiscalledVishnubecauseofhisall
pervadingnature.HeiscalledMadhavabecauseHeisthehusbandofthegoddess
offortune.OBharata,HeiscalledMadhusudana,becauseheoncekilledthe
powerfuldemonMadhu.HewasbornintheSatvataraceandgiventhename
Krishna.ThewordkrishistheattractivefeatureoftheLord'sexistence,and
na,meanspleasure.Whentheverbkrishisaddedtotheaffixna,itbecomes
Krishna,whichindicatestheAbsoluteTruthorthereservoirofallpleasure.
HeiscalledPundarikaksha,meaningonewhohaslotuslikeeyes.Heiscalled
Janardana,becausehestrikesfearintotheheartofallatheisticpersons.He
isalsoknownasVrishabhakshana.VrishabhameanstheVedasandikshanameans
theeye.TheunionofthetwomeansthroughtheeyesofthescriptureHecanbe
seen.TheconquerorofhostsiscalledAjawhichmeansthatHeisunborn.
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Krishnaislikethesun.Thesunappearstotakebirthonthehorizon,butit
alwaysexists.Similarly,Krishnaappearstotakebirthfromthewombof
Devaki,butinactualityHeeternallyexists.ThatSupremeSoulisknownas
Damodara,meaningonewhowasboundaroundthewaistbyHisfostermother
Yashoda.HeiscalledHrishikeshabecauseHeistheLordofthesenses,and
onlybyHisgracecanthefleetingsensesbecontrolled.TheSupreme
PersonalityofGodheadiscalledMahavahu,becauseHeholdsuptheEarthand
theskywithHistwoarms.HeisalsoknownasAdhoksajabecauseHeneverfalls
downofsuffersdeterioration.HeiscalledNarayanabecauseHeistheresting
placeofalllivingbeings.ThatSupremeLordiscalledPurushottamabecausehe
istheforemostofalllivingbeings.Hepossessesknowledgeofallthings,and
isthereforeknownasSarva.TruthalwaysresidesinKrishna,andHeis
thereforeknownasSatya.HeiscalledAnantabecauseHeholdsalltheplanets
intheirproperorbits.KrishnaistheDivineLordofallbeings,anditisHe
whowillcomeheretomorrowtopreventtheslaughteroftheKurus.

DhritarastrathenpleadedwithDuryodhana,Omyson,letustogetherseek
LordKrishna'sprotectionandlivehappilyinourkingdom.Heiscertainlyour
bestfriendandaworthyshelterofall.

IfthedivinesonofDevaki,Duryodhanareplied,unitedinfriendshipwith
Arjuna,weretokillallpersonsintheuniverse,Istillwouldnottake
shelterofHewhoismyenemy.

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