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A brahmin devotee of Mahāviṣṇu who lived in the Tretā yuga. Once, in winter, when for want of proper clothing he could bear the biting cold no longer, he broke some twigs of the Aśvattha tree (poplar leafed fig tree) and made fire to warm him. When Dhanañjaya broke the twigs it gave reflective pain on the body of Mahāviṣṇu. But Mahāviṣṇu who was aware of the unflinching devotion of Dhanañjaya to himself was not displeased but appeared before Dhanañjaya with wounds all over the body. The Brahmin enquired how Viṣṇu got the wounds and on knowing that it was the consequence of his breaking the twigs of Aśvattha Dhanañjaya in utter grief started to cut his own head off. Greatly pleased Viṣṇu stopped him from his attempt and asked him to name a boon. Very modestly he replied that he would be satisfied if he was given the strength to continue as a devotee of Viṣṇu. [Padma Purāṇa, Kriyā Kāṇḍa] .
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DHANAÑJAYA I A famous serpent. This serpent was born to Kaśyapaprajāpati of his wife Kadrū. [Śloka 5, Chapter 35, Ādi Parva] . This serpent served as a rope to bind the horses to the chariot of Śiva during the time of burning to death the Tripuras. [Śloka 29, Chapter 34, Karṇa Parva] . This serpent sits in the court of Varuṇa and worships him. [Śloka 9, Chapter 9, Sabhā parva] .
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DHANAÑJAYA II Another name for Arjuna. (See under Arjuna).
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DHANAÑJAYA III The army given to Subrahmaṇya by Śiva. [Śloka 17, Chapter 46, Śalya Parva] .
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