धनवर्धन

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

DHANAVARDHANA   A virtuous Vaiśya who lived in the island of Puṣkara in the Kṛtayuga. Once Dhanavardhana after having performed Vaiśvadeva sat for his food. At that time he heard a cry from outside “Annaṁ dehi (give me food)”. Dhanavardhana immediately came out to see who the visitor was but seeing none went in and started taking his food. Because he ate his food once left aside, his body was torn to hundred pieces. (Bhaviṣya, Brahma Kāṇḍa).

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धनवर्धन n.  कृतयुग में पुष्कर क्षेत्र में रहनेवाला एक सदाचारी वैश्य । एक बार वैश्वदेव कर के यह भोजन कर रहा था । बाहर ‘अन्नं देखि’ ऐसा शब्द इसने सुना । बाहर आ कर इसने देखा तो वहॉं कोई न था । तब वापस जा कर त्यक्त अन्न का भोजन इसने शुरु किया । त्यक्त अन्न खाने के पाप के कारण, उसी क्षण इसके सौ टुकडे हो गय [भवि. ब्राह्म.३.४२-४७] ।