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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ विश्वस्मै नमः।
विवेचन:
जे संपूर्ण विश्व म्हणून प्रकट झाले आहे, तेच त्याचे स्वरूप आहे. सृष्टीतील प्रत्येक जीव, प्रत्येक वस्तू आणि प्रत्येक हालचालीत त्याचेच अस्तित्व दडलेले आहे. तो विश्वाचा केवळ निर्माता नसून, विश्वरूपानेच अनुभवला जाणारा परमात्मा आहे.
अर्थ:
संपूर्ण जग व्यापणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vishvasmai Namah|
Simple Meaning:
From Sanskrit root *vish* (to pervade) + suffix *am* (essence/totality); "The Universe Itself" or "The All-Pervading Totality" — He is not merely the creator of the universe but is the universe itself in its entirety.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Vedantic interpretation<br> This opening name makes an immediate and thunderous declaration: Viṣṇu and the universe are not two separate realities. He does not merely ‘make’ the world and step back; He ‘becomes’ it and yet transcends it. This is the teaching of ‘vivartavāda’ in Advaita (the world is an apparent transformation of Brahman) and ‘pariṇāmavāda’ in Viśiṣṭādvaita (the world is a real transformation, constituting the Lord's body). In both schools, Viśvam affirms that nothing exists outside of Viṣṇu. **Scriptural references<br> The Puruṣa Sūkta (Ṛg Veda 10.90.2) opens: ‘"Puruṣa evedaṃ sarvaṃ yad bhūtaṃ yac ca bhavyam"‘ — "The Puruṣa alone is all this — what has been and what shall be." The Bhagavad Gītā (7.19) culminates this vision: ‘"Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ"‘ — "One who knows that Vāsudeva is everything — such a great soul is very rare." The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad uses ‘viśva’ as the name for the Lord in His aspect of the waking state consciousness, identifying Him with the totality of gross experience. The Taittirīya Upaniṣad (2.1) declares: ‘"Brahma pucchaṃ pratiṣṭhā"‘ — Brahman is the foundation of all; Viśvam affirms He is also the superstructure, the walls, and the very air within. **Mythological dimension<br> In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.1), Parāśara opens his narration to Maitreya by declaring that Viṣṇu is Viśvam — the totality from which Brahmā, Śiva, and all creation emerge and into which they ultimately dissolve.