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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 21
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ नारसिंहवपुषे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो नर आणि सिंह अशा अद्भुत अवताररूपाने प्रकट झाला, तो नारसिंहवपुः. भक्तांचे रक्षण आणि अधर्माचा नाश करण्यासाठी त्याने हे विक्राळ पण करुणामय रूप धारण केले. त्याच्या या नावात न्याय, शक्ती आणि भक्तवत्सलता एकत्र दिसते.
अर्थ:
नरसिंहाचे शरीर धारण करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Narasimhavapushe Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *nara* (man) + *simha* (lion) + *vapuh* (form/body); "He Whose Form Is That of the Man-Lion" — a direct reference to the Narasimha avatar, the fierce half-man, half-lion form He took to protect His devotee Prahlada
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**The great mythological narrative<br> This name invokes one of the most beloved and theologically rich episodes in all of Purāṇic literature. The asura Hiraṇyakaśipu, having obtained a boon that he could not be killed by man or animal, inside or outside, by day or night, on earth or in sky, by any weapon — believed himself invincible. His son Prahlāda was an unshakeable devotee of Viṣṇu. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (7th Skandha, chapters 8–9) narrates how Viṣṇu, in His infinite wisdom, took the form of Narasiṃha — neither man nor animal, at twilight (neither day nor night), on the threshold of a door (neither inside nor outside), placing Hiraṇyakaśipu on His lap (neither earth nor sky), and tore him apart with His nails (not a weapon) — circumventing every clause of the boon with divine precision. **Spiritual meaning<br> The Narasiṃha form represents the Lord's supreme commitment to His devotee. When Hiraṇyakaśipu challenged Prahlāda — ‘"Where is your God? Is He in this pillar?"‘ — and struck the pillar, Viṣṇu burst forth. The pillar (‘stambha’) is the universe; the Lord is present in every atom of it. This is the living illustration of ‘Bhūtātmā’ (8) and ‘Viṣṇuḥ’ (2) made manifest in narrative form.