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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 133
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ लोकाध्यक्षाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्व लोकांचा प्रमुख आणि निरीक्षक आहे, तो लोकाध्यक्षः. भू, भुवः, स्वः इत्यादी सर्व लोकव्यवस्था त्याच्या नियमनाखाली आहेत. तो सर्व जगांचा साक्षी, रक्षक आणि नियंत्रक आहे.
अर्थ:
सर्व जगाचा अध्यक्ष.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Lokadhyakshaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *loka* (world) + *adhyaksha* (superintendent, overseer); "The Overseer and Superintendent of All Worlds" — He presides over all realms of existence, maintaining their order and governance
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Governance theology<br> ‘Adhyakṣa’ is a technical term in ancient Indian administrative vocabulary — the superintendent who oversees operations without personally executing every detail. Viṣṇu as Lokādhyakṣaḥ is the supreme administrator of the cosmic order — not a micromanager who interferes at every moment but the supreme Overseer whose will and law govern the entire operations of all worlds. Under His superintendence, the natural laws operate consistently, karma unfolds justly, and the cosmic cycles proceed without error. **Bhagavad Gītā (9.10)<br> ‘"Mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram / hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate"‘ — "Under My supervision (‘mayādhyakṣeṇa’), Prakṛti produces the moving and the unmoving. By this reason, O Kaunteya, the world revolves." The word ‘adhyakṣa’ in this verse is the precise Gītā commentary on this name. **Three worlds<br> The three worlds (‘tri-loka’) — ‘bhūr’ (earth), ‘bhuvaḥ’ (the intermediate realm), and ‘svaḥ’ (heaven) — are all under His supervision. No event in any of these realms falls outside His awareness or His governance. This is the theological basis for prayer, for dharma, and for the entire concept of divine justice — the worlds are not random or ungoverned; they are presided over by Lokādhyakṣaḥ.