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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 134
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ सुराध्यक्षाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो देवतांचा प्रमुख आहे, तो सुराध्यक्षः. दैवी व्यवस्थेतील सर्व शक्ती आणि देवकार्य त्याच्या आदेशाने चालते. तो देवांनाही दिशा देणारा सर्वोच्च अधिपती आहे.
अर्थ:
देवांचा अध्यक्ष.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Suradhyakshaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *sura* (god/deity) + *adhyaksha* (overseer); "The Overseer of All the Gods" — even the gods of the highest heavens are under His supervision and administration
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Distinction from Sureśaḥ (85)<br> While ‘Sureśaḥ’ establishes Viṣṇu as the ‘Lord’ (Īśa) of the gods — with the regal connotation of sovereignty — ‘Surādhyakṣaḥ’ establishes Him as the ‘Adhyakṣa’ (superintendent, overseer) — with the administrative connotation of active governance. Together, names 133 and 134 present a complete picture: He oversees all beings in all worlds (Lokādhyakṣaḥ) and specifically oversees the divine administrative order (Surādhyakṣaḥ) that manages cosmic functions. **Purāṇic illustration<br> The great episodes of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa in which all the gods collectively approach Viṣṇu for guidance — the ‘Samudra Manthan’ (8th Skandha), the prayer of the gods before the Vāmana avatāra, the prayer before the Narasiṃha manifestation — all illustrate the gods themselves acknowledging Viṣṇu as Surādhyakṣaḥ: their supreme superintendent to whom they report and from whom they receive direction.