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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 138
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ चतुर्व्यूहाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो वासुदेव, संकर्षण, प्रद्युम्न आणि अनिरुद्ध अशा चार व्यूहांत प्रकट होतो, तो चतुर्व्यूहः. वैष्णव तत्त्वज्ञानात या चार रूपांना विशेष स्थान आहे. सृष्टीव्यवस्था आणि दैवी कार्याचे सूक्ष्म विभाजन या नावातून सूचित होते.
अर्थ:
चार प्रकारच्या शक्तींनी युक्त.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Chaturvyuhaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *chatur* (four) + *vyooha* (emanation/formation); "He of the Four Divine Emanations" — the four *vyuha* forms through which He governs creation, preservation, dissolution, and grace
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Direct elaboration of Caturātmā (137)<br> While ‘Caturātmā’ describes the four-fold nature of the Self, ‘Catur-vyūhaḥ’ describes the four-fold cosmic deployment (‘vyūha’ = organized array, deployment, manifestation). The four vyūhas — Vāsudeva, Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, Aniruddha — are not four separate deities but four modes of the one Viṣṇu's self-expression, each presiding over a different aspect of cosmic and individual reality. **Cosmic functions<br> Vāsudeva = pure consciousness (cit); Saṃkarṣaṇa = individual soul principle (jīva) and dissolution; Pradyumna = cosmic mind (‘manas’) and creation; Aniruddha = cosmic ego (‘ahaṃkāra’) and sustenance. The devotee who understands this four-fold deployment comprehends how the one Absolute diversifies into the entire structure of cosmic and psychological reality — and how all that diversity is ultimately one.