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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 157
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ अतीन्द्राय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो इंद्रापेक्षाही श्रेष्ठ आहे, तो अतीन्द्रः. दैवी सामर्थ्य, ऐश्वर्य आणि अधिपत्य यांमध्ये तो सर्वश्रेष्ठ ठरतो. देवांच्याही पलीकडील परम सत्ता म्हणून हे नाव ओळखले जाते.
अर्थ:
इंद्रावर श्रेष्ठ, इंद्राला पार करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Atindraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *ati* (beyond, surpassing) + *Indra* (king of gods); "He Who Surpasses Indra in Every Way" — though Indra is the king of heaven, He transcends even Indra utterly in power, wisdom, and glory.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Significance<br> ‘Ati’ (beyond, surpassing) + ‘Indra’ (the king of the gods, the lord of heaven). Indra is the most powerful of the gods — the wielder of the thunderbolt, the lord of rain and heaven, the commander of the divine armies. Yet Viṣṇu as Atīndraḥ surpasses even Indra completely. This name is significant in the context of the Govardhana episode of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa (10th Skandha): Kṛṣṇa asked the Vṛndāvana cowherds to worship Govardhana Hill rather than Indra. The furious Indra sent devastating rains to punish them — and Kṛṣṇa lifted Govardhana hill on His finger to shelter all the people and cattle, demonstrating His absolute supremacy over Indra. Humbled, Indra came and bowed at Kṛṣṇa's feet, acknowledging Him as Atīndraḥ — the one beyond and above all that Indra represents. **Theological significance<br> This name also addresses the Vedic hierarchical question directly: Indra is the supreme deity of much of the Ṛg Veda — the most powerful and most often invoked. Viṣṇu as Atīndraḥ affirms the Vedāntic and Purāṇic evolution of theology: whatever Indra represents (cosmic power, divine authority, sovereignty over nature) is surpassed infinitely by Viṣṇu. The Veda's most celebrated god himself acknowledges a Lord beyond himself.