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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 180
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ महाद्रिधृशे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो मोठमोठे पर्वत सहज धारण करणारा आहे, तो महाद्रिधृक्. कूर्मावतार, गोवर्धनधारण यांसारख्या लीलांमधून त्याची ही शक्ती प्रकट होते. जगाचा भार पेलणाऱ्या दैवी सामर्थ्याचे हे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
गोवर्धन पर्वत उचलणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Mahadridhrishe Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From mahaa + adri (mountain) + dhrik (bearer, holder); "He Who Holds the Great Mountains" - a reference to His lifting of the Govardhan mountain to shelter His devotees from Indra's storms, and more cosmically, His role as the bearer of the cosmic mountain that is the axis of the world.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Mahaa-adri* = great mountain and *dhrik* = bearer/holder. This name directly refers to the famous episode in the Bhagavata Purana where Krishna (Vishnu) lifted the entire Govardhana mountain on His little finger for seven days and nights to shelter the people of Vrindavana from Indra's devastating storm of rain. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Govardhana Lila is one of the most beloved and theologically rich episodes in Vaishnava tradition. It symbolizes Vishnu as the supreme refuge who can lift any "mountain" of difficulty that threatens His devotees. It also represents the shift from ritualistic religion (Indra-worship) to loving, personal devotion (*bhakti*) to Vishnu directly. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (10.24-25) narrates this episode in full detail — Krishna's logic in stopping the Indra puja, Indra's rage, the seven days of catastrophic rain, and the miraculous mountain-lifting. Indra, humbled, subsequently worships Krishna as the supreme Lord — recognizing that *Mahadri-Dhrik* transcends all gods.