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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 190
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ दमनाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो दुष्ट प्रवृत्ती, अवगुण आणि अहंकार यांचे दमन करतो, तो दमनः. तो अंतर्मनातील वासना आणि बाह्य अधर्म या दोन्हीवर नियंत्रण आणतो. शिस्त, संयम आणि पापक्षय यांचे हे प्रभावी रूप आहे.
अर्थ:
दुष्टांना शासन करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Damanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From dam (to subdue, to control, to tame); "The Tamer and Subduer of Evil" - He Who brings all unruly forces under control, taming the demons of both the cosmos and the individual heart.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Damana* means to tame, control, or suppress. Vishnu as Damana is the cosmic tamer — He controls the forces of chaos, evil, and cosmic imbalance. He subdues demons not through rage but through divine authority — the irresistible taming power of the supreme reality. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> *Dama* (self-control) is one of the most valued spiritual qualities — and Vishnu as Damana is both the model and the source of this quality. He who controls the cosmos is also the source of the capacity for self-control in the devotee. By devotion to Damana, the devotee gains the power to control their own mind and senses. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana narrates countless episodes of Vishnu's Damana power — taming the serpent Kaliya in the river Yamuna (as Krishna), controlling the demon Madhu who stole the Vedas, subduing Bana (as Narasimha) — each a demonstration of divine taming power applied to specific threats to cosmic order.