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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 191
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ हंसाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो हंसाप्रमाणे सार आणि असार यांचा विवेक करू शकतो, तो हंसः. तो शुद्ध, उदात्त आणि मुक्त स्वरूपाचे प्रतीक आहे. भक्ताला विवेक, वैराग्य आणि अंतःशुद्धी देणारे हे नाव अत्यंत सुंदर आहे.
अर्थ:
संसारातील मोह तोडणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Hamsaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From ham (I am) + sah (That); or hamsa (the swan); "The Swan, the Divine Discriminator" - the mythical swan who can separate milk from water represents His perfect discrimination between the real and the unreal, the eternal and the transient.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Hamsa* means swan — renowned for its legendary ability to separate milk from water (*nira-kshira-viveka* — discrimination between the real and unreal). Vishnu as Hamsa is the supreme discriminating consciousness that separates *Sat* (real/eternal) from *Asat* (unreal/transient). *Hamsa* is also the sacred mantra of the breath — *Ham* on the inhale and *Sa* on the exhale — identifying Vishnu with the cosmic life breath. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The *Paramahansa* (supreme swan) is the title given to the highest class of renunciates who have achieved perfect discrimination — and Vishnu as Hamsa is the archetype of this supreme discriminating wisdom. The Hamsa Upanishad is dedicated to the meditation on Vishnu as *Hamsa-Brahman*. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (11.13) includes the *Hamsa Gita* — the teaching given by Vishnu in the form of a divine swan (*Hamsa*) to Brahma and the sages. This teaching addresses the nature of the Absolute, discrimination between real and unreal, and the practice of meditation — making Vishnu's Hamsa form the supreme teacher of *Viveka* (discrimination).