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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 193
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ भुजगोत्तमाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्पस्वरूप श्रेष्ठ तत्त्वाचा अधिपती आहे, तो भुजगोत्तमः. अनंतशेषावर शयन करणाऱ्या परमेश्वराच्या या रूपात शांतता आणि प्रभुत्व दिसते. भयावर नियंत्रण ठेवणाऱ्या दैवी सामर्थ्याचे हे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
शेषासारख्या सर्पांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Bhujagottamaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From bhujaga (serpent) + uttama (highest, best); "The Best Among Serpents, the Supreme Serpent" - He Who rests on Adi Shesha, the cosmic serpent; or He Himself as the supreme serpentine power of divine energy.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Bhujaga* means serpent and *uttama* means the best/supreme. Vishnu as Bhujagottama is the supreme lord of all serpents — and specifically the one who reposes on *Ananta-Sesha* (the infinite cosmic serpent) during the interval of cosmic rest (*pralaya-kaala*). He is the master of the serpent principle — eternity, time, and coiled cosmic energy. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The cosmic serpent Ananta represents infinite time, infinite potential, and the coiled cosmic energy (*kundalini* at the cosmic level). Vishnu resting on Ananta represents supreme consciousness resting in infinite potentiality — the pregnant pause between two cycles of creation. This image of *Ananta-Shayana Vishnu* is one of the most powerful in Hindu iconography. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (2.2.19) describes Vishnu reclining on Ananta-Sesha in the cosmic *Kshira-Sagara* (ocean of milk) — with Lakshmi attending at His feet and Brahma arising from the lotus at His navel. This is the supreme mythological image of Bhujagottama — the Lord of the cosmic serpent in majestic cosmic repose.