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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 194
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ हिरण्यनाभाय नमः।
विवेचन:
ज्याची नाभी सुवर्णतेजाने युक्त आहे, तो हिरण्यनाभः. सृष्टीचे सूक्ष्म केंद्र, तेजस्वी गर्भ आणि विश्वबीज यांची आठवण हे नाव करून देते. उत्पत्तीची दिव्य संभावना त्याच्या नाभिकमलाशी जोडली जाते.
अर्थ:
ज्याची नाभी सोन्यासारखी तेजस्वी आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Hiranyanabhaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From hiranya (golden) + naabhi (navel); "He of the Golden Navel" - from His golden navel arose the lotus that bore Brahma; the golden navel is the creative center of the cosmos.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Hiranya* = gold/golden and *naabha* = navel. Vishnu's navel is described as golden — from which the cosmic lotus (*Padma*) grew, carrying Brahma (the creator) who then created the visible universe. The golden navel is the cosmic center — the *Brahmananda* (divine bliss) point from which all creation radiates. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The navel (*nabhi*) is the center of the physical body — the point through which the fetus received nourishment. Analogously, Vishnu's golden navel is the cosmic center through which all creation receives its nourishment and from which all existence flows. It is the point of *Hiranya* (gold/pure consciousness) — the luminous center of being. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (2.9.1-2) opens with Brahma emerging from the lotus growing from Vishnu's navel (*Hiranya-nabha*) and attempting to travel down the lotus stalk to find Vishnu — an impossible journey, symbolizing the search for the ultimate cause. Vishnu eventually reveals Himself to Brahma, teaching him the four shlokas of primal knowledge.