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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 211
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ धाम्ने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्वांचा आश्रय, निवास आणि तेजस्वरूप आहे, तो धाम. इच्छा, ध्येय आणि आध्यात्मिक विश्रांती यांचे अंतिम स्थान तोच आहे. तो प्रकाशाचे धाम, शांतीचे धाम आणि मोक्षाचे धाम आहे.
अर्थ:
जो प्रकाशाचे उगमस्थान आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Dhamne Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From dhaa (to hold, to abide) + ma (that which is magnificent); "The Abode, the Supreme Luminous Dwelling" - He is the ultimate home of all beings; the final resting place that all souls seek whether they know it or not.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Dhaama* has two primary meanings: (a) abode/dwelling — Vishnu is the supreme *dhaama* (Vaikuntha) to which liberated souls return; (b) radiance/light — Vishnu's own luminous divine nature is His *dhaama*. He is simultaneously the home to which all souls journey and the light by which they find their way. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Bhagavad Gita (8.21) describes the supreme destination: *"That which is called the unmanifest and the imperishable — that is called the supreme goal (*Parama Dhaama*). Those who reach it do not return."* Vishnu as Dhaama is this supreme destination — the eternal home of all souls, the *Parama Pada* (supreme abode). The Katha Upanishad (1.3.9) uses the metaphor of a cosmic tree with roots above (in Brahman/Vishnu) and branches below (creation) — Vishnu as Dhaama is the luminous root-source of this entire cosmic tree. **Puranic Reference<br> The Vishnu Purana (2.8) describes *Vaikuntha* — Vishnu's supreme abode — as self-luminous, beyond the three qualities (*gunas*), beyond time, and eternally blissful. This *Vaikuntha-Dhaama* is Vishnu's own divine nature made into a realm — suggesting that entering Vaikuntha means entering into Vishnu's own being. The Bhagavata Purana (3.15) gives the most beautiful description of Vaikuntha (Dhaama) — populated by eternally liberated souls, fragrant with divine flowers, resonant with Vishnu's praise, and illumined entirely by His divine radiance.