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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 225
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ विश्वात्मने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो संपूर्ण विश्वाचा आत्मा आहे, तो विश्वात्मा. जगातील प्रत्येक जीव, प्रत्येक वस्तू आणि प्रत्येक गतीत तोच अंतर्यामी आहे. विश्वाला एकात्मता देणारे चैतन्यतत्त्व म्हणजे विश्वात्मा.
अर्थ:
विश्वाचा आत्मा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vishvatmane Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From vishva (universe) + atma (self/soul); "The Soul of the Universe" - the universe is not separate from Him; it is His body and He is its inner self, the consciousness that animates all of creation.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> The Upaniṣadic teaching "sarvam khalvidaṁ brahma" (all this is indeed Brahman) points to Viśvātmā. **Interpretation<br> Viśva means universe, all; ātmā means self, soul. Viśvātmā is the one Self that is actually "you," "me," and everyone/everything. **Mythological Story<br> When Śvetaketu returned from gurukula proud of his learning, his father Udālaka taught him through nine analogies (famous "tat tvam asi" teachings): "When salt dissolves in water, you can't see it but taste it everywhere - similarly, the Viśvātmā can't be seen but exists everywhere. When clay takes forms as pot, plate, bowl, the clay-essence remains - similarly, all forms are Viśvātmā appearing differently. You are That (tat tvam asi), Śvetaketu!" This teaching that shocked Śvetaketu shocks every serious seeker: "You" are not just this individual body-mind but the Viśvātmā - the universal Self experiencing itself through this temporary form. When Kṛṣṇa revealed the Viśvarūpa to Arjuna, Arjuna saw all beings as the Viśvātmā's body - Kauravas entering Kṛṣṇa's mouth, Pāṇḍavas as His arms. Literally the same Self fighting itself through both armies! For devotees, realizing Viśvātmā has profound implications: 1) Service to others is serving the one Viśvātmā in different forms, 2) Harming others is the Viśvātmā harming itself, 3) Separation is illusion; unity is truth, 4) Your innermost Self is identical to the cosmic Self. The practice: meditate on "So'ham" (I am That) - dissolving the illusion of separate self into Viśvātmā-consciousness.