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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ संप्रमर्दनाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो दुष्टांचे मर्दन करणारा आणि अधर्माचा नाश करणारा आहे, तो संप्रमर्दनः. तो अन्याय, अहंकार आणि पापरूपी अडथळे चिरडून टाकतो. धर्मसंरक्षणासाठी त्याची कठोर कृतीही मंगलमय असते.
अर्थ:
दुष्टांचे दमन करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Sampramardanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From sam + pramardana (crusher, one who thoroughly destroys); "The Complete and Thorough Destroyer of All Evil" - He Who crushes evil comprehensively, leaving no trace or remnant of the forces of darkness.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu's fierce aspect that completely crushes demonic forces. **Interpretation<br> Sam means complete; pra means forth; mardana means crushing, destroying. Sampramardana completely crushes obstacles. **Mythological Story<br> When Viṣṇu manifests as Narasiṁha and emerges from the pillar, He doesn't merely kill Hiraṇyakaśipu - He utterly CRUSHES him (sampramardana). The demon's chest is torn open, organs scattered, body destroyed so completely that nothing remains whole. This isn't cruelty but complete removal of the obstacle - partial destruction would allow regeneration. Similarly, when Kṛṣṇa destroys Kaṁsa, it's not gentle - He drags the demon by the hair, throws him down, and crushes him utterly. When Paraśurāma (Viṣṇu's avatāra) cleared earth of corrupt kṣatriyas, it was sampramardana - twenty-one times He completely destroyed warrior dynasties. But notice: this crushing force operates only against dharma's enemies. The same Narasiṁha who crushes Hiraṇyakaśipu places gentle hands on Prahlāda's head. The Sampramardana teaches: dharma's enemies deserve no mercy because mercy to them is cruelty to their victims. The Gītā promises: "paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām" (for protecting good and destroying evil). The Sampramardana doesn't negotiate with evil - He crushes it completely. For devotees facing internal enemies (lust, anger, greed too powerful to control gently), invoke the Sampramardana: "O Divine Crusher, I cannot subdue these enemies through gentle means. Please crush them completely with Your fierce grace!"