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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ अहःसंवर्तकाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सूर्यरूपाने दिवसाची निर्मिती करून जगाला क्रियाशील करतो, तो अहः संवर्तकः. प्रकाश, ऊर्जा आणि जागृती यांचे प्रेरणाकेंद्र तोच आहे. जीवनाच्या प्रवाहाला पुढे नेणारा दिव्य कालाधिपती तोच आहे.
अर्थ:
सूर्याच्या रूपाने दिवसाचे नियमन करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Ahahsamvartakaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From ahas (day, time, daylight) + samvartaka (one who rolls up or concludes); "He Who Brings the Day to Conclusion, the Orderer of Time" - He Who rolls up the days of creation like a scroll at the end of each cosmic cycle.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> The sun's daily journey creating day and night is orchestrated by Viṣṇu as Time's master. **Interpretation<br> Ahas means day; saṁvartaka means one who causes revolution/cycling. Viṣṇu creates the perpetual day-night cycle. **Mythological Story<br> The daily sunrise-sunset cycle seems natural, but who maintains this perfect rhythm? The Ahassaṁvartaka - Viṣṇu as Time's master. The Sūrya (sun) is described as Viṣṇu's eye, following His command in traversing the sky daily. When Rāvaṇa tried to capture the sun, he couldn't because he wasn't the Ahassaṁvartaka - only the true time-master controls solar movements. Each day's cycle (ahorātra - day-night) is a micro-cosmos of the larger creation-dissolution cycle: day (manifestation) → night (dissolution) → next day (recreation). The Ahassaṁvartaka orchestrates this eternal rhythm that has continued for billions of years without missing a single sunrise! The Gītā describes the larger cycles: "ahar yad brahmaṇo viduḥ" (Brahmā's day equals 4.32 billion human years) - yet even that cosmic day is created by the Ahassaṁvartaka. For devotees, recognizing each day as the Ahassaṁvartaka's gift brings: 1) Gratitude for each sunrise, 2) Acceptance of each sunset (dissolution), 3) Faith in tomorrow's sunrise (recreation). The practice: morning prayer - "O Ahassaṁvartaka, thank You for creating this new day"; evening prayer - "O Ahassaṁvartaka, I surrender this day's results to You as night approaches."