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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 234
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ अनिलाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो वायुरूप आहे, तो अनिलः. जीवनातील प्रत्येक श्वास, हालचाल आणि स्पंदन यामागे त्याचीच सूक्ष्म उपस्थिती आहे. तो निर्बंध, गतिमान आणि सर्वत्र संचार करणारा आहे.
अर्थ:
वायू प्रमाणे सर्वव्यापी.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Anilaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From an (not) + nila (fixed, bound); "The Unbound Wind" - free as the wind that blows wherever it will, He cannot be confined or constrained; also, He is the prana-vayu, the vital air sustaining all life.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu as Vāyu (wind element) and Prāṇa (life-breath). **Interpretation<br> Anila means wind, air, breath, vital force. Viṣṇu is the Anila - the life-force animating all beings. **Mythological Story<br> When Hanumān (son of Vāyu/wind-god) leaped across the ocean to Lanka, he wasn't using merely physical wind-power but channeling Anila - Viṣṇu's vital force. His father Vāyu is an aspect of the Anila. The five vital winds (pañca-vāyus) in the body - prāṇa (forward-moving), apāna (downward-moving), vyāna (circulating), udāna (upward-moving), samāna (equalizing) - are all Anila's functions. When yogis practice prāṇāyāma (breath control), they're not just manipulating air but connecting with Anila - the cosmic vital force. The Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad teaches: when all senses threatened to leave the body, life continued. But when Prāṇa (breath) threatened to leave, all senses began dying - proving breath is supreme. That supreme breath is Anila - Viṣṇu's life-giving aspect. Wind is subtler than fire (previous name), just as breath is subtler than food. The Anila pervades all space - there's no place without air/space. Similarly, Viṣṇu pervades all existence. For devotees, conscious breathing becomes communion with Anila: each inhalation receives His gift of life; each exhalation returns it with gratitude. The practice: periodic breath awareness throughout the day, silently affirming "This breath is Anila (Viṣṇu) sustaining this body-temple."