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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ सत्कर्त्रे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सत्कर्म करणारा आणि सज्जनांकडून सत्कर्म घडवून आणणारा आहे, तो सत्कर्ता. तो धर्मशीलतेला प्रेरणा देतो आणि सद्गुणांचा विकास घडवतो. सत्प्रवृत्तींचा रक्षक आणि प्रवर्तक म्हणून हे नाव महत्त्वाचे आहे.
अर्थ:
सज्जनांचा सन्मान करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Satkartre Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From sat (good, real, virtuous) + kartaa (doer, honorer); "He Who Honors and Cherishes the Virtuous" - He Who shows special honor and love toward all good beings; the divine appreciator of righteousness.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> All genuinely good actions ultimately trace to Viṣṇu as the doer through various instruments. **Interpretation<br> Sat means good, true, auspicious; kartā means doer, actor. Satkartā performs only good actions. **Mythological Story<br> When devotees perform charitable acts, spiritual practices, or righteous deeds, who is the real Satkartā (doer of good)? The Gītā reveals: "prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ, ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate" (all actions are performed by nature's qualities, but the ego-deluded thinks 'I am the doer'). The real doer is Viṣṇu - we're instruments. When Arjuna killed enemies in battle, Kṛṣṇa revealed: "nimittamātraṁ bhava savyasācin" (be merely My instrument). Arjuna was the bow; Kṛṣṇa the archer. When saints perform miracles or serve humanity selflessly, they're channels for the Satkartā working through them. Only the Satkartā can truly create sat (goodness) because only He IS sat (existence-goodness itself). Our role: align with the Satkartā, becoming clear channels. When ego claims doership ("I did this good deed"), the channel becomes blocked. For devotees, this teaching removes both pride (from success) and despair (from failure): neither success nor failure are "mine" - both are the Satkartā working through this instrument. The practice: after any action (especially good ones), immediately surrender: "This was done by the Satkartā through these hands. I claim neither credit nor results."