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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 244
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ जह्नवे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो दुष्टांना दूर सारून सज्जनांना उन्नत पद देतो, तो जह्नुः. अधर्म बाजूला करून धर्माची प्रतिष्ठा करणे ही त्याची लीला आहे. शुद्धीकरण आणि उच्चत्वाकडे नेणारी ही त्याची कृपाशक्ती आहे.
अर्थ:
प्रलय काळी जगाचा लय करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Jahnave Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From jah (the destroyer of ignorance); "He Who Destroys Ignorance" - also a reference to the sage Jahnu, suggesting His mysterious power of absorption and revelation; He swallows the river of delusion and releases the waters of knowledge.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Related to Sage Jahnu who drank Gaṅgā; metaphorically, Viṣṇu who can conceal His glory. **Interpretation<br> Jahnu means concealer, one who drinks/swallows. Viṣṇu conceals His infinite nature in finite forms. **Mythological Story<br> The story behind this name: When Gaṅgā descended from heaven, she flowed so forcefully she disturbed Sage Jahnu's meditation. Angry, he drank (concealed) the entire river! Gods begged him to release her; he did so through his ear, making Gaṅgā his daughter (Jāhnavī - daughter of Jahnu). This Jahnu connects to Viṣṇu metaphorically: like Jahnu concealed mighty Gaṅgā within himself, Viṣṇu conceals infinite cosmic power within apparently limited forms. When baby Kṛṣṇa appeared in Kaṁsa's prison, the Jahnu had concealed universal form within infant body. When standing as Arjuna's charioteer, the Jahnu concealed cosmic controller within servant's role. The Jahnu teaches: don't judge by appearances - infinite may be concealed in finite, powerful in humble, divine in ordinary. Like Jahnu who could drink entire river yet appeared as ordinary sage, Viṣṇu contains all existence yet appears in accessible forms. For devotees, this explains why recognition is difficult: the Jahnu deliberately conceals His glory, allowing free will. If divinity were obvious, devotion wouldn't be choice but compulsion. The practice: look for the concealed divine in ordinary - in people, situations, even problems. The Jahnu may be hiding in plain sight.