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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 247
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ असंख्येयाय नमः।
विवेचन:
ज्याचे गुण, रूपे, शक्ती आणि महिमा मोजता येत नाहीत, तो असंख्येयः. संख्या, परिमाण किंवा वर्गीकरण यांपलीकडे त्याची अनंतता आहे. असीम महिमेचे हे अद्वितीय नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याचे गुण मोजता येत नाहीत.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Asamkhyeyaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From a (not) + sankhyeya (countable, numerable); "He Who Cannot Be Counted or Enumerated" - His qualities, forms, names, and glories are beyond all counting; no number, however vast, can quantify what He is.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu's attributes, forms, and manifestations are countless - impossible to enumerate completely. **Interpretation<br> A means without; saṅkhyeya means countable, numerable. Asaṅkhyeya is beyond counting. **Mythological Story<br> When Brahmā attempted counting Viṣṇu's qualities, he spent thousands of celestial years listing divine attributes - omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, compassion, justice, beauty, strength... The list never ended! Finally exhausted, Brahmā declared: "You are Asaṅkhyeya - I cannot count Your qualities even if I had infinite time." When sages tried counting Viṣṇu's incarnations, they found major avatāras (daśāvatāra - ten major ones), then minor avatāras, then partial manifestations, then presence in all beings - the count became infinite! The Bhāgavatam lists 22, then says "countless more." Even the 1000 names of Vishnu Sahasranama acknowledge incompleteness - the final verse says these names are just primary ones; countless others exist. The Asaṅkhyeya manifests in countless forms simultaneously - Vaikuṇṭha, Kṣīrasāgara, in every heart as Antaryāmin, in infinite universes. Trying to count these manifestations is like trying to count ocean's waves or space's extent. For devotees, the Asaṅkhyeya teaching brings both humility (we'll never completely comprehend Viṣṇu) and excitement (infinite discovery awaits). The practice: after any spiritual study, acknowledge "This is one drop; the Asaṅkhyeya ocean remains unexplored" - maintaining beginner's mind of wonder.