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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 251
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शुचये नमः।
विवेचन:
जो शुद्धरूप, निर्मळ आणि पावन आहे, तो शुचिः. त्याचे नामस्मरण अंतःकरणातील कलुषता दूर करते. पवित्रता, सात्त्विकता आणि आत्मस्वच्छतेचे हे दैवी स्वरूप आहे.
अर्थ:
जो परम पवित्र आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shuchaye Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From shuch (to be pure, to shine); "The Absolutely Pure One" - untouched by any impurity, physical or spiritual.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Absolute purity in thought, word, deed; untainted by māyā or karma. **Interpretation<br> Śuci means pure, clean, spotless, sacred. Viṣṇu is absolute Śuci - purity personified. **Mythological Story<br> What is pure? Most things are relatively pure - gold is purer than copper; mountain water purer than city water. But the Śuci is absolutely pure - zero contamination. When Kṛṣṇa descended into the prison where Kaṁsa's guards defecated, urinated, spat, He remained Śuci - untouched by environmental pollution. When touching lepers, criminals, outcastes (those society deemed "impure"), the Śuci remained pure - because true purity isn't external cleanliness but internal spotlessness. The Śuci has three-fold purity: 1) **Kāyika Śuddhi** (physical purity) - the body is divine, composed of pure consciousness manifesting as form, 2) **Vācika Śuddhi** (speech purity) - every word is truth, compassion, and wisdom, 3) **Mānasika Śuddhi** (mental purity) - not even a trace of negative thought. When the Śuci enters polluted environments, He doesn't become contaminated; instead, He purifies the environment! Like the sun touching dirty water - the sun remains spotless while water becomes purified through evaporation. For devotees pursuing purity, the teaching: external cleanliness (bathing, clean clothes, organized space) is good, but internal purity (clean thoughts, pure intentions, transparent motives) is essential. You can bathe ten times daily yet remain impure internally; or bathe once while maintaining inner purity. The practice: before judging others as "impure," examine your own thoughts - is the mind Śuci? The Śuci sees purity potential in all beings, not surface contamination.