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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 260
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ वृषोदराय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो आपल्या अंतःकरणात धर्म धारण करणारा आहे, तो वृषोदरः. धर्म त्याच्या स्वभावातच नांदतो; तो बाह्य आचरणापुरता मर्यादित नाही. सर्व चांगुलपणाचा स्रोत अंतर्मुखरीत्या त्याच्यात आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याच्या पोटातून धर्म प्रकट झाला आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vrishodaraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From vrisha (dharma/rain) + udara (belly/womb); "He Who Holds Dharma Within His Belly" - the very source and sustainer of righteousness.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Udara means belly, womb, interior. Viṣṇu contains and births dharma. **Interpretation<br> Vṛṣa means dharma; udara means womb, belly, interior, generosity. Vṛṣodara contains dharma within. **Mythological Story<br> Just as a mother's womb contains and nurtures the baby before birth, Viṣṇu's "womb" (interior consciousness) contains all dharma before manifesting it in the world. When Mārkaṇḍeya witnessed pralaya and entered baby Kṛṣṇa's mouth, seeing infinite universes within, he saw the Vṛṣodara - the interior containing all dharma, all worlds, all possibilities. Before each avatāra, the dharma-to-be-established exists in potential within the Vṛṣodara; the incarnation is its birthing into manifestation. When sages wondered "Where was dharma before Rāma taught it?" - in the Vṛṣodara. "Where was Gītā's wisdom before Kṛṣṇa spoke it?" - in the Vṛṣodara. All dharmic teachings pre-exist in Viṣṇu's interior before being spoken into the world. Udara also means generosity - the Vṛṣodara generously shares dharma, not hoarding it. For devotees, this teaching reveals: when you discover dharmic truth, you're not creating it but uncovering what exists eternally in the Vṛṣodara. When reading scriptures, you're accessing the Vṛṣodara's interior wisdom. The practice: before studying scriptures, pray "O Vṛṣodara, open Your interior womb of dharma; let me receive the teachings stored within You eternally."