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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ चन्द्रांशवे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो चंद्रकिरणांसारखा शीतल, आल्हाददायक आणि शांतिदायक आहे, तो चन्द्रांशुः. तो उष्ण जीवनसंघर्षात शांती आणि थंडावा प्रदान करतो. करुणा, सौम्यता आणि मानसिक प्रसन्नता यांचे हे सुंदर नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
चंद्राच्या किरणांप्रमाणे शीतल.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Chandramshave Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From chandra (moon) + anshu (ray); "He Who Has the Cool, Soothing Rays of the Moon" - the source of all lunar grace and the balm of existence.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> While sun represents fierce heat, moon represents cooling grace - both are Viṣṇu's aspects. **Interpretation<br> Candra means moon; aṁśu means ray. Candrāṁśu has cooling, nourishing lunar rays. **Mythological Story<br> The moon (Candra) has unique properties: it cools (unlike sun's heat), it nourishes (soma/amṛta associated with moon), it soothes (unlike sun's harsh brightness), it reveals gently (unlike sun's glaring exposure). When devotees are burned by life's harsh realities (suffering, loss, failure), they need Candrāṁśu - not more harsh truth but cooling comfort. When Gopis were burning in separation from Kṛṣṇa (viraha-tāpa), He returned on full moon night (Śarad Pūrṇimā) for Mahā-rāsa - the Candrāṁśu soothing their burning hearts with cooling moonlight of His presence. When Prahlāda was tortured by Hiraṇyakaśipu's fire, the Candrāṁśu (Viṣṇu) protected him - the fire couldn't burn because divine moonlight was cooling him internally. For devotees experiencing spiritual dryness or life's harsh heat, invoke the Candrāṁśu's cooling rays: "O Lord of Moonlight, soothe my burning heart. Let Your cooling grace refresh my parched soul." The practice: during difficulty, meditate under actual moonlight if possible, visualizing the Candrāṁśu's cooling rays entering and soothing all pain.