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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शिखंडिने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो शिरावर अलंकार धारण करणारा, विशेषतः मोरपिसांनी शोभलेला आहे, तो शिखण्डी. श्रीकृष्णरूपातील माधुर्य आणि लीलामय सौंदर्य याची आठवण हे नाव करून देते. तेज, रमणीयता आणि सहज आकर्षण यांचे हे स्वरूप आहे.
अर्थ:
मोरपिसांचा मुकुट असलेला.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shikhandine Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *shikhanda* (a peacock's crest, a tuft of hair); "He Who Wears the Peacock Feather" - a celebrated reference to His Krishna avatar, where He adorned Himself with a peacock feather, the most iconic element of His divine appearance.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Kṛṣṇa's iconic peacock feather in His crown/hair. **Interpretation<br> Śikhaṇḍa/śikhin means crest, peacock, having tuft. Śikhaṇḍī wears the distinctive feather crown. **Mythological Story<br> Why does Kṛṣṇa wear a peacock feather (mor-pankh)? The Bhāgavatam narrates: When Kṛṣṇa played His flute in Vṛndāvana's forests, all beings responded - trees swayed, rivers changed course, cows stopped grazing, Gopis forgot duties. Even peacocks, overcome with ecstasy, began dancing wildly! After dancing in divine rapture, the peacock king approached Kṛṣṇa and offered his most beautiful tail-feathers as gratitude-offering. Kṛṣṇa as Śikhaṇḍī accepted and placed the feather in His crown, where it remains in all His images - honoring the peacock's devotion. The peacock feather symbolizes: 1) **Beauty** (its iridescent colors), 2) **Divine vision** (the "eyes" on the feather represent all-seeing awareness), 3) **Victory over poison** (peacocks eat poisonous snakes without harm - symbolizing Viṣṇu consuming world's poison without contamination), 4) **Natural ornament** (unlike jewels requiring mining/purchase, the feather is nature's free gift). For devotees, the Śikhaṇḍī teaches: God is accessible, natural, beautiful - not remote, artificial, or austere. The peacock feather makes Kṛṣṇa approachable to children! The practice: when Kṛṣṇa seems remote or abstract, meditate on the Śikhaṇḍī - the playful, beautiful, dancing cowherd with peacock feather. This accessible image opens the heart.