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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 320
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ प्राणाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्व प्राणिमात्रांचा प्राणस्वरूप आहे, तो प्राणः. जीवनाची धडधड, चेतना आणि अस्तित्वाची हालचाल त्याच्यामुळे आहे. प्रत्येक श्वासात दडलेल्या दैवी शक्तीची ही ओळख आहे.
अर्थ:
जो मुख्य जीवनशक्ती आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Pranaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Repeated from name 66; "He Who Is Life Itself, the Vital Breath" - repeated here to reaffirm that all life everywhere is simply His own life-force expressed through the multiplicity of beings.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu is the prāṇa (life-breath) that animates all living beings. **Interpretation<br> Prāṇa means life-breath, vital energy, life itself. Viṣṇu IS the prāṇa keeping all beings alive. **Mythological Story<br> The Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad narrates the famous contest among bodily functions to determine supremacy. Eyes claimed: "Without me, you cannot see - I'm supreme!" But when a blind person continued living, eyes lost their claim. Ears claimed supremacy, but the deaf live. Tongue, hands, legs - each departed and returned, and life continued without them. Finally, Prāṇa (breath) threatened to leave - immediately all other organs began dying! They begged: "Don't leave! You ARE the Prāṇa - we are merely your servants." This demonstrates: breath is supreme among bodily functions. But who IS that breath? The Prāṇa - Viṣṇu Himself! When you breathe, it's the Prāṇa breathing through you. When life animates your body, it's the Prāṇa's energy. The five vāyus (prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, samāna) functioning in your body are all the Prāṇa's activities. For devotees, this teaching transforms breathing: it's not "my breath" but "the Prāṇa's breath flowing through this body-instrument." The practice: conscious breathing meditation - with each inhalation, silently affirm "Prāṇa enters"; with each exhalation, "Prāṇa exits." This simple practice connects you directly with Viṣṇu as the Prāṇa, turning every breath into communion with the divine.