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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ प्रतिष्ठिताय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो स्वतःच्या स्वरूपात पूर्णपणे स्थिर आहे, तो प्रतिष्ठितः. त्याचे अस्तित्व कोणत्याही बाह्य आधाराशिवाय नित्य आहे. अढळ, स्वयंस्थित आणि परमसत्यस्वरूप अशी याची ओळख आहे.
अर्थ:
जो स्वतःच्याच महिम्यात स्थित आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Pratishthitaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *prati* + *sthita* (well-established, firmly settled); "He Who Is Perfectly and Firmly Established" - He rests in His own absolute nature, needing no external support or foundation.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu is pratiṣṭhita (established) in His own being, needing no external support. **Interpretation<br> Pratiṣṭhita means established, founded, grounded, stable, firm. Viṣṇu is self-established. **Mythological Story<br> What makes someone pratiṣṭhita (well-established)? Worldly establishment requires: wealth, position, power, reputation - all external supports that can be lost. But the Pratiṣṭhita is svayaṁ-pratiṣṭhita (self-established) - His establishment doesn't depend on anything external! Before creation, the Pratiṣṭhita was established. After dissolution, the Pratiṣṭhita remains established. Whether beings worship or ignore, the Pratiṣṭhita's establishment doesn't waver. When Rāvaṇa performed intense tapas, did it establish Brahmā's position? No - Brahmā was already pratiṣṭhita! The tapas only pleased him to grant boons. Similarly, our worship doesn't "establish" the Pratiṣṭhita - He's eternally established. Our devotion benefits us, not Him! The contrast: King Hariścandra lost kingdom, wealth, wife, son - all establishments collapsed. But his dharma-establishment (inner integrity) remained pratiṣṭhita, eventually bringing restoration. This shows: external establishments are temporary; only dharma-establishment and God-establishment are truly pratiṣṭhita. For devotees, the teaching: stop seeking establishment through external means (career, wealth, fame) - these are shifting sand. Establish yourself IN the Pratiṣṭhita (through devotion, surrender, consciousness) - that establishment never fails. The practice: daily affirmation - "I am not established in job, relationships, or possessions (all temporary). I am established in the Pratiṣṭhita (eternal Viṣṇu) - my true, unshakeable foundation."