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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 337
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ तारणाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो संसारसागरातून तारतो, तो तारणः. भक्ती, ज्ञान आणि कृपेने तो जीवाला जन्ममरणाच्या फेर्यातून बाहेर काढतो. मोक्षमार्गाचा समर्थ नावाडी म्हणून हे नाव पूजनीय आहे.
अर्थ:
संकटातून पार नेणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Taranaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *tara* (to cross over, to carry across); "He Who Carries All Across the Ocean of Existence" - the great ferryman who transports souls safely across the terrifying ocean of *samsara* to the shore of liberation.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu ferries souls across the ocean of repeated birth-death to liberation's far shore. **Interpretation<br> Tāraṇa means crossing, ferrying, delivering. The Tāraṇa carries souls to safety across the ocean. **Mythological Story<br> The image of saṁsāra as vast ocean is central: dangerous waters (suffering), strong currents (karma pulling you under), sharks (temptations), storms (crises), no visible far shore (liberation seems impossibly distant). Trying to swim across alone? Impossible! You need the Tāraṇa - the divine ferryman! When Gajendra was drowning (literally and metaphorically - crocodile pulling him under represents karma dragging soul into death), his cry "Hari! Tāraṇa!" invoked the ferryman who arrived instantly on Garuḍa (the vehicle to cross waters). When Draupadī was drowning in humiliation's ocean, her cry reached the Tāraṇa who ferried her across by providing endless cloth. The most famous tāraṇa-mantra: "Hare Rāma Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma Hare Hare, Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare" - chanting this is calling the Tāraṇa: "O Deliverer! Ferry me across!" For devotees feeling overwhelmed by saṁsāra (life feels like drowning in endless problems), invoke the Tāraṇa: "O Divine Ferryman, I cannot cross this ocean alone. Please carry me to the far shore of liberation!" The practice: during overwhelming difficulty, visualize yourself drowning in turbulent ocean. Now see the Tāraṇa arriving in divine boat (His grace), extending hand to pull you aboard. Trust the rescue!