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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 343
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शतावर्ताय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो शेकडो नव्हे तर असंख्य अवतार आणि लीलारूपे धारण करतो, तो शतावर्तः. धर्मसंस्थापनेसाठी तो युगानुयुगे विविध प्रकारे प्रकट होतो. अनंत रूपवैविध्याचे हे दैवी नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याने अनेक अवतार घेतले.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shatavartaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *sata* (hundred/many) + *aavarta* (cycle/revolution); "He Who Revolves Through Countless Cycles" - or "He Who Returns Again and Again" - a reference to His repeated incarnations across countless cosmic ages to restore dharma.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu creates and turns multiple cycles - yugas, kalpas, cosmic wheels of time. **Interpretation<br> Sata means hundred (representing countless); āvarta means revolution, turning, cycle. Satāvarta turns infinite wheels. **Mythological Story<br> The Satāvarta's wheels turn at multiple levels: 1) **Day-night cycle** (daily wheel), 2) **Month cycle** (lunar wheel), 3) **Year cycle** (solar wheel), 4) **Yuga cycle** (ages wheel - Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara, Kali), 5) **Kalpa cycle** (Brahmā's day = 4.32 billion years), 6) **Karma cycle** (action-result wheel), 7) **Birth-death cycle** (reincarnation wheel). Each wheel turning within larger wheels, all turned by the Satāvarta! When Buddha taught the Dharma-cakra (wheel of dharma), who was the real cakra-pravartaka (wheel-turner)? The Satāvarta, working through Buddha! When we feel stuck in repetitive cycles (same problems recurring, same patterns repeating), it's the Satāvarta's wheel turning - bringing lessons back until we learn them! For devotees frustrated by repetitive life-patterns ("Why does this keep happening?"), the Satāvarta teaches: these cycles return until you learn the lesson. The wheel keeps turning through repeated birth-death (saṁsāra) until you exit the wheel entirely (mokṣa). The practice: instead of resisting recurring patterns, ask "What lesson is the Satāvarta bringing back through this cycle? What must I learn to finally exit this wheel?" When the lesson is learned, that particular wheel stops turning!