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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 344
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ पद्मिने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो कमळ धारण करणारा आहे, तो पद्मी. कमळ हे निर्मळता, सौंदर्य, करुणा आणि सृष्टिशक्तीचे प्रतीक आहे. त्याच्या हातातील पद्म भक्ताला शांती, सौम्यता आणि मंगलतेची अनुभूती देतो.
अर्थ:
ज्याच्या हातात कमळ आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Padmine Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *padma* (lotus) + *ee* (possessor); "He Who Holds the Lotus" - the lotus in His hand represents purity, beauty, spiritual unfolding, and the grace He constantly offers to all beings.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu holds lotus in one of His hands; the lotus represents purity and creation. **Interpretation<br> Padma means lotus; -ī suffix indicates possession. Padmī holds lotus and possesses lotus-nature. **Mythological Story<br> Why lotus specifically? The lotus symbolizes: 1) **Purity in pollution** (grows in muddy water but remains spotless), 2) **Beauty emerging from ugliness** (beautiful flower from ugly mud), 3) **Creation's beginning** (Brahmā emerges from navel-lotus), 4) **Spiritual heart** (lotus of the heart where ātman resides), 5) **Unattachment** (water rolls off lotus leaves - nothing sticks). When the Padmī holds lotus in His hand, it signifies: "I remain pure while engaging the world (like lotus in mud), I create beauty from difficult circumstances (lotus from mud), I am the source of creation (navel-lotus), I dwell in your spiritual heart (heart-lotus), and I'm unattached while fully involved (lotus leaves repelling water)." Lakṣmī sits on lotus and holds lotuses - as consort of the Padmī, She shares this nature. For devotees, the Padmī's lotus teaches the essential spiritual teaching: be IN the world (like lotus in water) but not OF the world (like lotus unstained by mud). Engage fully while remaining internally detached. The practice: meditation - visualize yourself as a lotus. Your roots (karmic connections) are in mud (worldly life), your stem (spine) rises through water (emotional life), but your flower (consciousness) blooms above water (transcendent awareness) - in the world yet unstained.