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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 345
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ पद्मनिभेक्षणाय नमः।
विवेचन:
ज्याचे नेत्र कमळासारखे सुंदर आणि कोमल आहेत, तो पद्मनिभेक्षणः. त्याच्या कृपादृष्टीत निर्मळता आणि करुणेचा आल्हाद असतो. भक्तांवर प्रेमळ नजरेने पाहणाऱ्या परमेश्वराचे हे सुंदर वर्णन आहे.
अर्थ:
कमळासारखे डोळे असलेला.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Padmanibhekshanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *padma* (lotus) + *nibha* (resembling, like) + *ikshana* (eye/gaze); "He Whose Eyes Resemble the Lotus" - His divine eyes have the purity, softness, beauty, and coolness of the lotus; their gaze brings liberation.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Viṣṇu's eyes are compared to lotuses - beautiful, tender, yet all-seeing. **Interpretation<br> Padma means lotus; nibha means like, similar; īkṣaṇa means eye, vision. Eyes like lotus petals. **Mythological Story<br> Why are divine eyes compared to lotus petals? Physical beauty (lotus eyes are considered most beautiful), but deeper symbolism: 1) **Lotus opens at sunrise, closes at sunset** - the Padmanibhekṣaṇa's eyes "open" at creation (witnessing manifestation), "close" at dissolution (withdrawing vision), 2) **Lotus looks upward** - the Padmanibhekṣaṇa's vision is always uplifted, optimistic, seeing the higher potential in all beings, 3) **Lotus in water but unstained** - the Padmanibhekṣaṇa's eyes witness all worldly pollution but remain pure, unjudging. When Kṛṣṇa looked at sinners, His lotus-eyes didn't condemn but saw the divine potential hidden within. When He gazed at Arjuna during Gītā teaching, those tender lotus-eyes communicated: "I see your current confusion, but I also see your eternal divine nature." For devotees, the Padmanibhekṣaṇa's eyes teach: develop lotus-like vision - look at others seeing not just their current flaws but their eternal essence. See with compassion, not judgment. The practice: when looking at difficult people, consciously soften your gaze (making it lotus-like) and try to see the divine spark within them, however hidden it may be beneath surface behavior. Let your eyes become windows of compassion, like the Padmanibhekṣaṇa's lotus-gaze.