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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ पद्मगर्भाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो कमळरूपी हृदयात ध्यान करण्यायोग्य आहे, तो पद्मगर्भः. साधकाच्या अंतःकरणात शांत, सुंदर आणि दिव्य स्वरूपाने तो वास करतो. ध्यान, भक्ती आणि अंतर्मनातील निर्मळतेशी हे नाव जोडलेले आहे.
अर्थ:
जो हृदयरूपी कमळात राहतो.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Padmagarbhaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *padma* + *garbha* (womb/heart); "He Who Has the Lotus at His Heart" or "He Whose Womb Is the Lotus" - the lotus is the divine heart of creation; He carries within Him the seed of all that blossoms.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> From Viṣṇu's navel (interior) emerges the lotus containing Brahmā and creation. **Interpretation<br> Padma means lotus; garbha means womb, interior, embryo. Padmagarbha contains creation-lotus within. **Mythological Story<br> Before creation, where was the creation-lotus? In the Padmagarbha's interior! The navel-lotus doesn't come from outside but emerges from within Viṣṇu's own being. This teaches: creation isn't manufactured from external materials (like carpenter using wood) but manifested from internal potential (like child emerging from mother's womb). The Padmagarbha contains all potential forms within His garbha (cosmic womb). The lotus that emerges is just the first manifestation - but infinite forms remain in potential within the Padmagarbha. This relates to earlier name Ratnagarbha (jewel-wombed) - the Padmagarbha contains all treasures (ratnas) and all creations (padma) within His infinite interior! When mystics meditate on the heart-lotus (hṛdaya-kamala), they're accessing the Padmagarbha's lotus-womb within themselves - discovering that their spiritual heart contains the same creative potential as the cosmic Padmagarbha. For devotees, this teaching reveals: you're not empty inside but contain the Padmagarbha's creative lotus in your spiritual heart! All potential exists within - you need not seek externally what you already contain internally. The practice: heart-meditation - visualize a lotus in your heart-center. Know this lotus is connected to the Padmagarbha's infinite lotus-womb. All creativity, all potential, all divine qualities exist in seed form within this inner lotus. Meditation causes it to unfold.