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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ हविर्हरये नमः।
विवेचन:
जो यज्ञातील हविर्द्रव्य स्वीकारतो, तो हविर्हरिः. यज्ञ, पूजा, अर्पण आणि भक्तिभाव यांचा अंतिम भोक्ता तोच आहे. शुद्ध भावनेने अर्पण केलेले सर्व त्याच्यापर्यंत पोहोचते.
अर्थ:
यज्ञाचा हविर्भाग स्वीकारणारा हरी.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Havirharaye Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *havis* (sacred oblation offered in fire rituals) + *Hari* (the remover, Vishnu); "He Who Receives All Sacred Oblations, Hari the Recipient of All Offerings" - all ritual offerings made to any deity ultimately reach and are received by Him.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference
All offerings in yajñas ultimately reach Viṣṇu as the supreme recipient. **Interpretation
Havis means oblation, offering; hari means receiver, taker. Havirhari receives all sacrificial offerings. **Mythological Story
When oblations are offered into Agni (fire) during yajña, where do they go? The Havirhari receives them! The fire is merely the medium; the Havirhari is the destination. The Gītā clarifies: "brahmarpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam, brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā" (Brahman is the offering, Brahman the oblation, Brahman the fire, Brahman the offerer - all is Brahman!). This means: the one offering (you), what is offered (ghee, grains), the medium (fire), and the receiver (Havirhari) are all ultimately the one reality! When you offer anything in worship - flower to deity, food to guest, service to humanity, meditation to God - the Havirhari receives it all. Even offering made to "other deities" reaches Him: "ye'py anya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ, te'pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam" (those who worship other deities with faith are actually worshiping Me, though not in the proper way). For devotees, the Havirhari teaching simplifies worship: don't worry about "reaching the right deity with the right offering." All sincere offerings reach the one Havirhari! The practice: before any offering (food, flowers, service), mentally affirm "This offering goes to the ultimate Havirhari, regardless of intermediate recipients. May it reach the source!"