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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ रोहिताय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो मत्स्यावतार किंवा लालसर तेजस्वी रूपाने प्रकट होतो, तो रोहितः. जीवनरक्षण, वेदरक्षण आणि विश्वव्यवस्थेचे संरक्षण त्याच्या या रूपातून प्रकट होते. रक्षणशीलता आणि तेज यांचे हे अवतारसूचक नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
लाल वर्णाचा (मत्स्य अवतार).
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Rohitaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *rohita* (red, the color of fire and the rising sun); "He Who Is Red, the Crimson One" - His divine complexion in certain manifestations is red like the rising sun, symbolizing the dawn of consciousness and divine energy.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> In Matsya avatāra, Viṣṇu appeared as Rohita - a large reddish fish. **Interpretation<br> Rohita means red, reddish-golden color; also a type of sacred fish (mahseer). **Mythological Story<br> The Rohita appears in Matsya avatāra - the first of ten major incarnations. When pralaya (cosmic flood) approached, Viṣṇu appeared to King Satyavrata (later Manu) as tiny fish, asking protection. Satyavrata placed Him in small pot, but the fish grew rapidly - soon needing pond, then lake, then ocean! Finally, the fish revealed: "I am the Rohita - Viṣṇu in fish-form. The flood comes. Build a boat, gather seeds of all species, seven sages, and sacred scriptures. When flood arrives, I'll tow your boat to safety with My horn." Indeed, the Rohita (now enormous red fish with horn) pulled the boat through the cosmic flood for eons, preserving life and knowledge for the next creation cycle. The Rohita's red color symbolizes: dawn of new creation (reddish sunrise), vitality and life-force (red blood), and primal creative energy. For devotees facing life's floods (overwhelming crises that threaten to drown you), the Rohita teaches: the savior appears, often in unexpected form (who expects fish-god?). Don't reject help because it comes in unfamiliar packaging! The practice: when crisis approaches like flood, invoke the Rohita - "O Divine Fish, pull my life-boat through this overwhelming flood to safety's shore!"