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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ दामोदराय नमः।
विवेचन:
ज्याच्या उदराला दोर बांधला गेला, तो दामोदरः. यशोदामातेन बांधलेल्या बालकृष्णाच्या या रूपात प्रेमाने जिंकला जाणारा परमेश्वर दिसतो. अनंताला भक्तीच्या दोरीने बांधता येते, हा सुंदर भाव या नावात आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याचे उदर सर्व विश्वाचे घर आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Damodaraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *daama* (rope, cord) + *udara* (belly/womb); "He Who Was Bound Around the Waist with a Rope" - the beloved name from Krishna's childhood when mother Yashoda tied Him to a mortar; He Who allowed Himself to be bound by love, for He can never be bound by force.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Famous Kṛṣṇa-līlā where Mother Yaśodā bound naughty Kṛṣṇa with rope. **Interpretation<br> Dāma means rope, cord; udara means belly. Dāmodara was rope-bound around waist. **Mythological Story<br> This is one of Bhakti theology's most profound stories: When child Kṛṣṇa repeatedly stole butter, Mother Yaśodā decided to bind Him to heavy mortar (preventing mischief). She brought rope to bind Him around waist, but the rope was always two finger-breadths too short! She added more rope - still two fingers short! She added all rope in the house - still short by two fingers! Exhausted, she began crying in frustration. Seeing her tears, Kṛṣṇa (the Dāmodara who cannot be bound by anyone or anything) allowed Himself to be bound - showing that the infinite willingly binds Himself to devotee's love! The theological teaching: you cannot bind God through: rituals (mechanical performance), tapas (austerity), jñāna (knowledge), yoga (meditation), or even bhakti (devotion) - IF these are performed with ego! But pure love (Yaśodā's motherly tears) binds the unbindable! The Dāmodara who holds universes willingly becomes "held" by genuine devotion. For devotees, the Dāmodara teaches: God isn't reached through power but through love. Stop trying to "capture" or "control" God through perfect practice - simply love Him purely. The practice: Kārtika month (Oct-Nov) is Dāmodara month - daily offer lamp to Kṛṣṇa while singing Dāmodarāṣṭakam, celebrating the bound God.