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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ विकर्त्रे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो विविध प्रकारची सृष्टी निर्माण करतो, तो विकर्ता. अनेक रूपे, भेद, जग आणि जीव यांच्या भिन्नतेतही त्याचीच लीला कार्यरत असते. वैविध्यपूर्ण विश्वरचनेचा दैवी नियोजक म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
विविध सृष्टी निर्माण करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vikartre Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *vi* + *kartaa*; "The Special Creator, the Creator of Diverse Forms" - He Who creates the extraordinary variety and diversity of forms in creation; the master of all variation and transformation.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Vi' (in various ways, differently) + 'Kartaa' (doer/maker). Vishnu is Vikartaa — the one who creates in wonderfully diverse ways, the one who transforms the universe through the cycles of creation and dissolution. He shapes the formless into infinite forms, and transforms all forms back into the formless. He is also the remover (vikartaa) of suffering. ** Mythological Significance The Puranas describe the five types of creation (Pancha Sarga): primary, secondary and tertiary creation, all orchestrated by Vishnu as Vikartaa through His triple manifestations as Brahma (creator), Vishnu (sustainer), and Mahesh (dissolver). The magnificent transformation of the universe — from subtle unmanifest Prakriti into the gross visible world — is Vishnu's cosmic act of Vikartana. The story of Vishnu's Maya in the Bhagavata shows how He transforms reality itself at will. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning Spiritually, Vikartaa points to Vishnu's power of Maya — the divine transformative force through which Brahman appears as the manifold universe. The Mandukya Upanishad's description of Turiya (the fourth state) as the backdrop against which all transformations (waking, dreaming, deep sleep) occur is Vishnu as Vikartaa. For the devotee, surrendering to Vikartaa means accepting all transformations in life — birth, growth, decay, death — as Vishnu's divine handwork. References: Bhagavad Gita 13.19-21; Vishnu Purana 1.5; Srimad Bhagavatam 2.5.34; Mundaka Upanishad 1.1.8