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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 383
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ गुहाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो हृदयगुहेत वसतो आणि योगमायेने आच्छादित असतो, तो गुहः. तो सर्वांच्या अंतःकरणात असूनही सहज प्रकट होत नाही. आत्मचिंतनातून हृदयात जाणवणारे दैवी रहस्य म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
हृदय-गुहेत राहणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Guhaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *guh* (to hide, to conceal) + *a*; "He Who Is Hidden, the One Who Hides Within" - He conceals Himself within all beings as their innermost self; He is the secret hidden at the heart of all existence.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Guha' means cave, secret, or hidden place. Vishnu is Guhah — He who is hidden in the cave of the heart (hridaya-guha) of all beings. He is the secret Self dwelling within every creature, yet remaining unrecognized by the ordinary mind clouded by ignorance. He is the most intimate and the most hidden — closer than breathing, yet unknown to most. ** Mythological Significance This name shares its form with Kartikeya (also called Guha — the Hidden One, the son of Shiva born in a secret place). In Vishnu's context, the Bhagavata narrates that Vishnu told Brahma: 'I dwell in the heart of all beings as the Atman.' The story of Prahlada is again relevant — even in a palace of demons, even persecuted at every turn, Prahlada found Vishnu as Guhah — in the pillar, in the water, in the atom, and most deeply within his own heart. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The Katha Upanishad (1.2.20) describes the Atman as: 'Angushthamatra Purushah, madhya atman tishthati — the thumb-sized Purusha dwells in the center of the body (heart).' This is Vishnu as Guhah. The Chandogya Upanishad says: 'Daharakasham daharam hridayam' — there is a tiny space in the heart, and in it dwells the infinite. Meditation on the inner cave of the heart (hridaya dhyana) is directly a meditation on Vishnu as Guhah. References: Katha Upanishad 1.2.20; Chandogya Upanishad 8.1.1; Bhagavad Gita 18.61; Srimad Bhagavatam 4.9.7