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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 386
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ संस्थानाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो प्रलयकाळी सर्वांना आपल्यात सामावून घेतो, तो संस्थानः. अखेरची विश्रांती, अंतिम लय आणि सर्वाचा निवास हा त्याच्यात होतो. सृष्टीचा शेवटचा आधार आणि विसाव्याचे स्थान म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
प्रलय काळाचे विश्रांतीस्थान.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Samsthanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *sam* + *sthaana* (place, position, firm establishment); "He Who Is the Perfect, Complete Establishment" - the ultimate ground of being in which all things are perfectly and completely situated.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Sam' (completely, well) + 'Sthana' (place, abode, location). Vishnu is Samsthaanah — the supreme, all-encompassing place in which all of creation resides. He is not merely located somewhere — He is Himself the location of everything. The universe does not exist in space; space itself exists within Vishnu. He is the infinite container of all containers. ** Mythological Significance The story of Vamana-Trivikrama perfectly illustrates this name. In two strides, Lord Vishnu covered the entire earth and the heavens — showing that all 'places' are contained within His cosmic body. The Bhagavata narrates that Brahma, after discovering that he could not find the head of Vishnu's cosmic form (Trivikrama), understood: there is no 'place' outside of Vishnu. Everything is within Him — He is Samsthaanah. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The Chandogya Upanishad (3.14) states: 'Sarvam khalvidam Brahma' — all this (everything) is Brahman. Vishnu as Samsthaanah is the living reality of this declaration. The yogic experience of Vishnu-vyapti (pervasion by Vishnu) — where the meditator feels all space, all directions, and all boundaries dissolve into one infinite divine presence — is the direct experience of Samsthaanah. In prayer, we offer all our 'locations' — body, mind, world — back to this divine abode. References: Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1; Bhagavad Gita 9.4-6; Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20-21; Vishnu Purana 2.7