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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शुभेक्षणाय नमः।
विवेचन:
ज्याची दृष्टी शुभ आहे, तो शुभेक्षणः. त्याच्या कृपादृष्टीने पापक्षय, चित्तशुद्धी आणि मंगलप्राप्ती होते. केवळ दर्शनानेही पुण्य, शांती आणि आत्मविश्वास देणारे हे त्याचे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याची दृष्टी कल्याणकारी आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shubhekshanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *shubha* (auspicious, pure, beautiful) + *ikshana* (gaze, eye); "He of the Auspicious and Purifying Gaze" - His divine gaze bestows auspiciousness upon all who receive it; a glance from His eyes transforms and blesses.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Shubha' (auspicious, beautiful, beneficent) + 'Ikshana' (gaze, vision, glance). Vishnu is Shubhekshanah — He whose gaze (darshana) is supremely auspicious and bestows blessings upon all who receive it. His divine eyes are the source of all beauty, grace, and auspiciousness in the cosmos. Even a single glance from the Lord brings liberation. ** Mythological Significance In the Bhagavata Purana's story of Gajendra Moksha, the moment Vishnu's divine gaze fell upon the distressed elephant, its liberation was assured. Similarly, in the story of Dhruva, when Vishnu touched the young boy's cheek with His conch shell and glanced at him with divine eyes, Dhruva received instant divine wisdom and was able to compose the Dhruva-stava (hymn of praise) spontaneously. The tradition of 'darshana' at Vaishnava temples is directly based on this name — receiving Vishnu's auspicious gaze transforms the devotee. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning In Vedantic symbolism, Vishnu's eyes represent Pure Consciousness illuminating all of creation. Just as the sun's gaze enlivens nature and all beings, Vishnu's ShubhaIkshana (divine gaze) grants the auspiciousness of existence itself to all beings. The ritual of Nazar (gaze) in temple worship — where the devotee looks at the deity's eyes and the deity 'looks' at the devotee — is based on this understanding. True darshana is a two-way flow of divine recognition. References: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.3 (Gajendra); 4.9 (Dhruva); Vishnu Purana 5.1; Bhagavad Gita 11.8