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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ शक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्व सामर्थ्यवानांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ आहे, तो शक्तिमतां श्रेष्ठः. देव, दैत्य, मानव किंवा प्रकृती — सर्व शक्तींचा मूळ स्रोत तोच आहे. सामर्थ्याला दिशा, शुद्धता आणि उद्देश देणारी परमशक्ती म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
शक्तिवंतांमध्ये सर्वांत उत्तम.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Shaktimatam Shreshthaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *shakti* (power) + *mataam* (of those who possess) + *shreshtha* (the best, the foremost); "The Best Among All Powerful Beings" - of all beings who possess power, He is the most supreme; all power in the universe is a mere fraction of His infinite power.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Shaktimat' means one who possesses Shakti (power/energy). 'Shrestha' means the best, the foremost, the supreme. Vishnu is Shaktimataam-shresthah — the greatest and most powerful among all who have power. While all beings possess some measure of Shakti — physical, intellectual, divine — Vishnu's Shakti is the source and the supreme of all these. He is the Shakti behind all Shaktis. ** Mythological Significance The Devi Bhagavata and Devi Mahatmyam describe how even the divine Shakti (Devi/Goddess) — the supreme power — was created from the combined radiances of Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva, with Vishnu's contribution being the greatest light. The Srimad Bhagavatam narrates how when all the gods were defeated by the demon Tarakasura, Indra and all the Shaktimats (powerful gods) came to Vishnu as the only one whose power could restore the cosmic order. Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra (divine discus) represents His supreme, irresistible Shakti. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The Shakti theology of Vaishnavism identifies Lakshmi-Shakti as Vishnu's inseparable power. As Vishnu is Shaktimataam-shrestha (the supreme among the powerful), His Shakti (Lakshmi) is Para-shakti (supreme power). In Vedanta, this translates to Brahman's Chit-Shakti (power of pure consciousness) — the power by which the infinite knows itself. The devotee prays to this supreme Shakti-holder to receive a portion of divine energy for the spiritual journey. References: Bhagavad Gita 7.8-11; Srimad Bhagavatam 8.5.30; Devi Mahatmyam 1.72-87; Vishnu Purana 1.8