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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ धर्माय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो स्वतः धर्मस्वरूप आहे, तो धर्मः. सत्य, न्याय, कर्तव्य, करुणा आणि मर्यादा यांची जिवंत मूर्ती म्हणजे तो. धर्माचे पालन करणे म्हणजे त्याच्या इच्छेनुसार जीवन जगणे होय.
अर्थ:
प्रत्यक्ष धर्म रूप.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Dharmaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Directly, "He Who Is Dharma Itself" - righteousness, moral order, and cosmic law are not merely things He upholds; they are identical with His own being and nature.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Dharma' is one of the most profound and multifaceted concepts in Sanskrit: righteousness, duty, cosmic order, truth, natural law, virtue, and the support of existence ('dhaarayati iti dharmah — that which supports is dharma'). Vishnu is Dharmah — He who upholds the entire cosmos by being dharma itself. He is not merely the protector of dharma; He is the substance of dharma. ** Mythological Significance The Mahabharata records Bhishma's teaching that Vishnu is the primary form of Dharma: 'Vishnu dharmasya kaaranam' — Vishnu is the cause of dharma. The Bhagavad Gita was delivered on a battlefield (Kurukshetra — the field of dharma) by Vishnu-as-Krishna to restore the understanding of dharma. Every Avatar of Vishnu — from Matsya protecting the Vedas (knowledge-dharma) to Rama upholding royal dharma to Krishna revealing Bhagavad-dharma — is Vishnu as Dharmah in action. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The deepest understanding of Vishnu as Dharmah is Vedantic: 'Sat-dharma' — the dharma of pure Being. The Upanishads teach that Satya (truth) and Rita (cosmic order) are the foundations of all existence, and Vishnu as Dharmah is the personal form of these impersonal principles. To live in dharma is to align with Vishnu. The Bhagavad Gita's teaching on Svadharma (one's own dharma) is ultimately a guide on how to live in harmony with Vishnu as Dharmah. References: Bhagavad Gita 4.7-8; Mahabharata, Anushasana Parva 149; Vishnu Purana 3.7; Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11