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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ पृथवे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो विस्तीर्ण, व्यापक आणि सर्वदूर पसरलेला आहे, तो पृथुः. त्याची सत्ता आणि उपस्थिती सीमित जागेत न अडकता सर्वत्र विस्तारलेली आहे. विराटत्व आणि सर्वसमावेशकता यांचे हे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
जो अतिशय विशाल आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Prithave Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *pri* (to please, to love, to be satisfied); "The Beloved, the Pleasing One, He Who Is Joy" - His very presence brings a deep and natural joy; He is eternally pleasing to all who truly perceive Him.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Prithu' means broad, wide, expansive. Vishnu is Prituh — the one whose greatness and divine nature are endlessly expansive and far-reaching. This name also directly refers to Vishnu's Avatar as King Prithu — the first great king, the prototype of righteous sovereignty, from whose name the earth itself gets the name 'Prithvi' (the broad one). ** Mythological Significance The Bhagavata Purana (Canto 4) contains the magnificent story of Prithu Avatar. When the earth (Bhudevi) withheld her crops and the people were starving, Vishnu incarnated as King Prithu and pursued the earth (who fled in the form of a cow). He finally caught her and instead of punishing, he milked her — using Mount Meru as the milking vessel — to draw out all the bountiful crops, medicines, and prosperity the earth contained. From this act of sovereign wisdom, the earth became 'Prithvi' — named after Prithu. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning Vishnu as Prituh represents the ideal of expansive royal magnanimity and breadth of vision. Spiritually, Prithu represents the consciousness that expands to embrace all of creation with equal care — the Brahma-vihara (divine abodes) of compassion, love, joy, and equanimity. The king who rules the earth rightly is one who has expanded his consciousness to hold the welfare of all beings. This is the spiritual teaching of Prithu — expansion of love to cosmic dimensions. References: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.15-23 (Prithu Avatar); Vishnu Purana 1.13; Rig Veda 10.174; Bhagavad Gita 10.38