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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ उग्राय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो प्रखर, सामर्थ्यवान आणि अधर्मासाठी भयप्रद आहे, तो उग्रः. भक्तांसाठी तो करुणामय असला तरी दुष्टांसाठी अत्यंत कठोर ठरतो. न्यायसंस्थापनेसाठी आवश्यक असलेल्या दैवी कठोरतेचे हे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
उग्र रूप धारण करणारा (नृसिंह).
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Ugraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *ugra* (fierce, powerful, intense, terrible to evil); "The Fierce and Terrible One" - to evil, His presence is terrifying and annihilating; His fierceness is the protective fire that burns away all that is unrighteous.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Ugra' means fierce, terrible, awesome, powerful, and overwhelming. Vishnu is Ugrah — He who, when necessary, takes on a terrifying, all-consuming form to destroy evil and restore cosmic order. This is not anger for its own sake, but the righteous fury of the Absolute protecting dharma. His Ugra form is as essential to cosmic order as His gentle, compassionate form. ** Mythological Significance The Narasimha Avatar is the supreme expression of Vishnu as Ugrah. When the demon Hiranyakashipu tortured his own devotee son Prahlada, Vishnu burst from a stone pillar at twilight in the terrible form of Narasimha — half-man, half-lion — with blazing eyes, bristling mane, and sharp claws. His roar shook the three worlds. He placed Hiranyakashipu on His lap and tore him apart with His bare hands. Even the gods were terrified of Narasimha's Ugra form — only Prahlada's prayer calmed Him. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The Ugra aspect of Vishnu represents the absolute intolerance of the Absolute toward ego and evil. Just as fire is 'ugra' — fierce and all-consuming — yet purifying, Vishnu's Ugra form burns the dross of accumulated karma and ego from the devotee's soul. In Tantra, the Ugra-Narasimha mantra is used for protection and for burning through spiritual obstacles. The devotee who truly understands Ugrah knows that divine fierceness is the most compassionate act when a cancer of evil needs to be excised. References: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.8-9 (Narasimha Avatar); Vishnu Purana 1.20; Rig Veda 7.99; Bhagavad Gita 11.25-30