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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 422
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ संवत्सराय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो वर्षरूप काळाचा अधिपती आहे, तो संवत्सरः. काळाच्या चक्रातून जीवांना अनुभव, प्रगती आणि कर्मफल देणारा तोच आहे. भूत, वर्तमान आणि भविष्य यांना जोडणारा कालाधार म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
काळाचा आधार.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Samvatsaraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Repeated from name 91; "He Who Is the Complete Year, the Full Cycle of Time" - its reappearance affirms that all time in its fullness is His expression; every year that turns is a revolution of His own cosmic body.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Samvatsara' means year — one complete cycle of time. Vishnu is Samvatsarah — He who encompasses and governs the full annual cycle, He who is the year itself. Just as a year contains all seasons, all days, all moments — Vishnu as Samvatsarah contains all of time within Himself. He is both the measurer of time and the one who transcends all time-measurement. ** Mythological Significance In the Vedic tradition, each Samvatsara (year) is presided over by one of 60 names (Vikrama-Samvatsara system), each representing a different aspect of Vishnu's cosmic governance. The great Kumbha Mela cycle — occurring every 12 years — and the Pushkar Mela are all governed by cosmic cycles that are expressions of Vishnu as Samvatsarah. The Vishnu Purana's detailed astronomical cosmology describes how Vishnu's cosmic form IS the measurement of time in years, epochs, and Yugas. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning In the Bhagavad Gita (10.30), Krishna says: 'Prahlado daityam... Kaalo Kalayataam aham' — 'Among the calculators of time, I am Time.' Vishnu as Samvatsarah is the divine architect of all cycles: the day-night cycle, the lunar cycle, the annual cycle, the Yuga cycle (4.32 million years), and the Brahma-cycle (311 trillion years). Every new year celebration in India — be it Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, or Vishu — is really a celebration of Vishnu as Samvatsarah. References: Bhagavad Gita 10.30-33; Vishnu Purana 2.8; Srimad Bhagavatam 5.22; Atharva Veda 19.53