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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 424
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ विश्रामाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्वांचा विश्रांतीस्थान आहे, तो विश्रामः. जीवाची धावपळ, दुःख आणि अशांतता ज्याच्यात निवते, तोच हा परम आश्रय. आत्मिक शांतता आणि मोक्षरूपी विसाव्याचे हे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
थकलेल्यांना विसावा देणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vishramaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *vi* + *shraama* (rest, repose, cessation of effort); "He Who Is the Supreme Rest and Repose" - all activity in the cosmos finally rests in Him; He is the ultimate holiday from all striving, the divine rest.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Vishraama' means rest, repose, relaxation, cessation of all labor. Vishnu is Vishraamah — the supreme resting place of all creation. When the universe returns to Him in Pralaya, it is like a tired child returning to a parent's lap for deep, peaceful rest. In the devotee's life, resting in Vishnu means releasing all anxious effort and trusting completely in His care. ** Mythological Significance The icon of Anantashayana — Vishnu reclining on the cosmic serpent Ananta-Shesha on the primordial Karana Ocean — is the supreme mythological image of Vishnu as Vishraamah. This divine repose is not idle sleep; it is the alert, creative rest of infinite consciousness between cosmic cycles. Lakshmi (who sits at Vishnu's feet massaging them in this icon) is herself resting in Vishnu's presence — even the goddess of all prosperity finds her Vishraama in Vishnu. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The Bhagavad Gita's climactic teaching (18.66) — 'Mam ekam sharanam vraja — surrender to Me alone' — is an invitation to find Vishraama in Vishnu. All spiritual effort ultimately reaches a point of Vishraama — the effortless rest of Sahaja-samadhi (natural absorption), where the practitioner no longer strives toward Brahman but simply rests as Brahman. Vishnu as Vishraamah is this ultimate relaxation into the ground of Being. References: Bhagavad Gita 18.66; Srimad Bhagavatam 3.8 (Anantashayana); Vishnu Purana 2.8; Mandukya Upanishad 7