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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ विस्ताराय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्वत्र विस्तारलेला आणि अनंत रूपांनी प्रकट झालेला आहे, तो विस्तारः. सृष्टीचा अवकाश, विविधता आणि प्रसरण हे त्याच्या व्यापकतेचे द्योतक आहे. अल्पातही तो आहे आणि विराटातही तोच आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याचा विस्तार जगभर आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vistaraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *vi* + *stara* (expansion, spreading out); "He Who Is Infinite Expansion" - His being expands infinitely in all directions; there is no limit to the spread of His presence and glory.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Vistara' means expansion, spread, elaboration, extensiveness. Vishnu is Vistaarah — His divine nature spreads everywhere without limit, His glories extend beyond all boundaries, and His compassion pervades all worlds. Just as the sky expands endlessly in all directions, Vishnu's Vistara (expansiveness) knows no bounds. ** Mythological Significance The Trivikrama form of Vishnu — the cosmic giant who covered all three worlds in two and a half strides — is the supreme image of Vishnu as Vistaarah. In the Bhagavata's description of Vishnu's Vishwarupa, His body fills all of space, His arms extend in all directions, His eyes are the sun and moon, His breath is the wind — He is the ultimate Vistara. Even the Vedas themselves, with their thousands of hymns and branches, are but a partial expression of Vishnu's infinite Vistara. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning In the practice of Vishnu-smarana (remembrance of Vishnu), the devotee's mind gradually expands from its narrow self-centered state toward Vishnu's infinite Vistara. The Brahma-Vihara practices of compassion, loving-kindness, equanimity, and joy are exercises in mental expansion — in allowing one's consciousness to spread (vistar) toward all beings. Vishnu as Vistaarah is both the invitation and the destination of this expansion of consciousness. References: Bhagavad Gita 10.19-42; Srimad Bhagavatam 8.20 (Trivikrama); Vishnu Purana 2.7; Taittiriya Upanishad 3.6