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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ स्थावरस्थाणवे नमः।
विवेचन:
जो स्थिर वस्तूंमध्येही स्थित आहे आणि स्वतःही अढळ आहे, तो स्थावरस्स्थाणुः. पर्वत, पृथ्वी, निसर्ग आणि स्थैर्य यांमध्ये त्याचे शांत अधिष्ठान जाणवते. गतिमान विश्वामागील स्थिर सत्य म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
अचल वस्तूंमध्ये स्थिर असणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Sthavarasthanave Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *sthaavara* (the immovable, the fixed) + *sthaanu* (the pillar, the ever-still); "He Who Is the Immovable, Ever-Fixed Pillar" - combining two words for stillness to emphasize His absolute, unmovable stability as the cosmic foundation.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Sthaavara' means immovable, stationary (like mountains, trees, stones). 'Sthanu' means a pillar, a fixed post, the immovable. Vishnu is Sthaavara-Sthaanuh — He who encompasses both the immovable (Sthaavara) and the movable (Jangama), and who Himself is the great immovable Pillar (Sthanu) upon which all existence is supported. He is the still axis around which all movement occurs. ** Mythological Significance The story of the Narasimha Avatar dramatically enacts this name: when Hiranyakashipu asked 'Is your God in this pillar (sthanu/stambha)?' and struck it — Vishnu emerged from the pillar as Narasimha, proving He is Sthaavara-Sthanu (the reality within the immovable pillar). Vishnu contains both the still and the moving — the pillar and the lion that burst from it. The Vedic Yoopa-stambha (sacrificial post) is also an image of Vishnu as Sthanu. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The Bhagavad Gita (13.15) describes Brahman: 'Without senses yet shining, unattached yet supporting all, without gunas yet enjoying them.' This is Vishnu as Sthanu — the still pillar of pure consciousness that supports the entire dance of creation without itself moving. In meditation, the yogi discovers this inner Sthanu — the perfectly still, unmoved witness-consciousness (Sakshi) that is their true nature, which is identical with Vishnu. References: Bhagavad Gita 13.15; Srimad Bhagavatam 7.8.29; Vishnu Purana 2.7; Isha Upanishad 5