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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ महाकोशाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो महान आवरणांनी किंवा शक्तिसमूहांनी युक्त आहे, तो महाकोशः. अन्नमय, प्राणमय, मनोमय, विज्ञानमय, आनंदमय अशा विविध स्तरांवर त्याची सत्ता व्यापलेली आहे. सूक्ष्म ते स्थूल सर्व आवरणांच्या पलीकडे असणारा तोच आहे.
अर्थ:
ज्याला कोशांचे आवरण आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Mahakoshaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *mahaa* + *kosha* (sheath, treasury, cosmic layer); "He Who Contains the Great Treasury or Cosmic Sheaths" - the infinite treasury that contains all wealth, all energy, all potential; also the great being beyond all the *koshas* (sheaths of existence).
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Maha' (great) + 'Kosha' (sheath, covering, treasury, storehouse). In Vedanta, the Panchakosha model describes the five sheaths covering the Atman: Annamaya (food), Pranamaya (life-force), Manomaya (mind), Vijnanamaya (intellect), and Anandamaya (bliss). Vishnu is Mahaakoshah — He who is the greatest treasury and whose divine nature encompasses all these sheaths infinitely. ** Mythological Significance The Taittiriya Upanishad's Bhrigu Valli narrates how the sage Bhrigu went to his father Varuna to learn Brahman. Each answer — 'Brahman is food, is Prana, is mind, is intellect, is bliss' — was a kosha. After progressively deeper inquiry, Bhrigu realized the Anandamaya-kosha (bliss sheath) and then the Atman beyond all sheaths — which is Vishnu-Brahman. This is Vishnu as Mahaakoshah — the great treasury that is discovered within all the layers of existence. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The practice of Kosha-viveka (discrimination between the sheaths and the Self) is the core of Vedantic meditation. Vishnu as Mahaakoshah is the one who contains and transcends all the Koshas — He is the Atman that is the source and witness of all five sheaths. In worship, Vishnu is adorned with many ornaments and garments (physical koshas) — but these outer coverings point to the infinite inner Mahaakoshah — the unlimited treasure of His divine consciousness beneath the visible form. References: Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1-5 (Pancha Kosha); Bhagavad Gita 13.20-22; Srimad Bhagavatam 11.3.38; Vishnu Purana 6.7