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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ महामखाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो महान यज्ञस्वरूप आहे किंवा महान यज्ञाचा अधिष्ठाता आहे, तो महामखः. यज्ञ, अर्पण, मंत्र आणि त्याचे फल — हे सर्व त्याच्याशी संबंधित आहे. त्याच्या स्मरणाने जीवनही यज्ञमय आणि पवित्र बनते.
अर्थ:
सर्वश्रेष्ठ यज्ञ रूप.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Mahamakhaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *mahaa* + *makha* (sacrifice, the great yajna); "He Who Is the Great Sacrifice" or "He to Whom the Great Sacrifice Is Offered" - the entire cosmos is a vast sacred sacrifice offered to Him, and He is simultaneously the recipient and the offering.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Maha' means great/supreme. 'Makha' means yajna — sacrifice, sacred offering. Lord Vishnu is Mahaa-makhah — the supreme presiding deity of all yajnas, the greatest yajna itself, and the one to whom all sacrifices ultimately are offered. The Vedas declare: 'Yajno vai Vishnuh' — Yajna is Vishnu. ** Mythological Significance The churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan) itself is compared to a great cosmic yajna in the Bhagavatam, with the Mandara mountain as the churning stick (yajna-stambha) and Vasuki serpent as the rope. Vishnu, as the Kurma (Tortoise) Avatar, bore the weight — thus becoming the very support of the great cosmic yajna. The Ashwamedha Yajna, Rajasuya, and Vajapeya sacrifices in the epics are all dedicated to Vishnu. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning Adi Shankaracharya and Sri Ramanujacharya both emphasize that the greatest yajna is Jnana-yajna — the sacrifice of ego in the fire of Self-knowledge. The Gita says: 'Sreyan dravyamayaat yajnaat jnaana-yajnah' — knowledge-sacrifice surpasses all material offerings. Vishnu as Mahaa-makhah is the recipient and the fire of this supreme inner sacrifice. 📖 References: Bhagavad Gita 4.24-33; Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11; Srimad Bhagavatam 8.5-12; Rig Veda 1.22.16