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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 450
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ सतांगतये नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सज्जनांची परमगती आहे, तो सतांगतिः. सत्य, धर्म आणि सदाचाराच्या मार्गाने चालणाऱ्यांचे अंतिम ध्येय तोच आहे. सत्पुरुषांच्या जीवनाचा शेवटचा शांत, मंगल आणि मुक्तिदायी निवास म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
सज्जनांचा मार्ग.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Satamgataye Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *sataam* (of the good, of the righteous) + *gati* (destination/path/refuge); Repeated from name 184; "The Path and Refuge of the Good" - appearing again to confirm that righteousness and refuge in Him are inseparable.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
** Detailed Meaning & Explanation 'Sataam' means of the Sat — the good, the noble, the virtuous, the realized saints. 'Gatih' means goal, destination, refuge, the one to go to. Vishnu is the ultimate destination of all those who walk the path of goodness and seek liberation. He is the final resting place of every soul that has purified itself through dharma, jnana, and bhakti. ** Mythological Significance The Bhagavata Purana narrates the story of Prahlada — the supreme devotee who, despite all persecution by his demonic father Hiranyakashipu, always kept Vishnu as his Sataam-gati (refuge and goal). At the end of his earthly life, Vishnu granted Prahlada liberation. Similarly, the Gopis of Vrindavan, whose entire being was absorbed in Krishna, attained Him as their ultimate destination. ** Spiritual & Vedantic Meaning The Muktikopanishad and several Upanishads describe Vishnu's abode (Vaikuntham or Paramapada) as the final destination of liberated souls — beyond the cycle of birth and death. Ramanuja calls this Vishnu's eternal abode where individual souls remain in blissful union with the Supreme. Sataam-gatih thus reveals the eschatological vision of Vaishnavism: after all wandering through countless lives, the soul comes home to Vishnu. 📖 References: Bhagavad Gita 9.18 ('I am the goal, sustainer, master...'); Srimad Bhagavatam 7.5 (Prahlada); Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.8; Vishnu Purana 6.8