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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ ज्ञानमुत्तमाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्वोच्च ज्ञानस्वरूप आहे, तो ज्ञानमुत्तमम्. आत्मज्ञान, ब्रह्मज्ञान आणि मुक्तीचा प्रकाश त्याच्याकडूनच प्रकटतो. जीवाला अज्ञानातून सत्यात नेणारे अंतिम प्रकाशतत्त्व म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
जो सर्वश्रेष्ठ ज्ञान आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Jnanamuttamaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *jnaana* (knowledge, wisdom) + *uttama* (supreme, highest); "He Who Is the Supreme and Highest Knowledge" - He is not merely a knower but the very principle of supreme knowledge itself; the highest wisdom and He are identical.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Jnaana* = knowledge and *uttama* = supreme/highest. Vishnu is not merely the *possessor* of supreme knowledge — He IS supreme knowledge (*Jnanam Brahma*). All forms of knowing — sense perception, inference, scripture, and intuition — are partial expressions of this one supreme Jnana that is Vishnu's very nature. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Mundaka Upanishad distinguishes between *apara-vidya* (lower knowledge — sciences, arts, Vedic ritual) and *para-vidya* (higher knowledge — knowledge of Brahman). Vishnu as Jnanam-Uttamam is this *Para-Vidya* — the supreme knowledge by knowing which all else is known. The Bhagavad Gita (7.2) begins: *"I shall tell you this knowledge (jnanam) in full, combined with realized wisdom — knowing which, nothing further remains to be known."* The Yoga tradition identifies the culmination of *Jnana-Yoga* (the path of knowledge) as the direct experience of Vishnu-consciousness — where the seeker realizes that the knowing, the knower, and the known are all one divine reality. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (1.5.22) identifies *Jnana* as the highest gift Vishnu grants through His grace — superior even to material liberation (*mukti*). The sage Suka's spontaneous, effortless knowledge of all scriptures (from before his birth) is presented as the fruit of dwelling in Vishnu as Jnanam-Uttamam.