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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ स्वापनाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो जीवांना निद्रा देतो किंवा विश्वाला विश्रांतीच्या अवस्थेत नेतो, तो स्वापनः. जागृती, स्वप्न आणि सुषुप्ती या अवस्थांवरही त्याचे सूक्ष्म अधिपत्य आहे. विश्रांती आणि लय यामागील शांतीशक्ती म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
मायेने झोपवणारा (भ्रम पाडणारा).
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Svapanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *sva* + *aapana* (one who causes to sleep); "He Who Causes All to Sleep at Dissolution" - at the end of the cosmic cycle, He induces the great sleep of dissolution upon all beings, drawing them back into His own rest.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Svaapana* means causing to sleep. Vishnu as Svaapana is the cosmic magician who causes beings to remain in the sleep of *maya* (cosmic illusion) — unaware of their true divine nature. This is not a malevolent act but a cosmic function — the soul requires the experience of apparent separateness before it can appreciate the joy of divine union. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Mandukya Upanishad describes three states of consciousness: waking (*jagrit*), dreaming (*svapna*), and deep sleep (*sushupti*) — and the fourth transcendent state (*Turiya*) which is Brahman/Vishnu. Vishnu as Svaapana is the lord of the first three states — maintaining the cosmic "sleep" of ordinary consciousness while simultaneously being the Turiya that transcends all three. The *Yoga-Maya* by which Vishnu maintains this cosmic sleep is described in the Bhagavad Gita (7.14-15) — the divine illusion that keeps most beings unaware of their true relationship with the divine. Yet Vishnu as Svaapana is also the one who can *awaken* souls from this sleep — through grace, through the guru's teaching, or through the impact of life's deepest experiences. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana (10.2.7) describes Yogamaya (Vishnu's power of divine sleep) transferring the embryo of Balarama from Devaki's womb to Rohini's womb — unseen by all — while everyone in the prison was plunged into divine sleep. This is Svaapana's power in the cosmic drama.