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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 468
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ नैकात्मने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो अनेक रूपांनी, अनेक जीवांमध्ये प्रकट होतो, तो नैकात्मा. एकच सत्य असूनही विविध चेतनरूपांत तो अनुभवला जातो. एकत्वातून अनेकत्वाची लीला करणारे हे गूढ नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
जो अनेक रूपांत नटलेला आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Naikatmane Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *na* (not) + *eka* (one) + *atma* (self); "He Whose Self Is Not Just One, the Many-Selved One" - His self manifests in infinite individual selves; all souls are expressions of His one infinite selfhood.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Vedantic interpretation<br> This is a profound name for understanding the relationship between the Paramātmā and the jīvātmā. Viṣṇu is the one Absolute who appears as the many. He is not merely one isolated Self; He is the Self that dwells in all beings simultaneously. The Bhagavad Gītā (13.17) states: *"Avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam"* — "Undivided, yet appearing as if divided in all beings." **Purāṇic reference<br> The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (1.2.11) declares *"Vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṃ yaj jñānam advayam / Brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate"* — the one non-dual Reality is called Brahman, Paramātmā, or Bhagavān. As Naikātmā, He appears as the inner Self of each individual being while remaining undivided in His own nature. **Viśiṣṭādvaita view (Rāmānuja)<br> All jīvātmās are distinct from one another and from the Lord, yet they are all His body (śarīra). Naikātmā thus affirms the genuine plurality of souls — each real, each unique — while simultaneously affirming that the Lord is the inner Self (antaryāmī) of each. This beautifully reconciles unity and multiplicity.