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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 490
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ आदिदेवाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो देवतांचाही आद्य देव आहे, तो आदिदेवः. सर्व दैवी शक्ती ज्या परम स्रोतापासून प्रकटतात, तोच हा. सृष्टीच्या आरंभीपासून असलेले दैवी अधिष्ठान म्हणजे आदिदेव.
अर्थ:
पहिला देव.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Adidevaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
Repeated from name 335; "The Primordial God" - its reappearance emphasizes that no matter how many forms and functions are explored, He remains always and forever the original, first divine being.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Before any deva (deity) was created, Ādideva (Viṣṇu) existed. **Interpretation<br> This name appeared earlier (863) but here emphasizes ādi (primordial, first) - temporal priority before creation itself. **Mythological Story<br> The Purāṇas describe creation's sequence: In the beginning, only Viṣṇu existed, reclining on Śeṣa-nāga in the cosmic ocean. From His navel sprouted a golden lotus, on which Brahmā appeared. Brahmā then created other devas - Indra, Agni, Varuṇa, etc. These devas created demigods, gandharvas, and other celestial beings. This hierarchy establishes: Viṣṇu is ādideva (first deity); all others are derivative devas. But "first" doesn't mean "earliest in time" (which would imply He came into existence at some point). Rather, "first" means "primordial" - the source from which all else derives. Like the number 1 is "first" not because it existed before 2 but because all numbers derive from unity, Viṣṇu is ādideva not because He pre-existed temporally but because all divinity derives from His divinity. For devotees, understanding ādideva resolves questions about multiple deities: all are valid (each deva has its function) but all derive from one source - the ādideva. Worshiping any deva ultimately honors the ādideva, but approaching the ādideva directly is most efficient.