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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 494
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ उत्तराय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो संसारसागरातून वर काढतो, तो उत्तरः. बंधन, दुःख आणि अज्ञान यांत अडकलेल्या जीवाला तो मुक्तीकडे नेतो. उद्धारकर्ता, तारक आणि परम आधार हे तिन्ही अर्थ या नावात आहेत.
अर्थ:
जो संसारातून वर काढतो.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Uttaraya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *ut* + *tara* (one who causes to rise, who carries across); "He Who Lifts All Up and Carries All Across" - He raises all beings from the depths of ignorance and transports them safely across the ocean of *samsara*.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Third occurrence (from names 529, 635) emphasizing Vishnu's supremacy and delivering power. **Mythological Interpretation<br> The third repetition of Uttara (names 529, 635, 694) reinforces His multifaceted supremacy. Each occurrence might emphasize different meanings: spatial supremacy (first - higher/northern), conceptual supremacy (second - beyond comparison), and (this occurrence) soteriological supremacy - He is the ultimate deliverer (uddhartṛ), lifting souls from bondage to liberation. "Uttara" means higher, supreme, northern, answer, deliverer - all applicable to Vishnu. As "higher," He transcends all levels of existence. As "northern," He represents the spiritual direction (uttarāyaṇa - the sun's auspicious northern course). As "answer" (uttara), He is the response to all existential questions. As "deliverer" (from ut-tṝ, to lift up), He elevates souls from material existence. The triple repetition might correspond to the three aspects of liberation: desire for liberation (mumukṣutva), the path to liberation (sādhana), and actual liberation (mukti) - Uttara facilitates all three. Or it might indicate three levels of delivery: from immediate danger (rakṣaṇa), from karmic bondage (mokṣa), and from ignorance (jñāna). The Bhagavad Gita teaches: "One should lift oneself by one's own efforts" (uddhared ātmanā ātmānam) - yet this self-lifting is possible only through connection with Uttara, the real lifter. Like a rope thrown to a drowning person, Vishnu as Uttara provides the means, but the person must grasp it. For devotees, the triple repetition suggests progressive stages: first, seeking answers intellectually; second, seeking deliverance actively; third (this stage), surrendering completely - allowing Uttara to lift you without self-effort, pure grace transcending personal endeavor.