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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ ज्ञानगम्याय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो शुद्ध ज्ञानानेच अनुभवता येतो, तो ज्ञानगम्यः. तो केवळ बाह्य कर्मांपेक्षा अंतर्मुख विवेक, ध्यान आणि आत्मबोधाने प्राप्त होतो. ज्ञान आणि अनुभूती यांच्या मिलनाने उलगडणारे परम सत्य म्हणजे तो.
अर्थ:
जो ज्ञानाने प्राप्त होतो.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Jnanagamyaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *jnaana* (knowledge, wisdom) + *gamya* (approachable by, reachable through); "He Who Is Reached Only Through Knowledge and Wisdom" - the path to Him is through the cultivation of true knowledge; devotion combined with wisdom leads directly to Him.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Jnaana* = knowledge and *gamya* = attainable/reachable. Vishnu is Jnanagamyah — He can be directly known and experienced through the highest *Jnana* (spiritual wisdom). While devotion (*Bhakti*) is another path, *Jnana-Yoga* — the path of discrimination, inquiry, and direct knowing — also leads to Vishnu as its final destination. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Mundaka Upanishad (3.1.3): *"He is not attained by the eye, by speech, by the other senses, nor by austerity or ritual action. When one's intellect has become purified by the grace of knowledge, then in meditation one beholds the indivisible."* This purified *Jnana* is the instrument by which Vishnu as Jnanagamyah is reached. The Bhagavad Gita (7.19): *"At the end of many births, the man of wisdom takes refuge in Me, knowing 'Vasudeva is all.' Such a great soul is very rare."* The *jnani* who reaches this supreme knowing has attained Vishnu as Jnanagamyah. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana presents Shuka — born in a state of perfect knowledge — as the supreme example of Jnanagamyah's fruit. Shuka's father Vyasa spent years in ritual and learning; Shuka was born already knowing Vishnu directly through pure *Jnana*. The contrast illustrates that Vishnu is attainable through the path of knowledge in its highest form.