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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 498
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ पुरातनाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो काळाच्या आधीपासून आहे, तो पुरातनः. तो सर्वांत प्राचीन असूनही सदैव नूतन आणि जिवंत अनुभवला जातो. अनादित्व आणि सनातनत्व यांचे हे महत्त्वाचे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
जो अत्यंत प्राचीन आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Puratanaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From *pura* (ancient, former) + *atana* (one who wanders/exists); "The Most Ancient One, the Primordially Old" - older than the oldest thing, existing before time itself began; the eternal ancient being.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Puraatana* means ancient, of old, primordial. Vishnu is the most ancient of all — older than Brahma (who exists for 100 Brahma-years before dissolution), older than time itself. He is the *Sanatan* (eternal) — the ancient one who has no beginning. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Bhagavad Gita (4.4-5): Arjuna asks how Vishnu could have taught the yoga to Vivasvan (the sun-god) who was born long before Krishna. Krishna responds: *"Both you and I have passed through many births. I remember them all; you do not."* This conversation reveals Vishnu as Puratana — the ancient one whose memory encompasses all of time. The Rigveda's *Purusha Sukta* (10.90) describes the *Purusha* (Vishnu) as the primordial Being who existed before even the cosmic sacrifice that created the universe — the ultimate statement of Puratana. **Puranic Reference<br> The Vishnu Purana (1.2) opens by establishing Vishnu as the most ancient (*Anadi* = beginningless and *Puratana* = ancient) — both terms together asserting His absolute temporal priority. The Bhagavata Purana (2.9.32-33) contains Vishnu's own declaration to Brahma at the beginning of creation: *"I existed before all this; I am the final dissolution; I am the in-between sustainer."*