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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ सात्वतां पतये नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सात्त्वत, म्हणजे भक्त, साधक आणि सात्त्विक वृत्तीच्या लोकांचा स्वामी आहे, तो सात्त्वतां पतिः. शुद्धता, भक्ती आणि धर्मशीलतेला आश्रय देणारा तोच आहे. भक्तसमाजाचा रक्षक म्हणून हे नाव अत्यंत प्रिय आहे.
अर्थ:
सात्त्विक भक्तांचा स्वामी.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Satvatam Pataye Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From saatvataa (the Satvata community, the devoted ones) + pati (lord); "The Lord of the Satvata Community, the Lord of the Devoted" - the supreme beloved master of all true devotees; the one who is especially cherished by those on the path of devotion.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Reference<br> Sātvata refers to both the Yādava clan and devotees established in sattva (goodness). **Interpretation<br> Sātvata has dual meaning: descendants of Satvat (Yādava lineage) and those established in sattva (purity). Pati means lord. Viṣṇu is lord of both. **Mythological Story<br> The Bhāgavatam describes the Sātvatas as a branch of Yādavas particularly devoted to Viṣṇu. When Kṛṣṇa was born among them, they were already His devotees - prepared soil for divine seed. But sātvatāṁpati has deeper meaning: Sātvata refers to those who've transcended rajas (passion) and tamas (ignorance), established in sattva (purity and goodness). Such people naturally become Viṣṇu's devotees because sattva reveals divinity. Once Nārada asked Kṛṣṇa: "Who are your true Sātvatas?" Kṛṣṇa replied: "Not just those born in Sātvata family, but anyone established in sattva-guṇa - purity, compassion, truth, self-control. Birth determines physical family; guṇa determines spiritual family. I am sātvatāṁpati - lord of all who cultivate divine qualities, regardless of birth." For devotees, becoming Sātvata means purifying oneself through sattvic food, thoughts, actions, and devotion - thus coming under the direct lordship of sātvatāṁpati.