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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 54
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ स्थविराय ध्रुवाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो अत्यंत प्राचीन असूनही अढळ आणि नित्य आहे, तो स्थविरो ध्रुवः. अनादिकाळापासून अस्तित्वात असूनही त्याच्या स्वरूपात कोणताही क्षय होत नाही. प्राचीनता आणि स्थैर्य यांचा अद्वितीय संगम या नावात आहे.
अर्थ:
सर्वात प्राचीन आणि अढळ.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Sthaviraya Dhruvaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From the same root *sthavira* (ancient, old, firm); "The Ancient and Ever-Firm One" — the oldest of the old, existing before all time, yet eternally stable and unchanging
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Significance<br> ‘Sthavira’ means ancient, aged, venerable — traditionally applied to an elder who commands respect. Applied to Viṣṇu, it means He is the most ancient of all — the original, the one who was before all beginnings. Yet paradoxically, He is also eternally young (‘nava-yauvana’ in the Bhāgavata tradition) — the paradox of the God who is both the oldest and the eternally youthful. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa celebrates this in the beauty of Kṛṣṇa, who is simultaneously the Primordial Being and the ever-fresh ‘kiśora’ (adolescent).