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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 559
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ भगघ्ने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो प्रलयकाळी सर्व ऐश्वर्यरूप भेदांना आपल्या ठिकाणी लीन करतो, तो भगहा. संपत्ती, पद, सामर्थ्य यांचा अहंकार नष्ट करून तो सत्याचे भान देतो. नश्वर वैभवाच्या पलीकडील शाश्वततेकडे नेणारे हे नाव आहे.
अर्थ:
प्रलय काळी ऐश्वर्य नष्ट करणारा.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Bhagaghne Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From bhaga (divine attributes) + haa (destroyer); "He Who Dissolves All That Is Divided From the Divine" - at the time of dissolution, He absorbs back all the separate expressions of divinity into His own undivided being.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
*Bhaga* = the six divine opulences (see 559) and *haa* = destroyer/remover. Vishnu as Bhagaha destroys the false opulences — the pride, power, and prestige — of those who misuse divine gifts and oppose *dharma*. He humbles the proud and deflates the arrogant, bringing the cosmic order back into balance. **Spiritual Interpretation
The destruction of *ahamkara* (ego/false sense of self) is the essential prerequisite for spiritual realization. Vishnu as Bhagaha is the divine force that breaks down the fortifications of the ego — sometimes gently (through life experiences) and sometimes dramatically (through divine intervention) — to open the soul to the experience of its true divine nature. **Puranic Reference
The Bhagavata Purana narrates Indra's humbling by Vishnu (through the episode with sage Durvasa) — Indra's pride in his *bhaga* (opulences as king of heaven) was completely destroyed when the goddess Lakshmi left him and the entire cosmic order fell into chaos. This Bhagaha action of Vishnu ultimately led to the churning of the cosmic ocean and the restoration of divine order — with Indra properly humble before the supreme Bhagavaan.