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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 566
मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ गतिसत्तमाय नमः।
विवेचन:
जो सर्व भक्तांसाठी सर्वोच्च गती आणि अंतिम आश्रय आहे, तो गतिसत्तमः. त्याच्याकडे गेलेला जीव भ्रम, भीती आणि अस्थिरतेतून मुक्त होतो. मोक्षरूप गंतव्य म्हणून हे नाव अत्यंत पवित्र मानले जाते.
अर्थ:
सर्वांत श्रेष्ठ गती किंवा मार्ग.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Gatisattamaya Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From gati (path, movement, destination) + sat (real, the good) + tama (most, supremely); "The Supreme Destination of the Righteous" - the highest, best, and most real destination toward which all sincere spiritual movement is directed.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation<br> *Gati* = path/goal/refuge and *sattama* = the supreme (superlative of *sat* = good). Vishnu is the absolute highest destination — not merely the best among several good options but the *supreme* goal that transcends and fulfills all other goals. All other *gatis* (material success, heavenly existence, even other forms of liberation) are subordinate to this supreme destination. **Spiritual Interpretation<br> The Bhagavad Gita (7.18): *"All of them are noble (*udaraah*), but the jnani (man of wisdom) I regard as My own self; for he, steadfast and devoted to Me alone, attains Me as his supreme goal (*Gati*)."* Vishnu as Gatisattama is this supreme destination that is simultaneously the highest path and the highest arrival — where the journey and the destination become one. **Puranic Reference<br> The Bhagavata Purana's famous prayer of Prahlada (7.9) describes all other *gatis* — material pleasures, heaven, yogic powers — as ultimately unsatisfying compared to the supreme *Gati* of Vishnu's direct experience. This prayer has influenced centuries of Vaishnava devotional poetry, always returning to the theme of Vishnu as the *Gati* that alone truly satisfies.