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मराठी अर्थ
शब्द:
ॐ सुधन्वने नमः।
विवेचन:
जो शार्ङ्गधनुष्य धारण करणारा आहे, तो सुधन्वा. धर्मसंरक्षणासाठी सज्ज असलेले त्याचे दैवी योद्धारूप या नावातून प्रकटते. शस्त्रधारणेतही न्याय आणि भक्तरक्षण यांचीच भावना असते.
अर्थ:
शार्ङ्ग' सारखे उत्तम धनुष्य असलेला.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Sudhanvane Namah।
Simple Meaning:
From su (beautiful, auspicious) + dhanvan (bow); "He Who Wields the Beautiful and Auspicious Bow" - His divine bow Sharanga is supremely beautiful and auspicious; its string vibrates with the sound of cosmic order.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Mythological significance<br> Viṣṇu's divine bow is named *Śārṅga* — one of His celebrated weapons. The Śārṅga bow is not merely a weapon; it is a symbol of the Lord's power to protect Dharma. In the Rāmāyaṇa, Paraśurāma challenges Rāma with the bow of Viṣṇu; Rāma easily strings it, revealing His identity as Viṣṇu's avatāra. In the Mahābhārata, the Śārṅga bow appears in descriptions of Viṣṇu's cosmic form. **Scriptural reference<br> The Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.22) lists Śārṅga among the Lord's divine weapons forged by Viśvakarmā for the protection of the cosmos. The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (8.20) describes the bow in the context of Vāmana's cosmic form during the subduing of Bali Mahārāja. **Symbolic depth<br> The bow (*dhanvan*) represents the concentrated will of the Lord directed at the destruction of adharma. Its excellence (*su*) implies that no force in the universe — divine, demonic, or cosmic — can withstand it. The arrow released from this bow is the arrow of Grace: once aimed at the devotee's heart, it liberates them from the bondage of ignorance.